Makeda Naomi Jones, M.D.
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Brooklyn, New York 11230
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EDUCATION
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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY 2014 Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Bronx, NY
2008 Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) Adult Psychiatry Residency, Bronx, NY
2004 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Pennsylvania State College of Medicine Medical Degree (MD), Hershey, PA
1999 Pennsylvania State University-Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science (BS) with Honors, University Park, PA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
05/2020-Present Empowerment Changes Everything L.L.C. CEO, Private Practice
Child & Adolescent, Adult, and Forensic Psychiatrist, Brooklyn, NY Provides outpatient child and adolescent mental health treatment Delivers lectures to medical students and resident in psychiatry 08/2013-Present Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry Moonlighting Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Emergency Room Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Bronx, NY
Supervised psychiatric residents in ER/Consultation Liaison Service. Provide emergency evaluations to child and adult patients. 09/2021-11/2022 NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue Juvenile Justice Mental Health Service Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Grossman College of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Bronx, NY
Performed psychiatric consultations of juveniles in detention. Performed evaluations and psychopharmacologic management of youth. 08/2020-09/2021 Kings County Hospital, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Clinical Assistant Professor, Downstate Health Sciences University CPEP Medical Director, Brooklyn, NY
Perform psychiatric consultations throughout the hospital. Provide clinical leadership throughout the hospital for CPEP. 02/2020-08/2020 Central New York Psychiatric Center, Video Telepsychiatry Center (VTC) Forensic Tele-Psychiatrist, Manhattan, NY
Performed psychiatric evaluations and medication management for inmates. Outpatient medication management of men and women in NY state prisons. Jones, Makeda Naomi, MD; Curriculum Vitae – Page 2 of 2 03/2015 – 06/2017 Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Forensic Psychiatry Assistant Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Clinical Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) Supervised Forensic Fellows on evaluation and management of patients. Taught forensic psychiatric principles to fellows and medical students. 07/2014 – 03/2015 Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Department of Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Acting CPEP Medical Director, Bronx, NY
Supervised and taught emergency psychiatry principles to psychiatric residents. Performed evaluations and psychopharmacologic follow up for patients. 11/2012 – 06/2013 Bronx State Psychiatric Center, Montefiore Medical Center Interim Teaching Psychiatrist, Forensic Inpatient Training Unit Attending Psychiatrist, Bronx, NY
Supervised Psychiatric Residents, psychology interns, and medical students Taught general psychiatry to staff and trainees on the unit. 08/2008- 10/2012 National Health Service Corps, Correctional Immigration Health Director of Mental Health, Secure Detention Center, Port Isabel, TX Provided consultation with immigration attorneys on mental health patients. Consulted with leadership in immigration health and detention. Performed psychiatric consultation for immigrant detainees. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
2015 Board Certification in the Specialty of Forensic Psychiatry by the ABPN 2010 Board Certification in the Specialty of Psychiatry by the ABPN 2007 State of New York Physician’s License
AWARDS AND HONORS
2022 Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives & Professionals 2021 Doctor of the Year in Top 100 Registry of Business Leaders & Professionals 2021 Women in Medicine Award Top Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist 2018 AACAP Special Systems of Care Award
2017 New York State Medical Society Award
2013 Excellence in Service-Sing Sing Correctional Facility 2011 Medal of Excellence-Immigration Health Service Corps 2006 Stepping-Stones Leadership Award
2000 National Health Service Corps Scholarship
1999 MERCK Pharmaceuticals Biomedical Research Scholarship BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Makeda Jones. Quoted in a New York Times article, Benedict Cary. “Is the Pandemic Sparking Suicide?” The New York Times May 19, 2020. Dorell K, Cohen MA, Jones M, Huprikar SS, Gorman JM. “Citalopram – Induced Diplopia.” Psychosomatics 46:91-93, 2005.
Jones M, McBride D. “Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes in African- American Women.” Honors College Thesis Collection Pennsylvania State University 1:1-34, 2000.