Sriram Ramaswamy, MD

Department

Psychiatry

Position

Professor

Books

• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, Ramaswamy Sriram, Psychopharmacology 2012
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Fernandes P. P., Ramaswamy Sriram, Marcil William, Petty Frederick C., Manic-Depressive Illness [Book Chapter] 2011
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Manasi R., Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty Frederick C., Marcil William, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [Book Chapter] 2011
• xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference
  Wilson Daniel R., Padala Prasad R., Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty Frederick C., Nicotine and Associated Chemicals Abuse [Book Chapter] 2011
• Neuroimmune Pharmacology
  Petty Frederick, Padala Prasad R., Deupree Jean D., Bylund David B., Ramaswamy Sriram, Major depression, bipolar syndromes, and schizophrenia [Book Chapter] 2008

Articles

• Ramaswamy Sriram, Marcil William, Sattar S. Pirzada, Fernandes Praveen, Petty Frederick, Dewan Vijay, Erratum 2004

Publications

• The journal of ECT
  Schuster Haley, Walters Ryan W, Mathy Jacob, Ramaswamy Sriram, Alsakaf Imad, Correlation Between ECT Quality Measures and Likelihood to Transition From Acute to Continuation and Maintenance ECT 2024
• Current psychiatry
  Richie Charlotte A, Cannabis and schizophrenia: A complex relationship: For some who are predisposed to psychosis, cannabis may trigger or exacerbate symptoms
  22:12, p. 43 2023
• Military medicine
  Vitek Grace, Elson Alisandrea, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, Langenfeld Robert, Walters Ryan W., Therapeutic and Safety Outcomes of Intravenous Ketamine for Treatment-refractory Depression in a Veteran Population: A Case Series 2022
• Vadlamudi Arjun, Srikanth Kishan, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Physician Assistant After Working in an ICU During COVID-19 2022
• Sleep (New York, N.Y.)
  Kunes Kristina, Johnson Cyle, Driscoll David, Walters Ryan, Ramaswamy Sriram, 0674 CPAP Adherence and Response to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD in Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  45:Supplement_1, p. A295 - A296 2022
• International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
  Ritchie Charlotte, Walters Ryan W., Ramaswamy Sriram, Alla Venkata M., Impact of delirium on mortality in patients hospitalized for heart failure
  57:3, p. 212 - 225 2022
• WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
  Gerst Anna, Bittner Marvin J., Murthy Tej, Elson Alisandrea, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, Adjunctive Minocycline for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  120:4, p. 321 - 324 2021
• International journal of medical students
  Derderian Celena, Easterday Anthony, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, Trends and Challenges in Rural Homeless Populations 2021
• Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
  Ritchie Charlotte, Walters Ryan, Ramaswamy Sriram, Alla Venkata M, Abstract 15378: Impact of Delirium on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A National Inpatient Sample Study
  142:Suppl_3, p. A15378 - A15378 2020
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Easterday Anthony, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, Rural homelessness
  28:1, p. 56 - 64 2019
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Norbeck Sarah, Schuster Haley, Driscoll David, Ramaswamy Sriram, An examination of physical illness and health service use in homeless veterans with PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and/or bipolar disorder in Nebraska 2019
• Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses
  Madan Rohit, Langenfeld Robert J., Ramaswamy Sriram, Paliperidone palmitate-induced retrograde ejaculation
  12:2, p. 86 - 88 2018
• Military Medicine
  Miller Kenneth, Driscoll David, Smith Lynette M., Ramaswamy Sriram, The role of inflammation in late-life post-traumatic stress disorder
  182:11, p. e1815 - e1818 2017
• Innovations in clinical neuroscience
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll David, Smith Lynette M, Letters to the Editor
  14:9-10, p. 3 2017
• Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll David, Smith Lynette M., An open-label prophylaxis study of lithium plus extended-release carbamazepine (ERC-CBZ) combination for rapid cycling bipolar disorder 2017
• The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll David, Reist Christopher, Smith Lynette M., Albers Lawrence J., Rose Jodette, Monga Varun, Doria Ryan, Hollifield Michael, Nguyen Linda, A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Vilazodone in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Depression
  19:04 2017
• JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
