• Named "Top Doctor" by Philadelphia magazine (2013-2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024)
• “Making A Difference” Award, Mayor’s Commission on Addiction & Recovery (MCAR). The award recognizes those who have been working unselfishly to assist individuals challenged by substance use disorders and those at risk. (2022)
• Distinguished Service Award, Liaison Committee on Medical Education
• Drexel University College of Medicine Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award
• Association of American Medical Colleges Women in Medicine Silver Achievement Award
• Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society's Presidential Award
• Daniel Blain Award of the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society
• The Commonwealth Board Award
• WMC/MCP Alumnae/i Association Service Award
• The Lindback Teaching Award

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Professional Member, Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Dr. Schindler has over 150 publications, abstracts, and presentations in consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychosomatic medicine, substance abuse in women, and medical education. She collaborated on a multicenter study of the effects of financial stress on the physical and mental health of academic-health-center faculty and is the principal investigator of two SAMHSA grants, one to expand Caring Together for women being released from incarceration, and another focused on expanding prevention, identification and treatment of opioid use disorder in Philadelphia.

“How a summer camp aims to break a cycle of addiction between generations”
CBS Evening News (July 29, 2024)

“As wounds and amputations spike, experts say Philly’s $100M addiction treatment center must ensure adequate medical care for patients”
The Philadelphia Inquirer (June 24, 2024)

“Drexel University College of Medicine Faculty Named Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors™ for 2024”
(April 22, 2024)

“How to Tell if Your Substance Use Is Substance Misuse”
Drexel Medicine Blog (January 11, 2024)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Announces Recent CURE Grant Recipients
(August 14, 2023)

“Tranq or Xylazine: What You Need to Know About the Crisis in Philadelphia”
Drexel Medicine Blog (July 6, 2023)

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Selected Publications

"Attitudes toward harm reduction among substance use treatment professionals in Philadelphia"
Javadi R, Lagana K, Krowicki T, Bennett D and Schindler B
Journal of Substance Use https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2021.1961320 (August 9, 2021)

"Managing Chronic Pain: Non-Pharmacologic Approaches"
Bass MA, Schindler BA and Novack D
DOCCOM Module 44. https://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/DocCom/MCP/Module044/ (2021)

"Initiating Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder"
Bass MA, Schindler BA and Novack D
DOCCOM Module 43. https://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/DocCom/MAT/module043/ (2021)

“Efficacy of an Internet-Based Learning Module and Small Group Debriefing on Trainees’ Attitude and Communication Skills Toward Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders"
Lanken, PH, Novack, DH, Daetwyler, C, Gallop, R, Landis, JR, Lapin J, Subramaniam, G. and Schindler, BA
Academic Medicine (2014)

"The Impact of the Changing Health Care Environment on the Health and Well-Being of Faculty at Four Medical Schools"
B.A. Schindler, D.H. Novack, D.G. Cohen, J. Yager, D. Wang, N.J. Shaheen, P. Guze, L. Wilkerson and D.A. Drossman
Academic Medicine, Vol. 81, No. 1 (January 2006)

"Respect from Our Medical Colleagues"
B.A. Schindler
American Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (7):1167-8, Letter to the Editor (July 2001)

"Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive, Integrated, Longitudinal Medical School Curriculum in Bio-psychosocial Medicine"
D.H. Novack, S.R. Waldstein, D.A. Drossman, B.A. Schindler and H. Ochitill
Medical Encounter, Volume 16, No.1 (Winter 2001)

"MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine"
B.A. Schindler, B.D. Mann, C.D. Puglia, B.J. Landau and T.R. Kantner
Academic Medicine, Vol. 75, (9 Suppl):S310-2 (September 2000)