Sameer K Hassamal
About
Dr. Sameer K. Hassamal is a psychiatrist based in La Verne, California, with clinical and research interests spanning mood disorders, chronic pain, opioid use disorder, and the psychological effects of stress and neuroinflammation. His work reflects a consistent focus on patients navigating complex, overlapping conditions, including those managing long-term opioid therapy, cancer-related psychological distress, and substance use disorders in general medical settings.
His peer-reviewed publications, appearing in journals such as Frontiers in Psychiatry, Psycho-Oncology, The American Journal of Medicine, and The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, address topics ranging from the pathophysiology of chronic stress and depression to preoperative opioid reduction strategies in spine surgery patients. He has also contributed research on the psychological burden borne by hospital staff and nursing personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. With 19 publications on record through the US National Library of Medicine, his work bridges psychiatric consultation, pain medicine, and psycho-oncology. He is licensed to practice medicine in California.
Credentials
Publications
- Chronic stress, neuroinflammation, and depression: an overview of pathophysiological mechanisms and emerging anti-inflammatories.
- Depression and anxiety prevalence in nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Staff.
- Pain distress among patients prior to initiating cancer treatment.
- Tramadol: Understanding the Risk of Serotonin Syndrome and Seizures.
- The Evaluation of Medical Inpatients Who Are Admitted on Long-term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain.
- A preoperative interdisciplinary biopsychosocial opioid reduction program in patients on chronic opioid analgesia prior to spine surgery: A preliminary report and case series.
- Overcoming Barriers to Initiating Medication-assisted Treatment for Heroin Use Disorder in a General Medical Hospital: A Case Report and Narrative Literature Review.
- A pilot study of body image perceptions, and attitudes toward obesity in hospitalized psychotic and non-psychotic patients.
- A Call to Action: The Active Role Psychiatrists and the DEA Must Take to Decrease Harm from Psychotropic Drugs Acquired via the Internet.
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