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Alexis Fertig, MD, MPH
About Alexis Fertig
Titles
Medical Director, Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment Program
Certifications
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and Honors
2016, WPIC Exemplary Teaching Service Award for a Specialty Service Line
2014, AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
2009, Outstanding Child Teaching Resident, Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
1994, Cum Laude, Wellesley College
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2006-present, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2001-present, American Psychiatric Association
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MPH in Epidemiology - Tulane University, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
Medical Degree
MD - Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency
Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Chief Resident)
Publications
Publications
2017
Sockalingam S, Micula-Gondek W, Lundblad W, Fertig A, Hawa R. Bariatric Surgery and Psychiatric Care. Am J Psychiatry 2017; 174(1):81-82.
Fertig AM, Tew JD, Douaihy AB, Nash KC, Solai LK, Travis MJ, Zippay LB, Matthews KA, Lewis DA. Developing a Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program: Lessons Learned. Acad Psychiatry. 2017; 41(3): 417-422.
2014
Fertig AM, Fitzgerald I. The Angst of the Early Career Clinician-Educator: Some advice to those who are newer to the trenches. In: Johnson SB, editor. Association for Academic Psychiatry Bulletin; September 2014.
Fertig AM, Wildes JE. Day hospital treatment following brief inpatient medical stabilisation for adolescents with anorexia nervosa is equivalent in efficacy to inpatient treatment. Invited commentary on: Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Schwarte R, Krei M, et al. Day-patient treatment after short inpatient care versus continued inpatient treatment in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (ANDI): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2014;383:1222-9. Evid Based Mental Health. 2014; on-line publication ahead of print, doi:10.1136/eb-2014-101890.
1997
Fenton MA, Shuster TD, Fertig AM, Taplin ME, Kolvenbag G, Bubley GJ, Balk SP. Functional characterization of mutant androgen receptors from androgen-independent prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 1997; 3(8):1383-8.
1996
Porcelli S, Gerdes D, Fertig AM, Balk SP. Human T cells expressing an invariant V alpha 24-J alpha Q TCR alpha are CD4- and heterogeneous with respect to TCR beta expression. Hum Immunol. 1996; 48(1-2):63-7.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2018
Fertig, AM and Lundblad W. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Disordered Eating in Severe Obesity. In Cassin S, Hawa R, Sockalingam S, editors. Psychological Care in Severe Obesity. Cambridge University Press; 2018. 161-174.
2017
Lundblad W, Fertig AM, Sockalingam S. Integrated Models for Severe Obesity Management: Role for Psychosocial Teams. In Sockalingham S, Hawa R, editors. Psychiatric Care in Severe Obesity. Cham: Springer; 2017. 83-90.