New Sage Associates Sage Health Care, PLLC is proud to announce Barb Hagen, MD, James Saccomando, MD and Nicole Thurston, MD as the newest associates at Sage. They are accepting new patients.

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James Saccomando, M.D.

Dr. Saccomando practices adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry, preferring to treat ages 40 and younger. His primary focus is on patients needing medications to manage their illness. However, that is often just a component of treatment.

Dr. Saccomando treats the following biologically based mental illnesses: depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, autism, Tourette’s disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Patients and families can expect candor and openness in regards to their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Patients can also be assured of total confidentiality as protected by law. Counseling for patients is referred when needed.

SPECIALTY
Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Psychiatry

EDUCATION

• 1987-1991 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL – BS Electrical Engineering
• 1991-1992 Penn State University, State College, PA – BS Meteorology
• 1991-1997 U.S. Air Force – Weather Officer
• 1997-2001 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN – MD
• 2001-2005 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA - Completed General Psychiatry Residency
• 2004-2006 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA - Completed Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency

BOARD STATUS

• 2006 Board Certified in Psychiatry
• 2007 Board Certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• SunHealth Hospital
• St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
• Intermountain Hospital of Boise

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
• American Psychiatric Association
• Idaho Psychiatric Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2003-2006: Variety of moonlighting jobs during residency training including: Great River Medical Center inpatient weekend call/rounding (W. Burlington, IA); Ellsworth Municipal Hospital inpatient weekend call/rounding (Iowa Falls, IA); Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute call coverage; Iowa Dept of Corrections telemedicine and treatment of offenders.
• 2006-2008: outpatient psychiatry with children, adolescents, and young adults in Pocatello, ID

RESEARCH

• Sherck SM, Shiota M, Saccomando J, Cardin S, Allen EJ, Hasting JH, Neal DW, Williams PE, and Cherrington AD. The pancreatic response to mild non insulin-induced hypoglycemia does not involve extrinsic neural input. Diabetes, 50, 2487-2496, 2001.

PERSONAL

• Hometown: Buffalo, NY
• Marital: married since 1993
• Children: 4 sons

LANGUAGES

• Some Spanish

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

• Exercising
• Backpacking/Hiking
• Personal Finance
• Investing
• Genealogy
• Gaming