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Sandra Fisman is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. A Consultant Child and Youth Psychiatrist, she has pioneered innovative programs in child and adolescent mental health, including a community-based autism spectrum disorder service and a youth suicide ideation assessment tool. Her career spans clinical leadership, academic administration, and research in maternal mental health, sibling dynamics, and evidence-based therapies like DBT.
- Clinical expertise: Child/youth psychiatry, psycho-pharmacology, narrative therapy
- Key innovations: Autism service model, DBT training programs, adolescent eating disorder units
- Leadership roles: Chair/Chief of Psychiatry (2001-2011), Academic Chair of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2012-2018)
- Research focus: Parental stress impacts, suicide risk assessment (BASIS scale), DBT outcomes
She contributes to national medical education through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, where she helped design competency frameworks for child psychiatry subspecialties. Her work on the AMS Phoenix Program emphasizes compassionate care and healthcare technology integration.
