Michael Ang-Rabanes, MD

Regional Chairman & Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

Organization:

West Virginia University Eastern Campus

Department:

Eastern Division

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Department of Neuroscience

Classification:

Faculty

Regional Chairman & Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, American University of the Caribbean, 2009

2025

Hill O, Hughes S, Singh A, Ang-Rabanes M, Mogallapu R. The role of dulaglutide in the treatment of alcohol use disorder: a case report. Front Psychiatry 2025;16:1420316. PMID: 40375882. PMCID: PMC12078295. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1420316

2024 and Earlier

Watcher, M., Coyne, E., Shychuck, E., Arivalahan, T., Chalia, A., Ang-Rabanes, M., Mogallapu, R.  Evaluating Hallucinations: An Instructional Case Report on Common Mistakes in Developing a Differential Diagnosis.  American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience 2024; Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 74-79.

Mogallapu, R., Chudasame, R., King, M., Bosley, J., Ang-Rabanes, M., Toolan, C.  Neurobehavioral Changes Resulting from Recurrent Head Injuries.  American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Vol. 123, No. 2, pp. 46-51.  Published 29 June 2024.

Singh, A., Hughes, S., Hill, O., Gibson, E., Ang-Rabanes, M., Mogallapu, R.  Navigating Diagnostic Challenges: A Case Report on Early Parkingson's Disease Identification.  The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 1:33-38.  Published 4 March 2024.

Murthy, J., Hughes, S., Travis, C., Chalia, A., Khan, S., Ang-Rabanes, M., Mogallapu, R. Chronic Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Potential Link to Amino Acid Deficiency and the Development of Depression.  Cureus 15(12): e51067.  Published 12 December 2023.

Agarwal, A., Evans, M., Mogallapu, R., Kothe, N., Ang-Rabanes, M.  Toxic Leukoencephalopathy After "Chasing the Dragon" With a Non-Heroin Opioid.  Cureus 15 (9): e45774.  Published 22 September 2023.

Kumar, A., Mogallapu, R, Kothe, N., Ang-Rabanes, M., Patel, R. Treatment of Paraphilia disorder Using Medroxyprogesterone Acetate.  Primary Care Companion CNS Disorders 25 (6). Published 14 November 2023.

Sohi, M., Jain, L., Ang-Rabanes, M., Mogallapu, R., Sertraline-Induced Sleep Paralysis: A Case Report. Cureus 15 (11): e49014.  Published 18 November 2023.

Sohi, M., Towne, D., Mogallapu, R., Chalia, A., Ang-Rabanes, M., A Case of Olanzapine-Induced Cutaneous Eruption.  American Journal of Case Reports 24: e941379.  Published 1 October 2023.

Mogallapu, R., Fama, J., Ang-Rabanes, M., Flint T.  Case Study: Scheduled Midozolam Used in the Treatment of Catatonia 2 (2023) 100156.  Published 2 August 2023.

Cutlip, H.A., Moggallapu R., Ang-Rabanes, M.  Unknown, Underserved, Underreported: A Case for Differentiation in Trauma Disorder Classification and Diagnosis.  Cureau 15(5):e39157, 2023.

Cutlip, H.A.; Ang-Rabanes, M.  Morgellons Disease Treated as a Psychosomatic Condition.  Cureau 14 (5): e25236, 2022.

Pollini, R.A.; Paquette, C.E.; Drvar, T.; Marshalek, P; Ang-Rabanes, M.; Feinberg, J.; Hau, M.J.  A Qualitative Assessment of Discharge against Medical Advice among Patients Hospitalized for Injection-Related Bacterial Infections in West Virginia.  International Journal of Drug Policy 94 (2021) 103206.

Koenig, Z.A.; Callaham, S.; Waltz, B.; Bosley, J.; Mogallapu, R.; Ang-Rabanes, M.  Body Dysmorphic Disorder Insights in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting.  Hindawi: Case Reports in Psychiatry, vol. 2021.

Cutlip, H.A.; Bushman, E.; Thottumari, L.; Mogallapu, R.; Ang-Rabanes, M.  A Case Report of Kratom-Induced Psychosis.  Cureau 13 (6): e16073, 2021.

Guinan, D.; Drvar, T.; Brubaker, D.; Ang-Rabanes, M.; Marshalek, P.  Intentional Foreign Body Ingestion:  A Complex Case of Pica.  Hindawi:  Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, vol. 2019.

Manu Suresh Sharma, MD ; Michael Ang-Rabanes, MD ; Salih Selek, MD ; Prashant Gajwani, MD ; Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD, Neuromodulatory options for treatment-resistant depression, Current Psychiatry. 2018 March; 17(3):26-28, 33-37.

Hui, L. Wu; Q; Jie Ye M.; Ang-Rabanes, M.; Jair, C.; Soares, B.; Yang, X.  TFC4gene polymorphism is associated with cognitive deficits in schizophrenia versus healthy controls.  Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 69, 2015.

Medical Specialties

• Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

Board Certifications

• Addiction Medicine, American Board of Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Psychosomatic Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Special Training

• Fellowship, Psychosomatic Medicine
  West Virginia University Hospitals, 2014
• Residency, Chief Resident
  West Virginia University Hospitals, 2013
• Residency, Psychiatry Resident
  West Virginia University Hospitals, 2012