Katerina Mastronardi, DO

Lewis Gale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia

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  • 2025–2026Active
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About

Katerina Mastronardi, DO, is affiliated with Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, and has published extensively in Psychiatry, Addiction, Cardiology, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Neurology, Patient Care, Veterans and Military Issues, and Violence and Aggression. Between 2025 and 2026, Mastronardi authored articles addressing topics such as communication challenges with intubated patients, mental health management in cardiac arrest survivors, administration of electroconvulsive therapy in critically ill individuals, treatment and referral for alcohol use disorders in primary care, and the evaluation and management of rage. The author has frequently collaborated with Theodore A. Stern, Michalla B. Braford, Andrea C. DeSimone, Melissa P. Bui, and Samah Ibrahim.

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Communicating With Intubated Patients
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Communicating With Intubated Patients

July 2, 2026

Communication difficulties associated with critical illness and mechanical ventilation increase the likelihood of developing neuropsychiatric sequelae of critical illness and can worsen short- and long-term patient outcomes.
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Improving Cardiac Arrest Survivorship
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Improving Cardiac Arrest Survivorship

June 4, 2026

Affective states and conditions such as anxiety, PTSD, and depression are common in those who have survived a cardiac arrest, and untreated psychiatric symptoms are associated with worse cardiac...
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Administering ECT to Critically Ill Patients
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Administering ECT to Critically Ill Patients

March 5, 2026

ECT can be lifesaving for critically ill individuals with severe psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions; however, cardiac monitoring is essential.
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Treatment and Referral for AUD in Primary Care
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Treatment and Referral for AUD in Primary Care

January 13, 2026

Explore which treatments are best for your patients with alcohol use disorders and when you should refer for specialized psychological or pharmacologic interventions.
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Diagnosis and Management of Rage
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Diagnosis and Management of Rage

December 23, 2025

This article offers a practical framework for distinguishing rage from irritability and impulsivity, identifying underlying neuropsychiatric drivers, and guiding evidence-based management across conditions including PTSD, TBI, and mood disorders.
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