  Mohamed Somaia, Fareed Ayman, Thompson Shabnam I., Carrera Carlos J., Williams Solomon S., Juergens Timothy M., Albers Lawrence J., Nasdahl Clifford S., Villarreal Gerardo, Winston Julia L., Nogues Cristobal A., Ryan Connolly K., Anderson William G., Tapp Andre, Jones Kari A., Yoon Gihyun, Cyril D’Souza D., Larson Gunnar, Khatkhate Gauri, Marri Sheetal, Suppes Trisha, Hicks Paul B., Davis Lori L., Wilcox James A., Klatt Mary, Johnson Gary R., Chen Peijun, Gleason Theresa C., Tal Ilanit, Vertrees Julia E., Scrymgeour Alexandra, Lawrence David D., Planeta Beata, Thase Michael E., Huang Grant D., Zisook Sidney, Pilkinton Patricia D., Michalets James P., Ali Iranmanesh A. I., Sapra Mamta, Jurjus George, Aslam Muhammed, Beresford Thomas, Anderson Keith D., Fernando Ronald, Ramaswamy Sriram, Kasckow John, Westermeyer Joseph, Yoon Jean, Weingart Kimberly, Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment
  318:2, p. 132 - 145 2017
• Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll David, Tsai Jack, Rose Jodette, Smith Lynette M., Rosenheck Robert A., Characteristics of urban male homeless veterans and non-veterans in Omaha, Nebraska, p. 1 - 7 2017
• Academic Psychiatry
  Qadri Syed F., Hill E., Madison James K., Ramaswamy Sriram, Successfully Implementing Schwartz Center Rounds(R) within an Adult Psychiatric Hospital
  41:1, p. 118 - 120 2017
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll David, Reist Christopher, Smith Lynette M., Rose Jodette, Nguyen Linda, Monga Varun, Doria Ryan, Hollifield Michael, Albers Lawrence J., A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of vilazodone in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression
  19:4 2017
• Current Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Rodriguez Aleah, Driscoll David, Rao Vani, Nutraceuticals for traumatic brain injury
  16:7, p. 34 - 45 2017
• Journal of Investigative Medicine
  Ramaswamy S, Hickert A, Miller K, Kolli V, Driscoll D, KC Y, Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Veterans With Late-Onset PTSD
  64:4, p. 946.1 - 946 2016
• Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Driscoll D., Smith L. M., Bhatia S. C., Petty F., Failed Efficacy of Ziprasidone in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  2, p. 1 - 5 2016
• Annals of Clinical Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Topiramate in dextromethorphan abuse
  27:4, p. 302 - 303 2015
• Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Topiramate in dextromethorphan abuse
  27:4, p. 302 - 303 2015
• American Journal of Community Psychology
  Tsai J., Ramaswamy Sriram, Bhatia Subhash C., Rosenheck R. A., A Comparison of Homeless Male Veterans in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas in Nebraska: A Methodological Caveat
  56:3, p. 357 - 367 2015
• Psycho-Oncology
  Monga Varun, Broucek Marin, Amani Mojgan, Ramaswamy Sriram, Clozapine and concomitant chemotherapy in a patient with schizophrenia and new onset esophageal cancer
  24:8, p. 971 - 972 2015
• Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, Driscoll David, Madabushi Jayakrishna S., Bhatia Subhash C., Yeragani Vikram, Effects of escitalopram on autonomic function in posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans of operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom (OEF/OIF)
  12:5-6, p. 13 - 19 2015
• Journal of Aging Research
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty F., Madabushi J., Hunziker John, Bhatia Subhash C., An Open-Label Trial of Memantine for Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  2015, p. Article ID 934162 (6 pages) 2015
• Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  Bhatia Shashi K., Ramaswamy Sriram, Kolli Venkata, Sleep Disorders: What a Psychiatrist should Know
  57:5, p. S173 - S173 2015
• Kolli Venkata, Ramaswamy Sriram, Improvement of antidepressant-induced sweating with as-required benztropine 2013
• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, Singh Harmit, Ramaswamy Sriram, Chlorella-Induced Psychosis 2013
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Singh Harmit, Veglia Mary T., Ramaswamy Sriram, A Case of Ropinirole-Induced Compulsive Behavior
  14:5 2012
• primary care companion to CNS disorders
  Selvaraj Vidya, Ramaswamy Sriram, Bhatia Subhash C., Transient ischemic attack associated with trazodone therapy: a case report
  13:4, p. 15 2011
• Selvaraj Vithyalakshmi, Ramaswamy Sriram, Sharma Ashish, Wilson Daniel, New-onset psychosis and emergence of suicidal ideation with aripiprazole 2010
• Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  Selvaraj Vidya, Veeravalli S., Ramaswamy Sriram, Balon R., Yeragani V. K., Depression, suicidality and antidepressants: A coincidence?
  52:1, p. 17 - 20 2010
• Diseases of the Esophagus
  Yano Fumiaki, Sherif A. E., Turaga Kiran K., Stadlhuber Rudolf J., Tsuboi Kazuto, Ramaswamy Sriram, Mittal Sumeet K., El Sherif Amr, Gastrointestinal quality of life in patients after anti reflux surgery
