Raphael Leo, MD
Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Erie County Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-4857
Fax: 716-898-4447
Email: rleo@buffalo.edu
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OFFICE LOCATIONS
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Erie County Medical Center 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215 Phone: 898-4857 Fax: rleo@buffalo.edu View Map |
Insurance Accepted Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc Empire Independent Health Association (HMO) Nova Univera Health Care (HMO) |
DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS
| I am a psychiatrist specializing in pain medicine and psychosomatic medicine. My areas of expertise focus on the comorbidity of medical and psychiatric illness and the comorbidity of, and concurrent treatment strategies for, psychiatric illness and chronic pain conditions. Some of my research has focused on describing the psychosocial factors influencing healthcare utilization of chronic pain conditions. I have worked extensively in pain medicine education, and I am presently attempting to develop pain medicine training modules and didactics for incorporation into psychiatry residency curricula. |
SPECIALTIES
Psychiatry
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION
| Board Certification, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2009 - 2019 |
| Board Certification, The American Board of Psychiatric and Neurology, 2005 |
| Board Certification, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1997 |
| Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1996 - 2006 |
| Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1991 |
| License to Practice Medicine, The University of the State of New York, Education Department, Office of the Professions, 1991 - 2013 |
EDUCATION
| 1995 | Residency, General Psychiatry State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 1991 | Internship, Millard Fillmore Hospitals |
| 1990 | MD, Medicine State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| 1985 | MA, Psychology State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 1983 | BA, Biology and Psychology State University of New York at Buffalo |
EXPERTISE
| Psychosomatic Medicine; Pain Medicine Psychiatric issues in management of chronic pain; Psychiatric comorbidities of chronic pain; Psychosomatic Disorders; Geriatric Psychiatry; Addictions |
PUBLICATIONS
| Hagstrom AK, Leo RJ, Breitborde N; The status of pain medicine education in psychiatry: a survey of residency training program directors.; Acad Psychiatry; 2012 Jan; 36(1); 66-68 |
| DiPirro JM, Thompson AC, Suarez M, Leo RJ; Low doses of risperidone and morphine interact to produce more analgesia and greater extrapyramidal effects in rats.; Neurosci Lett; 2011 Feb; 490(1); 21-26 |
| Seery MD, Leo RJ, Holman EA, Silver RC; Lifetime exposure to adversity predicts functional impairment and healthcare utilization among individuals with chronic back pain.; Pain; 2010 Sep; 150(3); 507-515 |
| Leo RJ, Sharma M, Chrostowski DA; A Case of Lithium-Induced Symptomatic Hypercalcemia.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2010 Jan; 12(4); |
| Robinson JP, Leo RJ, Wallach J, McGough E, Schatman M; Rehabilitative Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain; ; 2010; |
| Srinivasan SP, Hall JM, Leo RJ; Vocal cord dysfunction arising from vagal nerve stimulator removal.; Am J Psychiatry; 2009 Dec; 166(12); 1412-1413 |
| Leo RJ; Milnacipran, a Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, a Novel Treatment of Fibromyalgia.; International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology; 2009 Oct; 4(5); 507-517 |
| Leo RJ; Chronic Nonmalignant Pain: How to "Turn Down" its Physiologic Triggers.; Current Psychiatry; 2008; 7(8); 19-36 |
| Leo RJ, Latif T; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in experimentally induced and chronic neuropathic pain: a review.; J Pain; 2007 Jun; 8(6); 453-459 |
| Leo RJ, Ligot JS; A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in the treatment of depression.; J Affect Disord; 2007 Jan; 97(1-3); 13-22 |
| Leo RJ; Clinical Manual of Pain Management in Psychiatry; ; 2007; |
| Leo RJ; Treatment considerations in neuropathic pain.; Curr Treat Options Neurol; 2006 Sep; 8(5); 389-400 |
| Leo RJ, Brooks VL; Clinical potential of milnacipran, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, in pain.; Curr Opin Investig Drugs; 2006 Jul; 7(7); 637-642 |
| Leo RJ, Baer D; Delirium associated with baclofen withdrawal: a review of common presentations and management strategies.; Psychosomatics; 2005 Nov; 46(6); 503-507 |
| Leo RJ; Chronic pain and comorbid depression.; Curr Treat Options Neurol; 2005 Sep; 7(5); 403-412 |
| Latif T, Leo RJ, Bakhai YD; Carbidopa-levodopa-induced recrudescence of premorbid tic disorder in remission.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2005 Jan; 7(5); 246-246 |
| Leo RJ, Jassal K, Bakhai YD; Nonadherence with Psychopharmacologic Treatment Among Psychiatric Patients; Primary Psychiatry; 2005; 12(6); 33-39 |
| Leo RJ; Dr. Leo Replies.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2003 Dec; 5(6); 287-288 |
| Leo RJ, Smith BA, Mori DL; Guidelines for conducting a psychiatric evaluation of the unrelated kidney donor.; Psychosomatics; 2003 Nov; 44(6); 452-460 |
| Leo RJ; A word of caution about the implied role for duloxetine in pain management.; J Clin Psychiatry; 2003 Oct; 64(10); 1270-1270 |
| Leo RJ, Barkin RL; Antidepressant Use in Chronic Pain Management: Is There Evidence of a Role for Duloxetine?; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2003 Jun; 5(3); 118-123 |
