Dr. CertaKenneth M. Certa, MD
Director, Residency Training Program
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Contact Dr. Certa

833 Chestnut Street, Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-6655
(215) 503-2853 (fax)


Medical School
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (1979)

Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1983)

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified in Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry Examiner

University Appointment
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Research and Clinical Interests
Medical Education, Suicide Assessment, Malingering; Schizophrenia, Suicide, Mental Health of Physicians/Residents

Publications

  1. Antidepressants and the risk of abnormal bleeding during spinal surgery: A case-control study
  2. Urinary retention associated with ziprasidone: A case report
  3. Polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and response to treatment in African American cocaine and alcohol-abusing individuals
  4. Relationship of serum prolactin with severity of drug use and treatment outcome in cocaine dependence
  5. Relationship between tobacco smoking and positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia
  6. Changing patterns of illicit substance use among schizophrenic patients: 1984-1996
  7. Repetitive behaviors in schizophrenic patients admitted to an acute-care unit: A replicative study