Dr. Deborah Deas
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean of Admissions, College of Medicine
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity |
Education
| College of Charleston, Charleston, SC | B.S. | 1978 | Biology | | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | M.P.H. | 1979 | Public Health | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | M.D. | 1989 | Medicine | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Residency | 1992 | Psychiatry |
Professional Experience | 1977-1978 | Lab Specialist, Department of Laboratory Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1979 | Administrative Resident/Planner, Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation, Johns Island, SC | | 1979-1981 | Research Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | | 1981-1985 | Research Specialist II, Department of Basic and Clinical Immunology, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1989-1993 | Staff Physician, Fenwick Hall Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Johns Island, SC | | 1989-1993 | Consultant Physician, Therapeutic Division of the Municipal Probate Court, Charleston, SC | | 1990-1993 | On-Call Physician, Department of Behavioral Medicine, St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Charleston, SC | | 1990-1994 | Physician Volunteer, Emergency Psychiatry Mobile Crisis, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1992-1993 | Physician Coordinator/Liaison, Fenwick Hall Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Johns Island, SC | | 1992-1994 | Fellowship, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993-1994 | Fellowship, Substance Abuse Research (NIAAA), Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993-2000 | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2000-2005 | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2001-present | Associate Dean for Admissions, College of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2005-present | Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2007-present | Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
Awards and Honors | 1990 | Selected Participant of Research Seminar/Workshop on HIV and AIDS, sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health | | 1990 | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Awardee, Puerto Rico | | 1991 | Charter Fellow Leadership Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | | 1991 | National Institutes of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award | | 1991 | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Awardee from American Psychiatric Association to attend ACNP Annual Meeting | | 1993 | Twin Leadership Award, YWCA, Charleston, SC | | 1993 | The Child Psychiatry Research Award: Outstanding Academic and Research Achievement, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993 | Benjamin C. Riggs Award: Best Scientific Paper, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1996 | Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | | 1996 | Psychiatry Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teacher in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry | | 1996-1998 | President, South Carolina Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | | 1999 | Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology | | 2004-present | American College on Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) | | 2004-present | Co-Chair, Jeanne Spurlock Substance Abuse Fellowship, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | | 2005 | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outstanding Mentor Award | | 2005-2006 | Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), Drexel University | | 2006 | Black Women of Excellence, College of Medicine Student Government Association and Office of Student Diversity | | 2006 | America's Top Doctor Award | | 2007 | Best Doctors of America Award | | 2009 | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Jeanne Spurlock Lecture and Award for Diversity and Culture |
Recent Publications
Bukstein OG & Deas D. Substance Abuse and Addictions. In Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dulcan MK (Ed). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VA, 2010. Upadhyaya HP, Kroutil LA, Deas D, Durell TM, Van Brunt DL & Novak SP. Stimulant formulation and motivation for nonmedical use of prescription attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications in a college-aged population. American Journal on Addictions 19(6):569-577, 2010. Gray KM, Carpenter MJ, Baker NL, Hartwell KJ, Lewis AL, Hiott DW, Deas D & Upadhyaya HP. Bupropion SR and contingency management for adolescent smoking cessation. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 40(1):77-86, 2011. |
