Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH

 
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Program Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Program University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Avenue, PSB-5056
Box 359911
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 897-4208 or (206) 543-8848

pavelcie@u.washington.edu

Educational Background:

• Bsc, University of British Columbia School of Medicine- Vancouver, British Columbia,
  Canada, Physiology, 1986
• MD, McGill University- Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Medicine, 1991
• Residency, University of British Columbia School of Medicine- Vancouver, British
  Columbia, Canada, Family Practice, 1993
• Residency, University of Washington School of Medicine- Seattle, WA, Psychiatry, 1997
• Fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine- Seattle, WA,
  Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry- Primary Care, 1999
• MPH, University of Washington School of Public Health- Seattle, WA, Public Health,
  Community Medicine, 1999

Current Research Interests:

• Diabetes
• Depression
• Chronic medical illness
• Treatment adherence
• Patient-provider relationship
• Health services
• Systems of care
• Somatization
• Attachment theory

CHAMMP-Related Projects:

CHAMMP Training Institute:

• PEARLS Program, Trainer

Selected Publications:

• Yoon, J, Crane, PK, Ciechanowski, PS, Harrington, RD, Kitahata, MM, & HM Crane (In Press). Somatic symptoms and the association between hepatitis C infection and depression in HIV-infected Patients. AIDS Care.
• Chaytor, N., Ciechanowski, P., Miller. J.W., Fraser, R., Russo, J., Unutzer, J., & Gilliam, F. (In Press). Long-term follow-up of the PEARLS depression treatment trial. Epilepsy & Behavior.
• Johnson, E., Fraser, R., Miller, J.W., Temkin, N., Barber, J., Caylor, L., Ciechanowski, P. & Chaytor, N. (In Press). Managing Epilepsy Well: Self-Management Needs Assessment.  Epilepsy & Behavior.
• McDonell, M.G., Kaufman, E.K., Srebnik, D.S., Ciechanowski, P.S. & Ries, R.K. (In Press). Barriers to Metabolic care for adults with serious mental illness: Provider perspectives.  The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.
• Ciechanowski, P., Chaytor, N., Miller. J.W., Fraser, R., Russo, J., Unutzer, J., & Gilliam, F. (2010). PEARLS depression treatment for individuals with epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial. Epilepsy & Behavior,19(3):225-31.
• Sullivan, M. D., Ciechanowski, P. S., Russo, J. E., Soine, L. A., Jordan-Keith, K., Caldwell, J. H. (2009). Understanding why patients delay seeking care for acute coronary syndromes. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2,148-154.
• Thompson, A.W., Miller, J.W., Katon, W., Chaytor, N., & Ciechanowski, P. (2009). Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with depression in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior, 14(4), 655-660.
• Arnold, S.V., Spertus, J.A., Ciechanowski, P.S., Soine, L.A., Jordan-Keith, K., Caldwell, J.H., & Sullivan, M.D. (2009). Psychosocial modulators of angina response to myocardial ischemia. Circulation, 120(2), 126-133.
• Schmaling, K.B., Williams, B., Schwartz, S., Ciechanowski, P., & LoGerfo, J. (2008). The content of behavior therapy for depression demonstrates few associations with treatment outcome among low-income, medically ill older adults. Behavior Therapy, 39(4), 360-365.
• Crane, H.M., Grunfeld, C., Harrington, R.D., Uldall, K.K., Ciechanowski, P.S., Kitahata, M.M. (2008). Lipoatrophy among HIV-infected patients is associated with higher levels of depression than lipohypertrophy. HIV Medicine, 9(9), 780-786.
• Sullivan, M.D., Ciechanowski, P.S., Russo, J.E., Spertus, J.A., Soine, L.A., Jordan-Keith, K., et al. (2008). Angina pectoris during daily activities and exercise stress testing: The role of inducible myocardial ischemia and psychological distress. Pain, 139(3), 551-561.
• Simon, G., Katon, W., Lin, E.H.B., Rutter, C., Manning, W.G., Ciechanowski, P., et al. (2007). Cost-effectiveness of systematic depression treatment among people with diabetes mellitus. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 65-72.
• Ciechanowski, P.S., Russo, J.E., Katon, W., Von Korff, M., Simon, G.E., Lin, E.H.B., et al. (2006). Association of patient relationship style ad outcomes in collaborative care treatment for depression in patients with diabetes. Medical Care, 44, 283-291.
• Ciechanowski, P., Katon, W., Russo, J., et al. (2006). Where is the patient? The association of psychosocial factors with missed primary care appointments in patients with diabetes. General Hospital Psychiatry, 28, 9-17.
• Lustman, P.J., Clouse, R.E., Nix, B.D., Freedland, K.E., Rubin, E.H., Ciechanowski, P.S., et al. (2006). Sertraline for prevention of depression recurrence in diabetes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63, 521-529.
• Morse, S., Ciechanowski, P.S., Katon, W.J., & Hirsch, I. (2006). Isn’t this just bedtime snacking? The potential adverse effects of night eating symptoms on treatment adherence and outcomes in patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 29, 1800-1804.
• Ciechanowski, P.S., & Katon, W.J. (2006). The interpersonal experience of health care through the eyes of patients with diabetes. Social Sciences and Medicine, 63, 3067-3079.
• Ludman, E., Katon, W., Russo, J., Simon, G., Von Korff, M., Ciechanowski, P., et al. (2006). Panic episodes among patients with diabetes. General Hospital Psychiatry, 28, 475-481.
• Lustman, P.J., Clouse, R.E., Ciechanowski, P., Hirsch, I.B., & Freedland, K.E. (2005). Depression-related hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes: a mediational approach. Psychosomatic Medicine, 67, 15-29.
• Ciechanowski, P., Katon, W., & Russo, J. (2005). The association of depression and perceptions of interpersonal relationships in patients with diabetes. Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 58, 139-144.
• Ciechanowski, P., Wagner, E.H., Schmaling, K.B., et al. (2004). Community-Integrated Home-Based Depression Treatment in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 1569-1577.
• Katon, W., Von Korff, M., Ciechanowski, P., Russo, J., Lin, E., Simon, G., et al. (2004). Behavioral and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 27, 914-920.
• Ciechanowski, P.S., Walker, E.A., Russo, J.E., Newman, E., & Katon, W.J. (2004). Adult health status of women HMO members with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. General Hospital Psychiatry, 26, 261-268.
• Ciechanowski, P., Katon, W., Russo, J., Von Korff, M., Ludman, E., Lin, E., et al. (2004). The influences of patient attachment styles on self-care and outcomes in diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 720-728.
• Katon, W.J., Von Korff, M., Lin, E.H., Simon, G.E., Ludman, E., Ciechanowski, P.S., et al. (2004). The Pathways Study: A randomized trial of collaborative care in patients with diabetes and depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 1042-1049.