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Learn MoreDiseases of the brain often produce both mental and physical symptoms. Patients with neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, brain infection, or traumatic brain injury often experience cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioral problems as a consequence of their illness. To understand and help patients with complex neuropsychiatric illnesses like these a practitioner must have a good knowledge of both the mental and physical aspects of the illnesses. Psychiatrists who specialize in neuropsychiatry usually complete a general psychiatry residency and then complete one to two years of additional training in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex brain/mind illnesses. In the Neuropsychiatry Program at UIC we work with our colleagues in neurology, neuropsychology, neurosurgery, neurorehabilitation, and others to provide the best possible care for patients with complex illnesses that fall into the overlap area between the traditional specialties of psychiatry and neurology.
Dr. Kimchi is a practicing geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Illinois Medical Center where he is Co-Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic, Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, and Director of Academic Initiatives in Psychiatry. He completed his residency in 2013 at the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt Psychiatry Residency Program and his geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 2014. He was on faculty at Johns Hopkins University until relocating to the Chicagoland area in 2016. Dr. Kimchi joined Rush University Medical Center from 2016 to 2022 where he served as Associate Medical Director of the Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Medical Director of Emergency Psychiatry, and Associate Residency Training Director of Psychiatry. He joined the Department of Psychiatry at UIC in 2022. Dr. Kimchi’s clinical and research interests lie in dementia-related care, medical education, and emergency psychiatry. He has authored several textbook chapters related to geriatric psychiatry, cognitive disorders, behavioral disturbances in dementia, decision-making capacity, and emergency psychiatry. He is a member of the Alzheimer's Association Illinois Advocacy Team.
Dr. Victor Valencia grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Loyola University of Chicago. He received his Medical Degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Valencia is currently a visiting clinical instructor and the BNNP fellow at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Victor Valencia's professional interests include research, catatonia, neuromodulation, and neuropsychiatry.
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