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Resident Mentor Award RecognitionTrue mentorship is about turning shared passion into actionable progress. 🤝✨Dr Cochran ...
07/28/2026

Resident Mentor Award Recognition
True mentorship is about turning shared passion into actionable progress. 🤝✨

Dr Cochran was Deeply honored to have been recognized at the APA Assembly Luncheon with a Resident Mentor Award nomination!

The nomination was put forward by my self-appointed mentee, Psychiatry Resident Dr. Tope Adedolapo. Together, we worked closely on drafting and refining strategic Action Papers designed to address crucial issues within our field. I am thrilled to share that these papers successfully passed through the APA Assembly Governance during the meeting!

Helping young clinicians navigate the complex machinery of organized medicine and find their legislative voice is incredibly rewarding. Thank you, Dr. Adedolapo, and congratulations to all the dedicated mentors recognized this week!

The Early Career Psychiatrist Playbook WorkshopFrom Grind to Growth! 🌱 Essential insights from our interactive workshop,...
07/21/2026

The Early Career Psychiatrist Playbook Workshop
From Grind to Growth! 🌱 Essential insights from our interactive workshop, "The Early Career Psychiatrist Playbook," designed for residents, fellows, and early-career clinicians transitioning into independent practice.

The esteemed panel demystified post-training pathways: Pallavi Joshi, M.D., Karen M. Dionesotes, M.D., Francis Lu, M.D., & Michelle Cochran, M.D.

The take-aways: your clinical skills are your commodity (you are the expert); protect your boundaries, master contract nuances, and establish intentional mentorship networks to help you truly thrive.

"Beyond Psychopharmacology" LectureHonored to speak to a packed room at the Moscone Center during the APA Annual Meeting...
07/13/2026

"Beyond Psychopharmacology" Lecture

Honored to speak to a packed room at the Moscone Center during the APA Annual Meeting for our presentation: "Beyond Psychopharmacology: Empowering Psychiatrists to Build an Interventional Practice." 🧠💼

Psychiatry is evolving rapidly beyond standard medication management. Alongside an incredible panel, we broke down how clinicians can build modern, future-proof practices utilizing advanced neuromodulation (TMS, ECT, Esketamine, VNS, Prism, and newly FDA-cleared tDCS).

Thank you to the speakers: Lisa Harding M.D., Michelle Cochran, M.D., Yaakov Green, M.D. & Todd Hutton, M.D. and Thank you to everyone who attended! The future of psychiatry lies at the intersection of clinical excellence, business acumen, and equitable patient access.

The APA Foundation GalaAn unforgettable, elegant evening at San Francisco City Hall celebrating the APA Foundation Gala!...
07/07/2026

The APA Foundation Gala

An unforgettable, elegant evening at San Francisco City Hall celebrating the APA Foundation Gala! 🏛️✨

It was a privilege to support the APA Foundation's vital mission: Creating a Mentally Healthy Nation where we live, learn, work, worship, and play. A personal highlight was sponsoring a resident attendee and purchasing VIP tickets alongside Dr. Adam Chan to ensure the next generation of psychiatric leaders has a seat at the table. It was wonderful to catch up with our shared mentor, Dr. Mary Helen Davis, newly elected APA President-Elect Dr. Rahn Bailey, and our esteemed APA Assembly colleagues, Dr. Chelsey Atwater and Dr. Connie Dunlap.

We also had the honor of hearing from the San Francisco Mayor regarding the city's strategic, local initiatives to deliver targeted care to individuals facing severe mental illness within the homeless population.

Inspiring connections, historic architecture, and a shared dedication to expanding equitable mental healthcare.

