Zachariah Francois, DO
Assistant Discipline Chair for Psychiatry
Department/Discipline:
Psychiatry and Neuro–Behavioral Sciences
Campus:
Louisiana
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Dr. Francois serves as Assistant Discipline Chair for Psychiatry and as the Associate Program Director for the Opelousas General Health System Psychiatry Residency Program.
Education
- D.O. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine- Auburn, 2019
- Internship, Family Medicine LSU UHC, 2019
- Residency, Psychiatry University of the Incarnate Word, 2024
Research Interests
- Schizophrenia
- OCD
- ADHD
- Endocrinopathy-induced mood disorders
- Antipsychotic-induced movement disorders
- Antipsychotic-induced metabolic syndrome
- Psychiatric phenomenology
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Exposure and response prevention (ERP)
Awards
- VCOM-Auburn, Distinguished Scholar in Psychiatry, 2019
- VCOM-Auburn, Distinguished Leadership in Psychiatry. 2019
- LSU UHC Family Medicine Residency Program- Intern of the Year 2019-2020
- University of the Incarnate Word Psychiatry Residency Program-Chief Resident 2023-2024
- University of the Incarnate Word Psychiatry Residency Program-Resident of the Year 2023-2024