Cassandra Nicotra
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Attending Psychiatrist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Cognitive Science and Psychology)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2012.
MS (Medical Science)
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2013.
DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, 2018.
BA (Cognitive Science and Psychology)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2012.
MS (Medical Science)
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2013.
DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, 2018.
Post-Graduate Training
Traditional Rotating Internship, Rowan University/Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ, 2018-2019.
General Psychiatry Residency, Northwell Health/Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY, 2019-2022.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH , 2022-2024.
Permanent linkTraditional Rotating Internship, Rowan University/Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ, 2018-2019.
General Psychiatry Residency, Northwell Health/Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY, 2019-2022.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH , 2022-2024.
Selected Publications
Nicotra, C., Seymour, J., Kurtz, B., & Vaughn, S.: A report of psychiatric bias potentially limiting an appropriately broad differential diagnosis in a case of pediatric delirium American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY October 2023.Nicotra, C. & Vaughn, S.: Catatonia: Characteristics and challenges in youth with significant medical comorbidities. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, New York, NY October 2023.
Nicotra, C.M. & Strawn, J.R.: Advances in pharmacotherapy for pediatric anxiety disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America 32(3): 573-587, July 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2023.02.006. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
Nicotra, C., Acito, M., Allen, S., & Haggerty, G.: The relationship between clinician-rated psychopathology prototype ratings and the parent-reported Youth Outcome Questionnaire with adolescents. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA May 2022.
Nicotra, C., Santoro, G., & Khan, S.: Oxycodone abuse: An atypical cause of limbic encephalopathy. Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Virtual November 2021.
Nicotra, C., Barnes, M., Macchio, P., Haggerty, G., De Elia, C., & Kaell, A.: Educating internal medicine residents on palliative medicine and hospice care at a community teaching hospital. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 38(7): 741-744, July 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1177/1049909120979179. Epub 2020 Dec 9.
Nicotra, C., Acito, M., Wilson, R., Azizi, M., Haggerty, G: Construct validity of the Schwartz Outcome Scale-10 for adolescents: Comparisons with the Youth Self-Report (YSR) in an outpatient setting. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA- virtual presentation May 2021.
Nicotra, C., Acito, M., Khan, N., Azizi, M., Haggerty, G: Self-concept and its relation to clinician-, parent-, and self-rated psychopathology in an outpatient sample of adolescents and young adults. American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting- virtual presentation May 2021.
Lorenzo, S., Nicotra, C.M., Mentreddy A.R., Padia, H.J., Stewart, D.O., Hussein, M.O., & Quinn, T.A.: The assessment of pulmonary function with osteopathic manipulative treatments versus standard respiratory therapy in a healthy population. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 119(3): 155-163, March 2019 Notes: doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2019.026. Epub ahead of print.
Brabson, L.A., Brown, J.L, Capriotti M.R., Ramanujam, K., Himle, M.B., Nicotra, C.M., Ostrander, R., Kelly, L.M., Grados, M.A., Walkup, J.T., Perry-Parrish, C., Reynolds, E.K., Hankinson, J.C., & Specht, M.W.: Patterned changes in urge ratings with tic suppression in youth with chronic tic disorders. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 50: 162-170, March 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Jul 13.