About
MEET DR. AMPIAH
Shanique Ampiah, MD, DABPN, FAPA is a fellowship trained and double-board certified Child/Adolescent and Adult psychiatrist who believes in the power of early intervention and its ability to change the trajectory of psychiatric illness.
Dr. Ampiah provides comprehensive, compassionate care and works to align with her patients and their families to achieve the best overall outcome while employing a biopsychosocial model guided by empiric data. She also focuses on behavioral intervention foremost with medications only when indicated.
Dr. Ampiah values the spirit of collaboration and will work alongside your child’s care team, including teachers, therapists and pediatricians to ensure that your child’s mental and physical health are on a path to wellness.
When working with adults, the same spirit of collaboration is maintained. Dr. Ampiah will partner with you and the rest of your team to ensure you are being posited on a path to mental and physical wellbeing.
When not in the office, Dr. Ampiah enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, cooking, dancing and reading. She is also known to enjoy a good spa day every now and then.
At Paramount Wellness Collaborative, Dr. Ampiah is primarily accepting pediatric patients ages 4-17, but will accept Adults on a case-by-case basis. Currently, ONLY WEEKEND in office and virtual appointments are available.
Education
American University of the Caribbean
Doctor of Medicine
University of South Florida
M.S. in Molecular Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. in Psychology; minors in Biology and Chemistry
Postgraduate Training:
2017 – 2019 Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Chief Resident, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2018-2019
2014 – 2017 Resident in Adult Psychiatry, LSU Our Lady of the Lake Psychiatry Residency Program, Baton Rouge, LA
Board Certifications:
2018 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for General Psychiatry
2020 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2023 Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
2020 Mcpherson, K. Can Little Kids Be Depressed?
Romper.com article published Jan 2020, for which Dr. Ampiah served as expert and was quoted in the article.
2018 Mathews E, Ampiah S, Dodd, D. It Happened Here: Debriefing Groups to Help Psychiatry Residents Process Traumatic Community Events. Academic Psychiatry, 43(1), 140-141.
2017 Crapanzano KA, Ampiah S. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, book chapter in SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology.
2016 Ampiah S, Vatsavayi V, Crapanzano KA. Hazards of Complementary & Alternative Medicines: A case of Kava Kava Delirium. LSU Research Day Poster.
2023 Ampiah, S., Armstrong, C. Feeling the connection: Healthy Mom, Healthy Child Presented on maternal mental health as part of a panel for AUC School of Medicine.
2021 Ampiah S. ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment.
Presented for Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, FL Physician Partners and Baptist Behavioral Health Grand Rounds.
2020 Ampiah S. She’s Fierce guest panelist, Guard Your Mental Health, Dec. 2020
2019 Ampiah S. Role of Family Dynamics in the Development of Eating Disorders. Presented at Tulane Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds.
2017 Ampiah S, Vatsavayi V, Crapanzano KA.
When Patients Supplement: A Case of Kava Kava Delirium. Presented at APA Institute on Psychiatric Services meeting.
2017 Ampiah S, Mathews E, Dodd D. It’s my trauma too: Debriefing Groups to Help Psychiatrists Process Traumatic Community Events and Address Compassion Fatigue in Baton Rouge, LA. Presented at APA Institute on Psychiatric Services meeting.
2016 Ampiah S. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Anxiety and Depression. LSU-OLOL Psychiatry Program Grand Rounds.
2015 Ampiah S. Overview and treatment of depressive disorders. OLOL College Physician’s Assistant program lecturer.
2013 Andole, S., Shaw, S., Simran, S. Seasonal Fluctuations in Stroke Different to Cardiovascular Fluctuations: A London HASU’s Experience. Poster presented at: European Stroke Conference; UK.
