Samantha Zwiebel
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
B.A.
University of Chicago, 2010.
M.A. (Bioethics)
Case Western Reserve University, 2013.
M.D.
Case Western Reserve University, 2015.
B.A.
University of Chicago, 2010.
M.A. (Bioethics)
Case Western Reserve University, 2013.
M.D.
Case Western Reserve University, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Psychiatry Intern, University of Kentucky, 2015-2016.
Resident in Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, 2016-2019.
Consultation-Liaison Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, 2019-2020.
Permanent linkPsychiatry Intern, University of Kentucky, 2015-2016.
Resident in Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, 2016-2019.
Consultation-Liaison Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, 2019-2020.
Selected Publications
Casey ER, Uritsky T, Soyfer L, Xu L, Lynch KG, Zwiebel S, Lowenstein M, Thakrar A: RAMP-UP: Pharmacist-Led Methadone Titration for Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Subst Use Addctn J 2026.Johnson RJ, Casey ER, Zwiebel SJ: Diagnosis and Management of Medetomidine Withdrawal: Clinical Implications of the Shifting Illicit Opioid Landscape J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 66(5): 466-467, Sep-Oct 2025.
Woodard D, Boyle L, Zwiebel SJ: Concomitant Use of Dextromethorphan/Bupropion and Escitalopram Associated With Serotonin Toxicity in an Older Adult: A Case Report. J Clin Psychopharmacol 45(5): 509-511, Sep-Oct 2025.
Thakrar AP, Zwiebel SJ, Christine PJ, Spadaro A, Davis MH, Bhatia R, Rohacs N, Xu L, Perrone J, Lowenstein M : Manifestations of potential xylazine withdrawal: A retrospective cohort study with nested case series. Drug Alcohol Depend 272: 112681, July 2025.
Samantha Zwiebel, Jose de Leon: Maintenance treatment of catatonia with benzodiazepines: A case series and literature review Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica 26(4): 243-260, Dec 2024.
Casey ER, Hetrick ML, Zwiebel SJ.: Potential Application of Ketamine in Pain and Withdrawal in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 65(4): 409-410, Jul-Aug 2024.
Franklin JB, Leewiwatanakul B, Taylor AD, Baller EB, Zwiebel SJ: Consultation-Liaison Case Conference: Overcoming Bias in the Differential Diagnosis of Psychosis. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 65(2): 195-203, March-April 2024.
French R, Boccelli A, Valosky K, Oliver E, Uritsky T, McCullion J, Zwiebel S, Andrews T.: A Promising Approach to Addressing the Needs of Patients with Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: A Case Report. Health & Social Work 30(49): 55-58, Jan 2024.
Todaro DR, Hoffman KW, Zwiebel SJ: Methadone Dosing for Opioid Use Disorder in the Setting of Infective Endocarditis and QTc Prolongation. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 64(6): 583-584, Nov-Dec 2023.
Todaro DR, Casey E, Thakrar AP, Uritsky TJ, Zwiebel SJ: Safety of Rapid Methadone Titration for Opioid Use Disorder in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 64(supplement): S87, Nov-Dec 2023.