Faculty

Cherian Karunapuzha

2026 Sessions

Is It Akathisia, TD, or Something Else? Making the Right Call in Movement Disorders

Medication-induced movement disorders are common in psychiatric practice but are often challenging to recognize and differentiate. This session reviews the distinguishing features of common movement disorders, the pharmacologic mechanisms that contribute to their development, and practical management strategies. Learners will gain confidence in making accurate diagnoses and selecting appropriate treatments.

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 8:30–9:30 AM
Room Salon 1 - 2
Faculty

Cherian Karunapuzha

Faculty

Mark Matta

DO, DFAPA
CEO
Psych Med Associates, PC; Medical Director - People In Need & Community Alternatives, Inc.

Presently, Dr. Mark Matta completed his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to a residency in general adult psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a second-generation psychiatrist following his father as the CEO and Medical Director of Psych Med Associates, P.C. in New Castle, PA. He is also the medical director of People in Need and Community Alternatives, two community mental health clinics in New Castle. Chatham University has awarded Dr. Matta as the psychiatric preceptor of the year 2012 and clinical preceptor of the year in 2013. He has also been awarded Best of the Best Psychiatrist by the New Castle News from 2009-2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2026 and “Elected as Distinguished Fellow” with the American Psychiatric Association in 2020.

He is the 2026-2027 president of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and previously served as the president of the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society for the 2021-2022 year and presently sits on the Lawrence County Mental Health Advisory Board. Dr. Matta was selected as one of the inaugural recipients of the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 40 Under 40 Award.

Program Chair

Ilan Melnick

MD
Chief Medical Officer, Passageway Residences of Dade County,
Passageway Residences of Dade County

Ilan Melnick, MD, is the primary psychiatrist in two outpatient clinics in the Miami, Florida area, as well as a staff psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer at Passageway Residences of Miami-Dade County. In addition, Dr. Melnick is a staff psychiatrist and Medical Director for Jewish Community Services and performs independent medical and psychiatric evaluations for Miami-Dade County police, fire, transit and aviation departments.

Dr. Melnick received his medical degree in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and went on to do his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.He continues to be involved in education as an Assistant Professor at Florida International University School of medicine. He continues to be involved in education through his role giving grand rounds at major universities and hospitals around the world.

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