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Complete Archive of Conference Presentations, Posters, and Invited Talks
1997 - 2026 | 24 Total Presentations (including Clinical Grand Rounds)
APSARD 2026 Saturday Morning Plenary
Title: "Do Stimulant Medications Prevent Substance Use?"
Conference: The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) →
Date: January 17, 2026
Type: Invited Plenary Presentation
Saturday morning plenary session examining protective effects of ADHD stimulant medications against substance use disorders. Presentation of recent JAMA Psychiatry findings on real-world outcomes of ADHD medication treatment.
Invited Grand Rounds - Creedmoor Psychiatric
Title: "Clozapine Treatment"
Venue: Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Grand Rounds and Case Conference
Date: 2025
Type: Invited Grand Rounds
Emerging Issues on Addiction - CASNY Multi-Dimensional Cannabis Analysis
Title: "Dr. Sultan and Dr. Becker & CASNY Pilot Phase I, II, and III - A Multi-dimensional analysis of cannabis in the NYC area"
Date: December 4, 2025
Type: Invited Research Presentation
Comprehensive presentation of multi-phase cannabis research in New York City area, including analysis of licensed and unlicensed retailers, product labeling, and access patterns.
Pediatrics Grand Rounds - Weill Cornell Medicine
Title: "Tantrums: Emotional Dysregulation in School-Aged Children"
Venue: Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine
Date: May 29, 2019
Type: Clinical Grand Rounds
Synopsis: Comprehensive clinical lecture on differential diagnosis and treatment of tantrums in children. Presented three case vignettes (anxiety, ADHD, DMDD/ODD) demonstrating the critical principle that tantrums are symptoms, not diagnoses. Covered evidence-based treatment approaches including stimulant medication for ADHD, SSRIs for anxiety, and Parent Management Training (PMT) for behavioral dysregulation. Emphasized matching intervention to underlying cause rather than treating symptoms in isolation.
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Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Case Conference
Title: "Catatonia in Children and Adolescents"
Venue: Pediatric Neuropsych Case Conference, Columbia/Weill Cornell
Date: March 23, 2015
Type: Clinical Case Conference
Synopsis: Case-based discussion of catatonia presentation in adolescent with altered mental status and motor abnormalities. Covered Busch-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale, differential diagnosis (including NMS, NMDA encephalitis, delirium), catatonia in autism spectrum disorder, medical consequences, and evidence-based treatment approaches (lorazepam, ECT). Emphasized that catatonia is "hidden in plain sight" in pediatric psychiatric populations and requires high index of suspicion for recognition.
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2024
Sultan, R. S., & Zhang, A.
"Impact of Cannabis on ADHD and Comorbid Conditions"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
Orlando, FL | 2024
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., Levin, F. R. →, Wilens, T. →, & Olfson, M. →
"K12 Retreat"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
New York, NY | 2024
2023
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., & Levin, F. R. →
"Patterns and Associations of Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents"
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) →
San Diego, CA | 2023
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., & Levin, F. R. →
"Patterns and Associations of Substance Use Among US Adolescents"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
New York, NY | 2023
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., & Levin, F. R. →
"K12 Retreat"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
New York, NY | 2023
2022
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., & Levin, F. R. →
"Mental Health and Life Events in Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders in the United States"
College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) →
Minneapolis, MN | 2022
Sultan, R. S.
"K12 Mini-Retreat"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
New York, NY | 2022
2019
Sultan, R. S., Mohatt, J. M., & Walkup, J. T. →
"ADHD Outcomes and Impairments: Beyond a Childhood Disorder"
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA | May 2019
Comprehensive presentation examining ADHD treatment outcomes and functional impairments across the lifespan. Multi-part presentation addressing childhood diagnosis, adolescent challenges, and adult persistence of symptoms.
Sultan, R. S.
"Pediatric Talk on Tantrums: Developmental and Clinical Perspectives"
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Date: May 2019
Type: Invited Clinical Lecture
Educational presentation for pediatrics department addressing differential diagnosis of temper tantrums, developmental considerations, and when to refer for psychiatric evaluation. Covered normal developmental tantrums vs. behavioral disorders vs. underlying psychiatric conditions.
2018
Walkup, J. T. →, & Sultan, R. S.
"ADHD and Comorbidity"
IACAPAP (International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions)
Prague, Czech Republic | 2018
Sultan, R. S., Olfson, M., & Posner, J.
"Antipsychotics and ADHD: Clinical Factors Associated with Antipsychotic Prescribing in Youth with ADHD"
IACAPAP (International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions)
Prague, Czech Republic | 2018
2016
Sultan, R. S., & Olfson, M.
"National Rates of Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Pediatric Populations"
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) →
New York, NY | 2016
Sultan, R. S., & Olfson, M.
"Rates of Psychotropic Prescribing Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults"
Congress of AEPNYA, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
San Sebastian, Spain | 2016
Sultan, R. S., Duncan, E., & Olfson, M.
"Changes in FDA Guidelines for Clozapine Monitoring System in the Veteran Affairs Medical System"
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA | 2016
2007
Sultan, R. S., Carroll, C. L., Smith, S. R., & Zucker, A. R.
"Obesity Increases ICU Asthma Admission in Children"
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada | 2007
Pediatric research during medical school examining relationship between childhood obesity and asthma severity requiring intensive care admission.
Clinical case presentations during psychiatric training
1997
Sultan, R. S.
"Neuropsychological Case Conference"
Department of Psychiatry Case Conference
Date: 1997
Type: Clinical Case Presentation
Comprehensive neuropsychological case presentation during residency training. Detailed examination of cognitive assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning integrating neuropsychological test findings with clinical presentation.
Pre-medical school research at Trinity College in Environmental Science
2005
Geiss, C. E., Abrams, J. L., & Sultan, R. S.
"Multi-Proxy Analysis of Lake Sediments from Western Connecticut Reveals Changes in Past Environments and Land Use"
EOS Transactions AGU, 86(18), Joint Assembly Supplement | 2005
Geiss, C. E., Abrams, J. L., Sultan, R. S., & Rodriguez, E. A.
"Multi-Proxy Analysis of Lake Sediments Reveals Paleo-Environmental Change in Western Connecticut Throughout the Holocene"
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 37(5), 72 | 2005
| Category | Count |
| Invited Plenary/Grand Rounds | 8 |
| Poster Presentations (Psychiatry) | 14 |
| Environmental Science (Undergraduate) | 2 |
| Total Presentations | 24 |
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