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Kenneth M. Sakauye, MD

Specialty: Psychiatry

Certification(s): Dr. Sakauye is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry.

Location(s):

Memphis Medical Center
135 North Pauline Street, 6th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38105-4619
901-448-2400, Fax: 901-448-2481

Medical Degree: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Internship: (Straight Medicine) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Residency: (Psychiatry) Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Course Work: University of Chicago Department of Human Development, Chicago, Illinois

Academic Title: Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Chair Department of Psychiatry and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis

Special Interest:

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Gerontology
  • Mental Health
  • Mood Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psyciatry and Neurology
  • American Psychiatric Association, Distinguished Fellow
    • Chair and member of many committees
  • American Geriatrics Society
  • American Society on Aging
  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Committee on Aging
  • International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology
  • International Psychogeriatric Association

Additional Information:

  • Recognized in Best Doctors in America®
  • Best Doctors in the South and Southwest
  • Who's Who in America
  • A. A. Goldsmith Award for Humanitarianism, Michael Resse Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
  • Author and co-author of many articles and book chapters
  • Author of the book: Geriatric Psychiatry Basics : A Handbook for General Psychiatrists to be published by W.W. Norton in July, 2006.
  • Conducted many presentations, research projects and grants
  • Taught several academic, research, and medical courses

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