When Gary Snyderman first considered his vocational options, he found himself drawn to the idea of working with individuals with mental illnesses. In order to understand their complex situations, he knew he also needed to understand their physical health.
Today, as Director of Nursing at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, Snyderman is an advanced practice nurse with a PhD in psychology who is responsible for the overall provision of nursing services for the organization, including 24/7 inpatient nursing services at our main campus as well as nursing care offered at our outpatient sites.
Treating the Whole Person, with the Whole Team
“The holistic approach to care at Princeton House means that we work on behalf of our patients as a team: psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, therapists, dietitians, and chaplains,” says Snyderman. “Each discipline has a unique perspective, which when added together, provides our patients with the best of us all.”
As the behavioral health division of Princeton Health, Princeton House patients benefit from seamless medical care while they are inpatients. Patients with a primary medical condition will, of course, be treated at Princeton Medical Center, where psychiatric consultations are provided. But when patients are medically stable and discharged, Princeton House stands ready to help them address their behavioral health issues. Conditions such as sleep apnea, stable asthma, diabetes, and COPD—as well as early pregnancy—are all safely managed during behavioral health treatment.
“We hold ourselves accountable for the highest quality of care,” says Richard Wohl, President of Princeton House Behavioral Health. “Our clinicians are often multiply certified and are engaged in our patients’ wellbeing—committed to healing the mind while also understanding the impact of physical health on each one of us.”
Having a comorbidity is not an uncommon occurrence. Studies have shown that adults with mental illness have higher rates of certain chronic physical conditions, including high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. |
Expanding Roles for Princeton House Clinicians
Princeton House has one of the largest Departments of Psychiatry in New Jersey, with more than 50 employed psychiatrists and practitioners, many of whom are board certified in both psychiatry (or child and adolescent psychiatry) and addictions medicine.
As Princeton House expands to meet the needs of its growing patient population, the Department of Psychiatry has positioned its leadership team for the future through the following appointments and promotions.
Lorna Stanley, MD has been promoted to Senior Supervising Psychiatrist for the Department of Psychiatry at Princeton House. In this role, she will serve as departmental ombudsman, providing support and mentorship that includes assistance with work-related stress. Dr. Stanley joined Princeton House in 2003 and continues to serve as Medical Director of the Princeton outpatient site.
Arshad Siddiqui, MD has been appointed to the new position of Medical Director for Adult Outpatient Programs. Dr. Siddiqui joined Princeton House in 2013 and will continue in his current role as Associate Medical Director at the Hamilton outpatient site.
Dr. Siddiqui was recently recognized as a 2018 Top Doc by New Jersey Monthly magazine based on a survey of New Jersey physicians.
Madhurani Khare, MD has been appointed to the new position of Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Outpatient Programs to focus on program development. Dr. Khare became a member of the Department of Psychiatry in 2000 and will continue in her current position of Medical Director at the Hamilton outpatient site.
The two Medical Director positions complement the existing position of Medical Director for Women’s Programs, held by George Wilson, MD. Dr. Wilson, who joined Princeton House in 1997, is the former Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and has served in numerous positions during his tenure.
Jacqueline Zaremba, DPN, RN, APN-C has been promoted to the new position of Senior Supervising Advanced Practice Nurse for the Department. Dr. Zaremba will facilitate APN recruitment and provide support, supervision, and mentorship for the growing number of staff APNs. She joined Princeton Medical Center as a critical care nurse in 1980 and Princeton House as an APN in 2005, working with inpatient, outpatient, and eating disorders programs.
Princeton House is actively recruiting psychiatric APNs.
To learn more, contact Ariana Sanjabi at 609-613-6131 or ariana.sanjabi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
For more information on careers at Princeton House, visit princetonhouse.org/careers.
Article as seen in the Winter 2019 issue of Princeton House Behavioral Health Today.