The Interventional Mix & The B.R.A.I.N. AwardIncredible evening connecting with colleagues at The Interventional Mix: Si...
06/29/2026

The Interventional Mix & The B.R.A.I.N. Award

Incredible evening connecting with colleagues at The Interventional Mix: Sip and Stim (APA Edition) at Dirty Habit San Francisco! 🍸⚡

A massive congratulations to Shan Siddiqi, M.D. on receiving the B.R.A.I.N. Award! This honor recognizes his pioneering research and transformative contributions to the field of interventional psychiatry and neurostimulation.

A special thank you to Dr. Cochran, the Chairs of the Interventional Psychiatry Consortium, and the APA Caucus on Neuromodulation leadership - for organizing such a seamless, high-impact event.

Proud to support a night where 100% of the proceeds were donated to the Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical TMS (FACTMS) to keep driving clinical innovation forward.

Thank you to our incredible sponsors for making it possible: BrainsWay, Train Your Brain, NeuroStar, Magnus Medical, Johnson & Johnson, Compass Pathways, MagVenture, LivaNova, GrayMattersHealth, and Clearwave Mental Health.

In a landmark move on May 4, 2026, several federal agencies—including SAMHSA, CMS, HRSA, and ACF—issued a joint letter e...
05/15/2026

In a landmark move on May 4, 2026, several federal agencies—including SAMHSA, CMS, HRSA, and ACF—issued a joint letter emphasizing that mental health care must be more than just a prescription. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now formally advocating for "meaningful access" to evidence-based non-pharmacological interventions.

At Synaptic PSYCH, we have always believed that true healing involves the whole person. We are thrilled that the federal government validated the very treatments we offer every day at all our offices, grounded in the principles of shared decision-making and patient autonomy.

The Power of Non-Pharmacological Care

The latest clinical evidence and federal guidelines suggest that for many conditions, lifestyle and behavioral interventions can be as vital as traditional medicine. We are proud to offer a robust continuum of care that includes:

Psychotherapy and Behavioral Approaches: Recognized as essential first-line treatments for conditions like depression.
Physical Activity and Exercise: Recent research syntheses confirm that exercise can effectively reduce depressive symptoms.
Nutritional and Dietary Strategies: Evidence supports dietary improvement interventions as a way to improve symptoms in various populations.
Sleep-Focused Treatments and Social Connection: These are now identified as key evidence-based interventions for a comprehensive treatment plan.

A Note of Caution: Evaluating ONE-DAY TMS for DepressionTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)Optimizing your mental he...
04/15/2026

A Note of Caution: Evaluating ONE-DAY TMS for Depression
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Optimizing your mental health is a journey often paved with new technologies and promising protocols. One such advertised method, Optimized, Neuroplasticity-Enhanced techniques in Depression (ONE-DAY TMS), has garnered attention for its compressed timeline and combined approach. However, the Clinical Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Society (CTMSS), dedicated to evidence-based practice, has recently issued a statement advising caution regarding current claims about its efficacy.

What is ONE-DAY TMS?

ONE-DAY is a specific accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) protocol. It involves a single-day treatment regimen consisting of twenty sessions of 600-pulses intermittent theta burst stimulation. In addition to the stimulation, patients are administered specific oral medications—125 mg of d-cycloserine and 20 mg of lisdexamphetamine—in the morning prior to the treatment sessions.

While single-day and medication-assisted TMS protocols hold significant potential for establishing clinical efficacy in the future, it is crucial to understand the state of the evidence right now.

Dr. Adam Chan, M.D. of Synaptic Psych in East Memphis, recently joined Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis and local leaders...
04/15/2026

Dr. Adam Chan, M.D. of Synaptic Psych in East Memphis, recently joined Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis and local leaders at the UTHSC Norfleet Forum last Friday to discuss critical strategies for community health and violence prevention. At Synaptic Psych, we are dedicated to bringing cutting-edge, FDA-cleared solutions to the Memphis area to address trauma and PTSD. Seeing the commitment from the Memphis Police Department to these public health initiatives reinforces our drive to provide world-class neuromodulation and mental health support.”
Find Dr Chan in his Memphis Office

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