Arushi Kapoor
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Attending Physician, Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, CMC Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Community Living Center, CMC Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Attending Physician, Penn Memory Center, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Site Supervisor for Geriatric Psychiatry, CMC Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Fellowship Program Director, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Team Leader - Geriatric Psychiatry outpatient clinic, Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Site Director for Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3900 Woodland Ave, #7A122
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
B.S.
California State University, 2010.
M.S.
Saba University School of Medicine, 2012.
M.D.
Saba University School of Medicine, 2015.
B.S.
California State University, 2010.
M.S.
Saba University School of Medicine, 2012.
M.D.
Saba University School of Medicine, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Psychiatry Intern, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2015-2016.
Psychiatry Resident, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2016-2019.
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019-2020.
Permanent linkPsychiatry Intern, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2015-2016.
Psychiatry Resident, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2016-2019.
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019-2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
dementia, geriatric, mental health, aging, veteran, AlzheimersDescription of Research Expertise
dementia, geriatric, mental health, aging, veteran, Alzheimers, psychiatrySelected Publications
Rajesh R. Tampi MD, Arushi Kapoor MD : Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors in Dementia. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 6(1): 271-282, July 2026.Erica Stagliano, Elizabeth Grecco, Nic Kodkany, Arushi Kapoor, Joel Streim, Mary Beth Gibbons : Beyond Depression: Recognizing Opportunities to Target Treatment for Prolonged Grief Disorder in a Geriatric Mental Health Care Management Program The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2026.
Kapoor A, Peguero Estevez T, Chan C, Yamagata N, Doumlele K, Tampi R.: Is there evidence for using ketamine among individuals with dementia? The Journal of international medical research 2024.
Kapoor, Arushi et al.: Is There Evidence for Using Ketamine Among Individuals with Dementia? The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 32, 2024.
Kapoor, Arushi et al.: Neuromodulation in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 32(4), 2024.
Marshall, Cindy; Arushi Kapoor: Real World Prescribing: Use of Anti-Amyloid Antibodies in Clinical Practice. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 32(4), 2024.
Arushi Kapoor, MD, Senthil Vel Rajan Manoharam, MD, Ashish Sarangi, MD, Rajesh Tampi, MD: Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors in Dementia. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 32(4), 4 2024.
Hoskins TF, Smith AT, McWilliams XA, Cox KL, Morgan R, Joshi P, Dix E, Kapoor A, Hendrie K, Perez-Palmer N, Kozar V, Black C.: Engaging Historically Black Undergraduate Students in Geriatric Mental Health. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 12 2023.
Kapoor, Arushi et al.: International Medical Graduates and a Career as a Geriatric Psychiatrist. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 29, 2023.
Kapoor A: Setting-specific Treatment Issues. Absolute Geriatric Psychiatry Review. Springer Science, Chapter 5E, December 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58663-8_24.