  22:2, p. 177 - 184 2009
• Current Psychiatry
  Scheiber S. C., Ramaswamy Sriram, Wilson Daniel R., Hyponatremia in a 64-year-old woman
  7:6, p. 98 - 103 2008
• Das Piyush, Ramaswamy Sriram, Arora Monica, Samuels Irina, Gabel Teri L., Lamotrigine-induced neutropenia in a woman with schizoaffective disorder [9] 2007
• Current psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Modafinil: not just for sleep disorders? Off-label use of this stimulant might improve mood disorders, ADHD, and other conditions.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Drug overview)
  6:11, p. 67 2007
• The journal of ECT
  Das Piyush, Ramaswamy Sriram, Sharma Arun, Bhatia Subhash C., Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients on Long Term Warfarin Therapy
  23:1, p. 54 2007
• Current Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Mattai A., Wilson Daniel R., Modafinil in Psychiatry
  6:11, p. 67 - 78 2007
• International Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Padala Prasad R., Wilson Daniel R., Petty Frederick, Madison James, Monnahan Melanie, Marcil William, Price Paul, Ramaswamy Sriram, Din Amad U., Risperidone monotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder related to sexual assault and domestic abuse in women
  21:5, p. 275 - 280 2006
• Current psychiatry
  Lineberry Timothy W, Bostwick John Michael, Rundell James R, Ramaswamy Sriram, Traumatized troops: how to treat combat-related PTSD
  5:5, p. 39 - 52 2006
• Current psychiatry
  Lineberry Timothy W, Ramaswamy Sriram, Bostwick John Michael, Rundell James R, Military sexual trauma: how to identify and treat a unique form of PTSD
  5:5, p. 53 - 54 2006
• Ramaswamy Sriram, Bhatia Subhash C., Aripiprazole therapy for nicotine dependence [2] 2006
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Madaan Vishal, Dewan Vijay, Ramaswamy Sriram, Sharma Ashish, Behavioral manifestations of Sturge-Weber syndrome
  8:4, p. 198 - 200 2006
• Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  Siddiqui Zakaria, Marcil William A., Bhatia Subhash C., Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty Frederick, Ziprasidone therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder
  30:6, p. 430 - 431 2005
• Sharma Ashish, Ramaswamy Sriram, Dewan Vijay K., Resolution of ziprasidone-related tardive dyskinesia with a switch to aripiprazole 2005
• Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Qadri Faiz, Heaney Christopher J., North Terry C., Madaan Vishal, Padala Prasad R., Sattar Syed P., Petty Frederick, A primary care perspective of posttraumatic stress disorder for the Department of Veterans Affairs
  7:4, p. 180 - 187 2005
• The Jefferson journal of psychiatry
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Boust Susan, Bhatia Subhash, Sattar Prizada, Petty Frederick, Sudden Cardiac Death with Clozapine and Lorazepam Combination
  19:1 2005
• Siddiqui Zakaria, Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty Frederick, Quetiapine therapy for corticosteroid-induced mania [7] 2005
• Ramaswamy Sriram, Siddiqui Zakaria, Saharan Sahdev, Gabel Teri L., Bhatia Subhash C., Quetiapine-induced hypothyroidism 2005
• Journal of ECT
  Sharma Arun, Ramaswamy Sriram, Bhatia Subhash C., Electroconvulsive therapy after repair of cerebral aneurysm
  21:3, p. 180 - 181 2005
• Sattar Pirzada, Ramaswamy Sriram, Internet gaming addiction [12] 2004
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Sattar S. Pirzada, Ahmed Mohammed S., Madison James K., Olsen D. R., Bhatia S. C., Ellahi S., Majeed F., Ramaswamy Sriram, Petty Frederick C., Wilson Daniel R., Patient and physician attitudes to using medications with religiously forbidden ingredients
  38:11, p. 1830 - 1835 2004
• Sharma Ashish, Ramaswamy Sriram, Dewan V., Dahl E., Intraoral application of atropine sulfate ophthalmic solution for clozapine-induced sialorrhea 2004
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Dahl E., Sattar S. Pirzada, Petty F., Sotalol-Induced Depression
  38:8-Jul, p. 1321 - 1322 2004
• Ramaswamy Sriram, Dahl Elizabeth, Sattar Syed Pirzada, Petty Frederick, Sotalol-induced depression [7] 2004
• International Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Vijay Dewan, William Marcil, Sattar S. Pirzada, Praveen Fernandes, Petty Frederick, Aripiprazole possibly worsens psychosis
  19:1, p. 45 - 48 2004
• Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Monnahan M., Madison J., Wolff S., Sattar S. Pirzada, Petty F., Wilson D. R., Factors associated with missed first appointments in subjects volunteering to participate in a clinical trial of posttraumatic stress disorder
  14:4, p. 516 - 517 2004
• Psychiatric news
  Ramaswamy Sriram, Publishing During Residency: Yes, You Can Do It
  38:24, p. 12 - 12 2003
• Annals of Pharmacotherapy
  Sattar S. Pirzada, Bhatia SC, Petty F., Ramaswamy Sriram, Somnambulism due to probable interaction of valproic acid and zolpidem
  37:10, p. 1429 - 1433 2003