| Leo RJ, Pristach CA, Streltzer J; Incorporating pain management training into the psychiatry residency curriculum.; Acad Psychiatry; 2003 Jan; 27(1); 1-11 |
| Leo RJ, Sherry C, DiMartino S, Karuza J; Psychiatric consultation in the nursing home: referral patterns and recognition of depression.; J Psychosom Res; 2002 Sep; 53(3); 783-787 |
| Leo RJ, Del Regno P; Social Security Determinations and the Mentally Ill: The Role of Primary Care Physicians.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2002; 3(6); 255-262 |
| Leo RJ, Del Regno PA, Gregory C, Clark KL; Insect repellant toxicity associated with psychosis.; Psychosomatics; 2001; 42(1); 78-80 |
| Del Regno PA; Social Security Claims of Psychiatric Disability: Elements of Case Adjudication and the Role of Primary Care Physicians; Journal Clinical Psychiatry; 2001; 6; 255-262 |
| Leo RJ, Regno PD; Atypical Antipsychotic Use in the Treatment of Psychosis in Primary Care.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 2000 Dec; 2(6); 194-204 |
| Leo RJ, Narendran R, DeGuiseppe B; Methadone detoxification of tramadol dependence.; J Subst Abuse Treat; 2000 Oct; 19(3); 297-299 |
| Leo RJ; Competency and the Capacity to Make Treatment Decisions: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 1999 Oct; 1(5); 131-141 |
| Leo RJ, Ahrens KS; Visual hallucinations in mild dementia. A rare occurrence of Lhermitte's hallucinosis.; Psychosomatics; 1999 Jul; 40(4); 360-363 |
| Leo RJ, Ahrens KS; Visual hallucinations in mild dementia. A rare occurrence of Lhermitte‘s hallucinosis.; Psychosomatics; 1999 Jul; 40(4); 360-363 |
| Leo RJ, Narendran R; Anticonvulsant Use in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: A Primer for Primary Care Physicians.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 1999 Jun; 1(3); 74-84 |
| Leo RJ, Konakanchi R; Psychogenic Respiratory Distress: A Case of Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Literature Review.; Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry; 1999 Apr; 1(2); 39-46 |
| Leo RJ, Burnett GJ, Hassett MJ; Psychosis associated with hypopituitarism.; Gen Hosp Psychiatry; 1998 Jul; 20(4); 248-254 |
| Leo RJ; Movement disturbances associated with the use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors.; Ann Pharmacother; 1998 Jun; 32(6); 712-714 |
| Leo RJ, Sherry C, Jones AW; Referral patterns and recognition of depression among African-American and Caucasian patients.; Gen Hosp Psychiatry; 1998 May; 20(3); 175-182 |
| Leo RJ; Behavioral changes and affective instability associated with adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy.; Psychosomatics; 1998 Mar; 39(2); 176-177 |
| Yee J, Leo RJ, Karuza J, Calkins E; Pain Relief Produced by Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in a Heterogenous Population of Chronic Pain Patients; American Journal of Pain Management; 1998; 8; 44-48 |
| Hertzberg T, Leo RJ, Kim KY; Recurrent obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with pregnancy and childbirth.; Psychosomatics; 1997 Jul; 38(4); 386-388 |
| Leo RJ, Narayan DA, Sherry C, Michalek C, Pollock D; Geropsychiatric consultation for African-American and Caucasian patients.; Gen Hosp Psychiatry; 1997 May; 19(3); 216-222 |
| Leo RJ, Batterman-Faunce JM, Pickhardt D, Cartagena M, Cohen G; Utility of thyroid function screening in adolescent psychiatric inpatients.; J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry; 1997 Jan; 36(1); 103-111 |
| Leo RJ, Khin NA, Cohen GN; ADHD and thyroid dysfunction.; J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry; 1996 Dec; 35(12); 1572-1573 |
| Leo RJ; Movement disorders associated with the serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors.; J Clin Psychiatry; 1996 Oct; 57(10); 449-454 |
| Leo RJ, Kreeger JL, Kim KY; Cardiomyopathy associated with clozapine.; Ann Pharmacother; 1996 Jun; 30(6); 603-605 |
| Leo RJ, Cannuli AR; Porphyria cutanea tarda associated with carbamazepine treatment.; Am J Psychiatry; 1996 Mar; 153(3); 443-444 |
| Leo RJ, Lichter DG, Hershey LA; Parkinsonism associated with fluoxetine and cimetidine: a case report.; J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol; 1995 Oct; 8(4); 231-233 |
| Leo RJ, Kim KY; Clomipramine treatment of paraphilias in elderly demented patients.; J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol; 1995 Apr; 8(2); 123-124 |
| Leo RJ, Ballow CH; Seizure activity associated with imipenem use: clinical case reports and review of the literature.; DICP; 1991 Apr; 25(4); 351-354 |
| Heiman GW, Leo RJ, Leighbody G, Bowler K; Word intelligibility decrements and the comprehension of time-compressed speech.; Percept Psychophys; 1986 Dec; 40(6); 407-411 |
| Franz JR, Leo RJ, Steuer MA, Kristal MB; Effects of hypothalamic knife cuts and experience on maternal behavior in the rat.; Physiol Behav; 1986 Jan; 38(5); 629-640 |
GRANTS
January 2002 to December 2002
Analgesic Effects of Risperidone
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Raphael Leo
$5,000
January 2001
Psychiatric Comorbidities in HIV
Ryan White
Raphael Leo
$60,000
June 2000 to August 2000
Mixed Anxiety and Depression Among Adolescent Psychiatric Patients
State University of New York at Buffalo
Raphael Leo
$2,000
March 1999 to February 2000
The Housing and Supportive Housing Services for the MICA Population
The New York State Department of Health- AIDS Institute
Raphael Leo
$24,000
January 1998 to December 2000
Psychiatric Comorbidities in HIV
Ryan White
Raphael Leo
$60,000
June 1996 to August 1996
Depression in Geropsychiatric Consultation Liaison
State University of New York at Buffalo
Raphael Leo
June 1995 to August 1995
Characteristics of Frequent Users of Psychiatric Emergency Services
State University of New York at Buffalo
Raphael Leo
$2,000