Date Prepared: July 18, 2013
Curriculum Vitae
Sandra E. Gomez Luna, M.D.
2677 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06903
Voice: (203) 975-1717
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Education
Year Degree Field Institution
1982 certificate BA Colegio De La Inmaculada
Concepcion, La Vega,
Dominican Republic
1989 M.D. Medicine Universidad Nacional Pedro H.
Urena, (UNPHU), Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Postdoctoral Training:
Internships and Residencies:
1989-1990 Intern in Medicine, Hospital Nacional De Las Fuerzas Armadas
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1990-1991 Intern in Family Practice, Centro de Medicina Preventiva
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1992-1996 Resident, Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Medical Center of Richmond
Staten Island, NY
Clinical and Research Fellowships:
6/’96-12/’96 Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami. Florida
1997-1999 Fellow and Chief Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Luke’s-
Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, New York
2013- Fellow, Addiction Psychiatry, VA Hospital West Haven, Yale School of
Medicine, New Haven, CT
Licensure and Certification
2003 NY License Registration #233932
2008 CT License Registration #045441
2000 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry
Certificate #47996
2001 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Certificate Number #5028
2011 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry
Recertification
2012 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Recertification
Academic Appointments
1994-1996 Instructor of Psychiatry, New York Medical College
2003-2008 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, New York University Medical School
2010- Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale Medical School
Hospital Appointments
2003-2005 Director, Psychiatric Emergency Service, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Division, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York
2005-2007 Medical Director, Northgate Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Four Winds Hospital,
Katonah, New York
2007-2009 Attending, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT
2009-2013 Chief of Service, The Adolescent Transitional Living Program
Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT
2013- Psychiatrist Consultant
Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT
Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments
2000-2002 Attending Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Network, Mount Tom Mental Health
Holyoke and Springfield, MA
2000-2002 Child and Adolescent Attending Psychiatrist
Child Guidance Clinic, Springfield, MA
2000-2002 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist consultant
Mild Pond and The Child Study Home Residential Centers
Springfield, MA
2007- Private Practice, New Canaan and Darien, CT
2012- Psychiatrist Consultant, New Canaan Public Middle School
2013- Psychiatrist Consultant, Stamford Public Schools
Awards and Honors
1989 Cum Laude
2013 Certificate of Excellence, Adolescent
Transitional Living Program, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT
Major Committee Assignments
National and Regional
N/A
Hospital
2000-2002 Latino Clinic Committee, Behavioral Health Network, Springfield, Holyoke, MA
2008-2013 DBT Consultation Team advisor, Silver Hill Hospital, New
Canaan, CT
2012 Adolescent substance Program formatting Committee, Silver Hill
Hospital, New Canaan, CT
Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies
1997- American Medical Association
2000- American Psychiatric Association
2001- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2012- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Editorial Positions
N/A
Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities
2000-2002 Attending Physician, Psychiatric Service, Behavioral Health
Network, Springfield and Holyoke, MA
2003-2005 Director, Home Based Crisis Intervention Program, Bellevue
Medical Center, New York
2005-2007- Medical Director, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Four Winds Hospital
Katonah, NY
2007-2013 Attending, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, NY
2009-2012 Chief of Service, The Adolescent Transitional Living Program
Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT
Major Administrative Responsibilities
N/A
Teaching Experience
1994-1996 Psychiatry seminars. Organized new seminar series for Physician
Assistant Program, Bailey Seton Hospital, Staten Island, NY, 20 hours per year, Physician Assistant students
1998-1999 Chief Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York. Coordinated lectures and Grand Rounds, lead moderator for post grand rounds lunch with the experts, help coordinate electives for first year fellows and help coordinate curriculum activities for Residents rotating for division of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, 10 hrs.
2003-2005 Attending Psychiatrist, Division Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York; didactic sessions in Child and Adolescent psychiatry for core Clerkships in Psychiatry, NYU medical students, Lectures on Adolescent Suicide, emergency Psychiatry and Mood disorders and Suicide for NYU medical students, PGY-II, PGY III psychiatric residents, Lecturer on Adolescent Suicide for NYU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows. Coordinator and supervisor of Emergency psychiatry rotation for NYU First Year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows, 40 hrs.
2005-2007 Attending Physician, Northgate Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Four
Winds Hospital, Katonah, NY. Sessions in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry for core medical students, Albert Einstein Medical College, 8 hrs.
2007-2013 Attending Physician, Silver Hill Hospital; didactic sessions in Adolescent Substance Use Disorders and dual Disorders for Addiction Psychiatry Fellows, Yale Medical School, 4 hours.
Mentoring of Graduate Students, Residents, Post-Doctoral Fellows
2003-2005 Mentor, one year medical Students, NYU Medical School, Female Mentoring Program
Teaching Awards Received
N/A
Major Research Interests
- Adolescent Suicide, psychiatric emergencies
- Adolescent Substance Use
Grants Received
Pertreich, L., Muniz, R., Lee, J., Silva, R., Principal Investigators, Gomez, S., Sub investigator. A multicenter, double blind, randomized placebo controlled, crossover study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Ritalin LA in female adolescent diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, 2004.
Patents
N/A
Invited Seminars and Lectures
July 2008 Invited Lecturer, The Theory of Attachment in foster Care System, Regional Teachers Summit, Pembroke, Canada
March 2005 Lecturer, Adolescent Suicide, Teachers Seminar at Bronx Guild High School, Bronx, New York
Boards and Community Organizations
2009-2012 Board of Directors, Global Potential
2009- Advisory Board, The David Nee Foundation
Military Service
None
Other
2011 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Certificate of Completion for Intensive Training,
Behavioral Tech.
2013 Certificate of Completion, The Leadership Program for Executive Physicians, Harvard Medical School
Bibliography
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Bibliography:
Original Reports
Gomez, S., Perez, A., Sanchez, F., Sexual Behavior of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases of Santo Domingo. AIDS Epidemiological Bulletin; 2 (6): 40-49. Santo Domingo, summer 1989.
Silva, R., Cloitre, M., Davis, L., Gomez, S., Ngei, I., Brown, E., Early Intervention with Traumatized Children. Psychiatric Quarterly; Vol. 74, No. 4:333-347. Winter 2003.
Abstracts
Gomez, S., Jacob, T., Suarez, X., Antidepressant Prescribing Practices of Non-Psychiatric Physicians. Proceedings of the Annual research Convention of New York Medical Society, New York, May 1995