Faculty

Anastasia M Samaras, MD

Anastasia M Samaras, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
General Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Geriatric Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Geriatric Psychiatry)

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

Scholars Program Scholarship, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Award for Excellence in Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Clinical Interests

Long term care; BPSD; Palliative care; ECT; Psychotic depression; Catatonia; Collaborative care
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Spiegel DR, Yuna D, Samaras A, DSouza H, Kot N, Yee K-L, Cook G. A case of Balints Syndrome due to left basal ganglia hemorrhagic stroke: Exploring the pathogenesis through parietal lobe circuits. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. in press.
  2. Spiegel DR, Ramchandani J, Spiegel A, Samaras A, Johnson K, McAuliffe R, Nason K. A case of treatment-refractory hyperemesis gravidarum responsive to adjunctive mirtazapine in a patient with anxiety comorbidity and severe weight loss. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2020;40(5): 509-512.
  3. Spiegel DR, Samaras A, Oldham C, Kaloji M, Warren A, Maj S, Husain S, Solomons J, Le S. A likely case of limbic encephalitis in a patient with voltage gated potassium channel complex antibody, without a known antigenic target: A review of the disease state and value of antibody titers. Psychosomatics. (2017) 58(6): 669-675.
  4. Raduka J, Dombrosky E, Samaras A. Assessing the utility of ECG use in the free clinic setting. The Free Clinic Research Collective Journal. 2016;2.

Education Interests

Trainee clinical education; Primary care education
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Bader C, Clouquer M, Ritchie C, Samaras A. Is a Better Death in Dementia Possible? American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ. March 16, 2025.
  2. Samaras A, McLean A. Essential Management of Anxiety & PTSD. Eastern Virginia Medical School Family Medicine Residency Didactic Interdisciplinary Lecture Series. Norfolk, VA. December 16, 2020.
  3. Samaras A, Johnson K, Patel S, Flaherty J, Okhravi H. Reducing Caregiver Burden: Group Psychoeducation for Caregivers of Patients with Dementia. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. March 20, 2022.
  4. Samaras A. Conversion Disorder: What We Know & How to Talk About It. Eastern Virginia Medical School Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Norfolk, VA. January 13, 2022.
  5. Farooqi A, Danstrom I, Samaras A, Johnson K, Flaherty J, Patel S, Sheehan BE, Brodie M, Gadsby L, Sandoval P, Okhravi H. Caregiver Burden: A Virtual Group Psychoeducation Intervention to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in Caregivers of Those with Dementia. American Geriatrics Society Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting. May 13-15, 2021.