Akanksha Dadlani, MD, MPH
Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
I am a Bay Area native who recently returned home to pursue fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford (Class of 2027). I previously spent several years in Ohio completing a six-year BS/MD program, where I also earned an MPH with a focus on the effects of social determinants of health. While in medical school, I served as CEO of our student-run free clinic, led COVID-19 return-to-clinic protocol development including the transition from paper charts to an electronic medical record, and implemented social determinants of health screening.
My interests include precision psychiatry, sports and performance psychiatry, tech-enabled mental health interventions, and the ethical implementation of AI in clinical settings. I am particularly passionate about building and evaluating tools that enhance access, equity, and engagement in psychiatric care.
I have been a Doximity Digital Health Fellow for five years, since their inaugural class. I am also a Stanford Brainstorm Fellow, where I’ve contributed to the development of a Social Media Safety Plan and an AI Safety Plan for youth mental health.
Education
Stanford Medical Center, Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
July 2025 – June 2027University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Psychiatry
General Psychiatry Resident
June 2022 – June 2025Northeast Ohio Medical University, Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
August 2018 – May 2022Northeast Ohio Medical University, Master of Public Health
Master of Public Health
* Thesis: Implementing a Social Needs Assessment at NEOMED's SOAR Free Clinic
July 2017 – July 2018Youngstown State University, Bachelor of Science
Major in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
June 2015 – May 2017
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Certifications
Cue-Centered Therapy
Stanford Medical Center Early Life Stress & Resilience Program
July 2025Relational Advanced Psychotherapy
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Dr. Sergio Delgado
March 2024Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Lindner Center of Hope, Dr. Brett Dowdy
April 2024
Experience
Stanford Housestaff Information Technology Enhancement Council
August 2025 – Present
Palo Alto, CA
Education/Communication Co-Chair
• Leading AI Integration and Innovation in Medical Education
• Developing Operational /New TDS ProjectsBrainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation
January 2024 – Present
Palo Alto, CA
Fellow
• Reviewing & scaling the Social Media Safety Planning for Parents & Youth
• Developing the Artificial Intelligence Safety PlanDoximity Telehealth
October 2021 – Present
San Francisco, CA
Digital Health Fellow
• Improving Doximity platform by analyzing models to augment user experience
• Developing and publishing clinical questions
• Providing outreach testimonialsUniversity of Cincinnati Psychiatry Leadership
June 2022 – June 2026
Cincinnati, OH
Curriculum Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, Diversity Equity Inclusion Committee, Resident Advisory Committee, Resident Lecturer
• Coordinating didactic schedules and strengthening the DEI lecture series
• Leading resident retreat planning and annual program evaluation
• Delivering recurring lectures to medical students and interdisciplinary teamsNEOMED Student Run Free Clinic
June 2018 – June 2022
Rootstown, OH
CEO (2021-2022) CMO (2020-2021) Executive Board Member (2018-2022)
• Converting from paper charts to EMR, incorporating telemedicine platform
• Developing the return-to-clinic protocol in the setting of COVID-19
• Developing a Mental Health First Aid Training program
• Creating and training a Social Determinants of Health ProgramIntegrating Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) into a Free Clinic Setting Workshop
August 2019 – March 2020
Rootstown, OH
• Master of Public Health Thesis*
• Using the PDSA model to both develop and introduce an SDOH program into pre-existing clinic workflow
Publications and teaching
Peer Reviewed PublicationsExpert Evaluation and the Limits of Human Feedback in Mental
Health AI Safety Testing – FAccT ’26,Licensure Actions Against Psychiatric Clinicians – Journal of Psychiatric PracticeAssessing Medical Students' Comfort with Telemedicine – Southern Medical JournalPatterns in Actions Against Physician Licenses – JAMA Health ForumSocial Determinants & Student Clinics – Ohio Journal of Public HealthDetection of Aortic Root Dilation – Journal of the American College of CardiologyBurnout and Wellness – NEOMED Student Medical Journal
Other Publications and PresentationsTell Me About Your Use of Chatbots: A Clinician's Guide to Integrating AI Use Into the Patient Interview
2026 APA Annual MeetingImplementing a Social Needs Assessment at NEOMED’s SOAR Free Clinic
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityA Quality Improvement Project Integrating a Social Needs Assessment at NEOMED’s Student Outreach Free Clinic (SOAR)
Family Medicine Education Consortium National ConferenceEvaluation of the Care Gap in Addiction Psychiatry
AAAP National ConferenceTransition to Telehealth at NEOMED’s Student-Run Free Clinic
SSRFC ConferenceIntegrating Social Determinants into a Free Clinic Setting
UCF PresentationLicensure Actions Against Psychiatric Clinicians
APA Annual MeetingUsing Cultural Awareness to Treat Depression
NNDC ConferenceImplementation of Contingency Management
OPPA Annual MeetingProcess Evaluation of NEOMED’s IC@N ECHO Clinic
NEOMED Poster DayIntegration of a Social Needs Assessment
CareZoomingSafe Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
APA Annual MeetingTreating Agitation in Addiction Sciences Program
APA Annual MeetingSpectroscopy Studies with Pseudo-Disaccharides
YSU QUEST Research FairComparing Social Needs to Community Resources
SSRFC ConferenceBurnout and Wellness at NEOMED
AMA Research Challenge
Teaching and LecturesBehavioral Disturbances in Dementia
Consult Liaison Case Conference, UC Med CenterECT as a Treatment Modality
Consult Liaison Case ConferencePsychiatry Shelf Exam Review
Medical Student Lecture SeriesUse of ECT in the Context of Catatonia
Consult Liaison Case ConferenceMental Status Exam Fundamentals
Medical Student Lecture SeriesAPA Education and Advocacy Opportunties
Medical Student Lecture SeriesHaloperidol in ICU Delirium
UCMC Psychiatry Journal ClubTreating Agitation from a Psychiatry Perspective
Interdisciplinary Didactics Series
Media
Psychotropic Symptom Burden - Clinical Case
The Most Important Skill for Physicians – Doximity Digital Health
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman experiencing delusions after late-night chatbot sessions – Live Science OpEd
Why I Became A Physician – Doximity Digital Health
How to Talk to Your Children About AI Chatbots and Their Safety - Polifact OpEd
Testimonial for Doximity Digital Health Fellows Program
Artificial Infatuation: Mental Illness Made Worse - UMiami Student Magazine
Why I Love Doximity Answers - Doximity Digital Health
Match Day Testimonial – Doximity Digital Health
Schizophrenia x Bone Health – The Hindu OpEd
Staying Connected in a Digital World - Doximity Digital Health
Becker's Podcast on AI in Psychiatry
Evaluation of Depression in a College-Age Student - Clinical Case
Safety First Podcast: Understanding AI Use Among Adolescents
Treating Pediatric Agitation in an ICU Setting - Clinical Case
Global Study Reveals How Psychedelics Dissolve the Brain’s Hierarchy - The Hindu OpEd
Doctors Need to Ask Patients About Chatbots - Stat News OpEd
Components of Safety Planning - Clinical Case
Assessment of Serotonin Syndrome - Clinical Case
Awards
• Recipient of the 2025 Henry and Amelia Annual Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation Resident/Fellow Research Award (2nd Place)
• Recipient of the 2024 Maurice and Diana Levine Resident Travel Award
• Recipient of the 2024 Henry A. Nasrallah Resident Research Award (2nd Place)
• Virtuous Healer Honor Society Inductee (previously Gold Humanism)
• Recipient of the 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
• Delta Omega Inductee (Master of Public Health Honor Society)