Morgan Zipperly, MD, PhD

As of today, I am officially ✨Dr. Morgan Zipperly, MD, PhD ✨ !!!!!!!!! #DoubleDocs #WomenInMedicine #WomenInSTEM #medtwitter

Another data point for the “residents should be paid more” argument. #MedTwitter #MedX

Unlike #mentalhealth professionals, chatbots are designed to keep you engaged—not necessarily to support your well-being. Learn more about why ChatGPT shouldn't be your therapist: at.apa.org/a51dd1

I asked ChatGPT what it was like to interact with me on a daily basis, and part of that response was “MORE FIREWORKS! BUT MAKE THEM PSYCHIATRICALLY RELEVANT!” Not sure what this means exactly, but it’s probably accurate.

@booksw Basically, we applied a modified Maldonado protocol (clonidine + AED) to manage protracted BZD withdrawal in a patient requiring abrupt BZD cessation. Would love to catch up sometime; hope you are doing well!

@ZipperlyM I’d like to see the poster ;)

To those at #ASAM2025, stop by poster 59 this afternoon to hear more about our case managing protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal in a psychiatric patient with polysubstance use. To those who can’t make it, I’m happy to share the poster and any insights that may be helpful!

As of today, my favorite boy is officially a US citizen! The ceremony was surprisingly emotional - the officiant clearly stated that those taking the oath represented the diversity that ACTUALLY makes America great. So different from the hate that has become commonplace.

Last night my brilliant friend with 20 years of expertise in Neuroscience including a decade at NIDA was fired because she was recently promoted for her outstanding performance and it triggered the probation period. This is not making NIH more efficient, this is not making us healthier, this is not punishing the people who misled the public, this is destroying America’s talent. Her work is instrumental for testing whether new medications to fight addiction are safe and efficacious before they are tested in humans. now that research is at risk. She was the backbone of the lab the most senior person. So much knowledge, talent, know how, wasted, so much science destroyed for the wrong reason. Sigh…

@alanacjones_ Congrats! So excited to see where you end up! 🤩

I called my dad this morning in disbelief that I really just applied to residency and he says, “Well what do you think you’ve been doing for the last 12 years?!” Please hire me because that man is tired of me being in school. 😂

Thoughts on me implementing this feelings chart for my therapy patients? #MedTwitter #DoubleDocs #Psychiatry

@dog_rates Mars (15) wants to be part of the squad too!

This is Porter, Sunshine, Toothless, and Dodie. They're the senior dog squad, and they'd like to remind you that the best things in life get better with age. 13/10 for all #SeniorPupSaturday

On the heels of yesterday’s post about how impossible it is to work in America’s healthcare system, I woke up to an email requesting I fill out a productivity action plan to increase the “productivity” of the #PedsICU physicians because our “productivity” is “low” this month for the first time in THREE years and the variance has triggered an action plan. For the last 3 years, everyone has been wringing their hands over how busy the unit has been and how to promote wellness in a unit that can’t catch its breath. We finally get the wellness we need….. a BREAK…. and now I have to fill out a “productivity action plan” to address the thing we all needed in the first place. THIS IS BURNOUT

New perspectives piece on DBS for Substance Use Disorders is live! Very excited for the future of interventional psychiatry and this potential for SUD treatment. frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Beautiful work by rockstar scientist, pun master, and future MD/PhD @klbrida! Excited to see this work being shared and thankful to have been a part of the early stages of this awesome project. 🤩

@dog_rates The pup-pet show

This dog was spotted being absolutely mesmerized by a puppet show. 13/10

This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾

Extremely grateful to the committee for selecting me and thrilled to join this amazing community!

@CynZipp I knew Mars would be in good hands if anything happened 😜

@ZipperlyM I’m so glad your mother didn’t know about this….🤣

One of my goals for 2024 was to do more things that scare me. Top of the list? Skydiving. Today I conquered that fear. And it was amazing.

2024 has been tough, but today two people referred to me as their “favorite doctor ever” and my heart feels a little fuller. 💕

Scenes from my outpatient psych clinic: Is it mental illness or is it the patriarchy?