Presentations

• Correlation between ECT quality measures & likelihood to transition from acute to maintenance ECT 2022
• Bhatia S, Rao V, Ramaswamy S, Kolli V. Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Easing the pain. Presented at the American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, Workshop. 19 May 2016. 2016
• Miller K, Hickert A, Yashswee KC, Driscoll D, Kolli K, Ramaswamy R. Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Veterans With Late-Onset PTSD. Poster presentation at the Combined Annual Meeting of Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) and the Midwestern Section of the American Federation of Medical Research( MWAFMR), Mid-America Club, Chicago, IL April 21st, 2016 2016
• Miller K, Driscoll D, Ramaswamy S. Late onset posttraumatic stress disorder in aging veterans: role of chronic inflammation. Poster Presentation at The Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Creighton University, Omaha, NE March 5th 2016 2016
• Monga V, Madan R, Ramaswamy S, Dannaram S, Langenfeld R. ECT In Clozapine Resistant Schizophrenia. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Ramaswamy S, Selvaraj V, Driscoll D, Madabushi J, Bhatia SC, Vikram Yeragani V. Effects of Escitalopram on Autonomic Function in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Madan R, Monga V, Sharma R, Langenfeld R, Ramaswamy S. Paliperidone Palmitate Induced Retrograde Ejaculation: Case Report And Review Of Literature. Poster Presentation at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 13 May 23, 2015. 2015
• Qadri SF, Ramaswamy S, Vitamin D insufficiency in chronic schizophrenia. Poster presentation at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs March 28- April 01, 2015. 2015
• S. Faiz Qadri, Sriram Ramaswamy, Vitamin D insufficiency in chronic schizophrenia - Poster presentation at the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs March 28- April 01 2015
• Presented VA Research Seminar at Omaha VA Medical Center on 3/20/15. Topic - Heart Rate Variability in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 2015
• Dementia - Workshop at the 66th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Pune, India (Jan, 2014) 2014
• Monga V, Broucek M, Ramaswamy S. Clozapine and Concomitant Chemotherapy in a Patient With Schizophrenia and New Onset Esophageal Cancer. Annual National Conference of the American Psychiatric Association at New York, NY (May, 2014) Poster Presentation 2014
• Critical Appraisal of Psychopharmacology Articles: Demystifying the Approach ", Grand Rounds presentation, Creighton University, Department of Psychiatry, Omaha, Nebraska, April 2014 2014
• Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: Easing the Pain: Workshop, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (May 2013) 2013
• Bipolar-Spectrum Disorders: Evidence-based evaluation and management. Symposiumat the 65th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Kochi, India (Jan, 2013) 2013
• Heart Disease and Depression - Symposiumat the 64th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Kochi, India (Jan, 2012) 2012
• Ramaswamy S, Greer A, Heaney RP, Petty F, Wilson DR. Association between Antipsychotic-induced Hyperleptinemia and Bone Mineral Density and Bone Metabolism In Men and Premenopausal-women with Schizophrenia. International Congress of Schizophrenia Research, 2007, Colorado Springs, CO, Poster Presentation (34) 2007
• Ramaswamy S, Padala PR, MD2,3, Monnahan M,, Petty F, Wilson DR. Risperidone in the Treatment of Civilian Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder. Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmocologicum (CINP), 2006, Chicago, IL, Poster presentation 2006

Awards

• Selected for inclusion in the 2013 “Best Doctors in America List
• Young Investigator Award, Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmocologicum (CINP
• Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Selected for the American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators
• Young Investigator, Collegium Internationale Neuro Psychopharmacologicum (CINP)