Namrata Walia, MD, MHA, MPH – PGY2

Awards & Honors:

  • APA Foundation Travel grant, 2024
  • General Session 1345–The birth of SBIRT”H”: Incorporating harm reduction strategies into the SBIRT model, American Psychiatric Association, 2023

Publications:

  • Methamphetamine and Other Associated Drugs as Cause of Accidental Overdose Deaths in Harris County, Texas from 2016-2020; Walia, N & Podduturi, V & Shorter, DI. Texas Public Health Association Journal. Texas Public Health Association Journal. 2023. 75 (2): 26-31
  • Feasibility of Cell Phone Surveys in People with Mental Illness Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19; Tina Thomas, Namrata Walia, Landon Presnall, Jasper Shei, and Jane Elizabeth Hamilton; Journal of Digital Psychiatry 1 (1), 2. Oct 2022
  • Das S, Sekharan L, Prasad S, Abdul Rasool A, Walia N, Bachu A. Olfactory Reference Syndrome Treated With Lurasidone and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Case Report. Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports. 2022;15. doi:10.1177/11795476221139396
  • Addimulam S, Gupta S, Mahalingam S, Walia N. Disparities in Opioid-related Mortality Across United States Census Regions from 1999-2020. Journal of General Practice. 2022, 10(2).
  • Javed, Sana, Usmani, Sadia, Sarfraz, Zouina, Sarfraz, Azza, Hanif, Aunsa, Firoz, Amena, Baig, Rusab, Sharath, Medha, Walia, Namrata, Chérrez-Ojeda, Ivan, and Ahmed, Saeed (2022) “A Scoping Review of Vaping, E-Cigarettes and Mental Health Impact: Depression and Suicidality,” Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 12: Iss. 3, Article 6. DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1053
  • Sakshi Prasad, Maanya Rajasree Katta, Shuchi Abhishek, Rishala Sridhar, Sai Sudha, Maha Hameed, Jasmeet Kaur, Namrata Walia. Recent advances in Lewy body dementia: A comprehensive review. Dis Mon. 2022;101441. doi:10.1016/j.disamonth.2022.101441

Abstracts/ Presentations:

  • May 2024, NY, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; The Birth of SBIRT”h”: Incorporating Harm Reduction Strategies Into the SBIRT Model; Vineeth John, Daryl Shorter, Namrata Walia, Michael Weaver
  • May 2024, NY, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; Benzodiazepines and Beyond: Updates on Management of Alcohol Withdrawal; Michael Weaver, Olaniyi Olayinka, Namrata Walia, Roja Manohar
  • May 2024, NY American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; From homelessness to Recovery and Housing Stability, Addressing Substance Use Among People experiencing Homelessness with Serious Mental Illness; Jane Hamilton, Lokesh Shahani, Angela Heads, Namrata Walia
  • August 2023 Annual Behavioral Health Research Day; Prediction and Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Using Benzodiazepine-Sparing Algorithms; Roja Manohar MD, Namrata Walia MD, Teresa Pigott MD
  • May 2023, CA, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; The Birth of SBIRT”h”: Incorporating Harm Reduction Strategies Into the SBIRT Model; Vineeth John, Daryl Shorter, Namrata Walia, Michael Weaver
  • May 2022 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; Using Mobile Phone Technology to Survey Mental health, and Access to Care during COVID-19 in People Experiencing Homelessness; Namrata Walia, Jasper Shei, Tina Thomas, Jane Hamilton
  • May 2022 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; Exposure, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 in People Experiencing Homelessness in Houston, Texas; Namrata Walia, Jasper Shei, Tina Thomas, Jane Hamilton