PAMELA ARENELLA, M.D.

Department of
Psychiatry


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

MD:  University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 6/2000
Residency:  University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, 6/2004
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry Certification, 9/2006
American Board of Addiction Medicine Certification, 12/2010
 

Current Positions:

Associate Residency Training Director, Adult Psychiatry Residency Program

Medical Director, Dual Diagnosis Clinic

Areas of Specialization:

Medical Student and Resident Education
Substance Use Disorders
Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness
Clinical Trials

Current Grant Support:

03/30/10-3/31/12: Subcontract with Mind Research Network (PI Kent Hutchison, Ph.D): Effectiveness of Varenicline: Testing Individual Differences (ROI-DA025074-01A2)

07/01/11-6/30/12: Subcontract with Mind Research Network (PI Christian Hendershot, Ph.D) Adaptive Goal-Directed Adherence Tracking and Enhancement (NIAAA- SBIR: HHSN275201000011C)

Publications:

Arenella, P.B.  Alcohol Dependence and Early Intervention for Co-morbid   Anxiety. Poster presented at the 10th Annual "Future Leaders in Psychiatry" Meeting, in Orlando, Florida May 22-25, 2008.

Bogenschutz, MP, Vigil, J, Arenella, P.B. Attitudes of Dually Diagnosed Patients Toward Double Trouble in Recovery and Traditional Twelve-Step Programs. Poster presented at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 13th Annual Meeting, December 2002.


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