George Sayde, MD, MPH

George is originally from the Philadelphia area. He studied Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also worked as a mathematics teaching assistant and conducted research in computational neuroscience. George was drawn to Tulane University for medical training due to the strong clinical focus and commitment to serving the New Orleans community. After earning his MD and MPH in 2018, George continued his training in Tulane's combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency program. The opportunity to develop skills in both specialties and treat patients' comorbidities as one provider has been very rewarding and meaningful work. George's clinical and academic interests include ICU-related psychological distress, post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), psychosomatic medicine, and psychodynamic psychotherapy in the medical setting. He is passionate about integrative and creative treatment approaches to both medically and psychiatrically complex patients.

Publications

Sayde G.E. Psychodynamic Implications of Treating Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivors. Psychodynamic Psychiatry. Forthcoming 2023.

Sayde G.E., Stefanescu A., Hammer R. Interdisciplinary Treatment for Survivors of Critical Illness in the Era of COVID-19: Expanding the Post-Intensive Care Recovery Model and Impact on Psychiatric Outcomes. Journal of the Academy of Consultation–Liaison Psychiatry (2023).

Sayde G.E., Miletello S., McConville J. Reframing Malignant Catatonia to Transcend a Syndrome of Psychomotor Disturbance: a Case Series and Literature Review. Psychiatry Research Case Reports. 2022 Dec; 1(2): 100058. DOI: 10.1016/j.psycr.2022.100058. 

Sayde G.E., Stefanescu A., Conrad E., Nielsen N., Hammer R. Implementing an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Diary Program at a Large Academic Medical Center: Results from a Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Psychological Morbidity Associated with Critical Illness. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2020 Sep-Oct; 66:96-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.06.017. Epub 2020 Jul 2. PMID: 32763640; PMCID: PMC7329691.
-Grant Identification: GH-17-022 (Arnold P. Gold Foundation)
-Clinical Trial Registration: NCT04305353 

Selected Oral Presentations
 

Sayde, G.E., Bienvenu O.J., Jackson J.C., Dean E., & Hammer R. (November 2022). Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) in the Era of COVID-19: Psychiatric Morbidity, Long-Term Outcomes, and Models of Care. Live Workshop at: Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting (CLP 2022); Atlanta, GA, USA.

Sayde, G.E. (September 2022). Innovations in Early Career Med-Psych Physicians: A Discussion Panel. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry (AMP) National Conference; Atlanta, GA, USA.

Sayde, G.E. (June 2022). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Setting. Presented at: Tulane University Internal Medicine & Psychiatry Conference; New Orleans, LA, USA.

Sayde, G.E. (May 2022). Topics in C-L Psychiatry: Delirium and ICU-related Psychological Morbidity. Presented at Tulane University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences – Medical Student Clerkship Didactics; New Orleans, LA, USA.

Sayde, G.E. & Hammer R. (January 2022). Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) in the Pandemic. Presented at: Brain and Behavior Annual Conference – Virtual Symposium.

Hu B. & Sayde, G.E. (November 2021). Enriching CL Education: Applying Brain Systems Schemas to Understanding Psychopathology. Symposium at: Academy of Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting (CLP 2021).

Sayde, G.E. & Hammer R. (October 2019). ICU Diaries Randomized Clinical Trial. Presented at: International Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society Symposium; Orlando, FL, USA. 

Selected Posters
 

Sayde G.E. & Miletello S. (November 2022). Challenging the Standard Psychiatric Illness Script of Catatonia: Beyond a Syndrome of Psychomotor Disturbance. Poster Presentation at: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting (CLP 2022); Atlanta, GA, USA.

Sayde G.E. & Miletello S. (November 2020). Atypical Presentation of Psychosis with Catatonia in an Elderly Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Neuropsychiatric Workup presented at: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting (CLP 2020).

Sayde G.E., Sibrack J., & Weiss A. (October 2019). A Case of Clozapine-Induced Liver Injury in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia presented at: Association of Medicine and Psychiatry (AMP) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Sayde G.E., Hammer R., & Conrad E. (November 2018). Implementing an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Diary Program at a Large Academic Medical Center: Preliminary Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial presented at: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting (CLP 2018); Orlando, FL, USA