Suzanna Kitten, M. D.
Department of Psychiatric Medicine
905 Johns Hopkins Drive
Brody School of Medicine at ECU
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-1406
Fax: 252-744-2419
E-mail: kittens@ecu.edu
Faculty Rank: Clinical Assistant Professor
EDUCATION:
2006-2009 East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
(BSOM) Greenville, North Carolina, Psychiatric Residency
2005-2006 Southern Illinois University (SIU) Springfield,
Illinois, Surgical Residency Preliminary Year
2000-2005 University of Illinois College of Medicine
(UIC-R) Rockford, Illinois, Medical Degree in May 2005
1996-2000 Southern Illinois University (SIUC) Carbondale,
Illinois, Bachelor of Arts in Physiology, Chemistry Minor, 2000
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2008-2009 Chief Resident Psychiatry (BSOM)
May 2007 Nominated for Resident of the Year Psychiatry (BSOM)
2003-2004 General Assembly Scholarship (UIC-R)
2000-2005 Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Auxiliary Scholarship
May 2000 Summa Cum Laude (SIUC)
1999-2000 Top Physiology Senior (SIUC)
1996-1998 Academic and Dean’s Scholarship (SIUC)
RESEARCH:
Sept. 2009 Gupta, N., Kitten S., Patel, J., Bloch R., Dunham, C.
(2009). Rare Psychotic Manifestation of Voltage-Gated Potassium
Channel Antibody Limbic Encephalitis.
Poster presented and won first place at the 2009 NC Psychiatric
Association Annual Meeting and Scientific Session, New Bern, NC,
September 26, 2009.
Sept. 2008 Kitten, S., Ehrlich, S., Dixon, K., & Manuel, C. (2008).
Acupuncture for psychiatric disorders: Traditional approach versus
standardized needle placement.
Poster presented and won first place at the 2008 NC Psychiatric
Association Annual Meeting and Scientific Session, Asheville, NC,
September 12, 2008. Also presented at GME Research Day, Pitt County
Memorial Hospital/Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, May 12,
2009.
2004-2005 Community Oriented Primary Care Project (UIC-R)
Comparative study examining the correlative relationship between egg
consumption and blood cholesterol levels with overflow into how
alternative lifestyle affects cholesterol and general health.
PRESENTATIONS:
March 2009 Finding Your Hogan: A Look at Navajo Culture and
Psychiatric Practice (BSOM) Psychiatry Grand Rounds (BSOM)
March 2009 Medical Student Lecture on Complementary and
Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry (BSOM)
Dec. 2008 Media Appearance: Tips For Keeping New Year’s
Resolutions on WNCT Channel 9 (BSOM)
July 2008 Insomnia: Causes and Treatments (FDIH)
August 2008 Medical Student Lecture on the Mental Status
Exam (BSOM)
January 2008 Journal Club: “Conversion Disorder” (BSOM)
2007 Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry Presentation
Inpatient Unit (BSOM)
Feb. 2006 Journal Club: “Complications in Tunneled CVL vs. PICC
lines in Very Low Birth Weight Infants” (SIU)
March 2004 Bilateral Mammoplasty: Case Presentation (UIC-R)
Fall 2001 Exploring Aspects of Primary Care in a Rural Setting
(UIC-R)
LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
March 2009 Resident Panel for Transition to Residency Class for M4
students (BSOM)
2008-present Small Group Leader for M1 and M2 Psychiatry Classes
(BSOM). Led a small group of medical students during a portion of their core curriculum in psychiatry for an hour each week. Discussing lectures, information, and material pertaining to psychiatry
March 2006 Resident Readiness (SIU). Mentored fourth year medical students on their first year of a surgical residency
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
2006-present American Psychiatric Association (APA)
2008-present North Carolina Psychiatric Association (NCPA)
2006-present Carolina Group Psychotherapy Society (CGPS)
2000-present American Medical Association (AMA)
