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Griffin Memorial Hospital
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Clayton Morris, M.D.
GMH Medical Director, COCMHC Medical Director, GMH Residency Training Program Director
Professor of Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine
Residency: University of Oklahoma, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Morris is the Medical Director and Residency Director at Griffin Memorial Hospital. He is also the Medical Director of Central Oklahoma Mental Health Center. He is also involved in opiate overdose prevention, a naloxone initiative. He completed the Oklahoma Society for Psychoanalytic Studies year of training in 2009 and also maintains a private therapy practice.
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Stan Ardoin, M.D.
Chairman of Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Professor of Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: Griffin Memorial Hospital
Dr. Ardoin received his M.D. from OUHSC in 1990. He completed the Griffin Memorial Hospital Psychiatric Residency Program in 1994. He was board certified in psychiatry in 1995 and re-certified in 2005. Over the years since 1995, has held clinical and leadership roles at a number of state facilities. Currently, he provides clinical services at Griffin Memorial Hospital, Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center and is the acting chair of the GMH Residency Program. He also maintains a part-time private practice. Interests include Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, resident training and teaching.
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Muhammad Ishaq, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical School: Punjab Medical College
Residency: Griffin Memorial Hospital
Dr. Ishaq is involved in training of the residents on the inpatient unit. In addition to providing clinical services at GMH, he also provides Consult & Liaison services at Norman Regional Hospital.
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Tarek Kanaa, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas
Residency: Griffin Memorial Hospital
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Najma Hamdani, M.D. MHA
Associate Professor
Education:
- Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, MBBS
- OU College of Public Health, OKC, Oklahoma, Masters in Health Administration and Policy Analysis
Bio:
Dr. Hamdani completed her medical education in Pakistan and received her health administration masters from OU college of public health. Prior to her residency training at Griffin Memorial hospital, she worked at the Oklahoma State Department of Health as a regional immunization manager implementing a federal immunization program in Oklahoma. After completing her residency training at Griffin Memorial Hospital, she became the medical director at COCMHC in Norman Oklahoma for 3 years before pursuing her own private practice in Norman, Oklahoma. Over the past years, she has provided telepsychiatry services for Stillwater medical center until 2024 and telepsychiatry services Camino Real community health service in Texas for the substance abuse services, particularly the medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction. She is also providing services for the PACT team in Norman which operates under COCMHC.
Peer Reviewed Publications/Presentations:
- How to Help Employees With ADHD Address the Challenges of Remote Work Leaders can use these strate- gies to help workers stay focused and productive in virtual work settings, whether they’ve been diagnosed with ADHD or not. Maria Hamdani, Najma Hamdani, and Maitraye Das June 22, 2023 (Hamdani et al.)
- Hamdani, M.R. & Hamdani, N. Improving Job Experiences of Individuals with ASD. 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Hamdani, M.R. & Hamdani, N. Conflict Management at Work. 2018 60th Midwest Academy of Management Conference in St Louis, Missouri..
- A 70-Year-Old with New-Onset Auditory and Visual Hallucination Najma Hamdani, MD, MHA; Afia Sadiq, MD; Merlyn Scoggin, MD, Psychiatric Annals. 2017;47(8):395-397
- Hamadani M., Tfayli A., Sethi S., Awab A., Hamdani N.: “Granulocytic sarcoma manifesting as multiple skeletal lesions.” Am J Med Sci. 2005 September; 330(3):139-143.
Authored Publications:
- “Next pandemic will be in mental health” Kevin MD - March 2020
- “Stop telling doctors what to do” Kevin MD - November 2019
- “Get rid of the guilt. You matter as a physician” Kevin MD - October 2019
Professional Affiliations:
- Member American Diplomate Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Sep 2016- Present)
- Oklahoma State Medical Association (Sep 2020 - Present)
Children's Recovery Center
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Nathan Davis, M.D.
Medical Director at Children's Recovery Center
Professor of Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: University of Oklahoma Department of Psychiatry
Child-Adolescent Fellowship at University of Oklahoma
Dr. Davis is the Director of the Crisis Services and Male Adolescent Residential Care Program. He is involved with training of the residents on the crisis adolescent unit.
Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center (COCMHC)
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Linta Abraham, MD
Administration
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Raven Clark
Residency Program Coordinator
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Rett Norman
Residency Program Coordinator