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Myra Lynette Mathis, M.D.

Myra Lynette Mathis, M.D.

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About Me

Myra L. Mathis, MD, is a faculty member and board certified General Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist at the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry. An undergraduate and medical school alumnus of the University of Rochester, Dr. Mathis trained in General Adult and Addiction Psychiatry at Ya...
Myra L. Mathis, MD, is a faculty member and board certified General Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist at the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry. An undergraduate and medical school alumnus of the University of Rochester, Dr. Mathis trained in General Adult and Addiction Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. She is currently the Medical Director for Strong Recovery, UR Medicine's outpatient dual-diagnosis clinic which houses an Opioid Treatment Program and provides a full range of addiction and psychiatric services. Contributing author to several peer reviewed articles and book chapters, Dr. Mathis’ academic interests include racial health equity and social justice in psychiatry and addiction, and medical education for students, residents and fellows in the treatment of substance use disorders.

Certified Specialties

Addiction Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, Yale New Haven Hospital. 2019 - 2020

Residency, Psychiatry, Yale New Haven Hospital. 2016 - 2019

Internship, Psychiatry, Yale New Haven Hospital. 2015 - 2016

Education

MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry (USA). 2015

Awards

REACH Mentor Special Recognition Award. 2023

Ira B. Levine Resident Award. 2017

Benjamin Bunney Resident Award. 2017

Gold Humanism Honor Society. 2015

Jack Stein Memorial Prize in Psychiatry. 2015

Dean Brenda Lee Service Award. 2015

Adenia Andrews Community Service Award. 2013

Dr. Charles Lunsford Deans Fellowship. 2011 - 2015

Publications

Journal Articles

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Rice, K.; Alpert-Gillis, L. J.; Cohen, A. L.; Scharf, M.

Quality Improvement in Pediatrics: Survey Needs

Navigating Race in the Psychotherapeutic Encounter: a Call for Supervision.

DeSouza F, Mathis M, Lastra N, Isom J

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry.. 2021 February 45 (1):132-133. Epub 10/14/2020.

A collaborative culturally-centered and community-driven faith-based opioid recovery initiative: the Imani Breakthrough project

Chyrell D. Bellamy; Mark Costa; Janan Wyatt; Myra Mathis; Ariel Sloan; Mariana Budge; Kimberly Blackman; Luz Ocasio; Graziela Reis; Kimberly Guy; Reverend Robyn Anderson; Michelle Stewart Copes; Ayana Jordan.

Social Work in Mental Health. 2021; 19(6): 558-567.

An Evaluation of Opioid Use in Black Communities: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Jordan A, Mathis M, Haeny A, Funaro M, Paltin D, Ransome Y

Harvard review of psychiatry.. 2021 29 (2):108-130. Epub 1900 01 01.

Colorblind Algorithms: Racism in the Era of COVID-19.

Williams JC, Anderson N, Mathis M, Sanford E, Eugene J, Isom J

Journal of the National Medical Association.. 2020 October 112 (5):550-552. Epub 06/17/2020.

Achieving Mental Health Equity: Addictions.

Jordan A, Mathis ML, Isom J

The Psychiatric clinics of North America.. 2020 September 43 (3):487-500. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy (2020)

Chapter: Advocacy for People with Substance Use Disorders

Authors: Mathis, M. Jordan, A. Arnaout, B

Publisher: APA Publishing 2020

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