Gregory Sahlem
Assistant Professor - University Medical Line, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Board Certification: American Board of Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine (2021)
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina (2015) SC
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2014)
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina (2014) SC
Medical Education: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine (2010) NY
Affiliation:
Dr.Sahlem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is board-certified in general psychiatry and addictions medicine, as well as fellowship-trained in the research and clinical application of neuromodulation-based treatments including repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). He additionally has advanced training in the treatment of mood and sleep disorders. In addition to being an active clinician, Dr.Sahlem is a member of the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab and directs the Addictions Research Section of the Lab.
Major areas of study for Dr.Sahlem include: The development of rTMS as a focused treatment for addictive disorders; the development of a novel form of ECT theorized to have reduced cognitive side effects, Focal Electrically Administered Seizure Therapy (FEAST), and; the further development of rTMS for the treatment of mood disorders.
Major areas of study for Dr.Sahlem include: The development of rTMS as a focused treatment for addictive disorders; the development of a novel form of ECT theorized to have reduced cognitive side effects, Focal Electrically Administered Seizure Therapy (FEAST), and; the further development of rTMS for the treatment of mood disorders.