PGY1 Residents
General Track
Andrea Camarena, M.D.
Meharry Medical College
Andrea is a first-generation college graduate and the first physician in her family. She graduated college from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she majored in Psychology, and later received a Master of Social Work with a Clinical Concentration in Healthcare. While in graduate school, she worked in the Office of Minority Student Affairs as a graduate mentor to help guide first-generation college students through their college journey and improve retention rates. In her social work role, she conducted psychosocial assessments in an urban under-resourced community and gained skills in advocacy that she looks forward to using in the field of psychiatry. She then completed her MD at Meharry Medical College, where she was elected to be a part of the Gold Humanism Honors Society, and she endeavored in becoming a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Scholar. While in medical school, she published articles that evaluated Sit Down and Play, a primary care-based intervention, that encourages key parenting behaviors to aid in childhood development within low-income families. Her interests in psychiatry include medical psychiatry, minority mental health, women’s mental health, and psychotherapy. Outside of medicine, Andrea enjoys walks with her family, taking care of her plants, and enjoying a good coffee.
Angelique Ealy, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Angelique’s academic journey began at Bowie State University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Prior to medical school, Angelique spent two years at the National Institutes of Health, where she was a Post Baccalaureate Research Fellow at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. There, she investigated the genetic mechanisms of retroelements in fission yeast, enhancing the understanding of diseases caused by retroviruses. Angelique earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Here, she conducted research addressing power imbalances between community and academic research partnerships aiming to enhance power sharing, promote participation in research, and empower communities. While in medical school, Angelique also served as the President of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's chapter of White Coats for Black Lives where she spearheaded initiatives that strengthened partnerships between Baltimore City communities and the medical school, creating lasting impacts on local health advocacy and education. Her dedication to scholarly achievement, leadership and service was recognized through her induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies. Continuing her commitment to service, Angelique mentors students from underrepresented communities who aspire to careers in medicine, thus fostering more inclusive and equitable pathways to medicine. Angelique’s special interests include reproductive psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, and health equity. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys traveling, exploring new cuisines, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
King Fok, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
King Fok was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Portland, Oregon. He attended University of Notre Dame on the prestigious Evans Scholarship where he attained a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Sociology and Pre-health with a minor in International Development Studies. Through the International Scholars Program, King conducted field research in Ghana where he studied social agency and stigma in the clinical decision-making process of amputees. He obtained a Master of Science in Global Health and Policy with honors from Queen Mary University of London and worked at the U.K. Parliament focusing on improving education for youth. He completed his medical education at Harvard Medical School where he was awarded the Dean's REACH Scholarship and served as the President of the Psychiatry Student Interest Group and Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. He has shared his research at renowned conferences such as the American Psychiatry Association, and he has authored multiple publications including textbook chapters, papers, multimedia projects, and medical curricula. Among his scholarly interests are global health, disabilities and chronic illness, DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility), social technology, public policy, LGBTQIA+ health, child and adolescent care, health systems, medical education, and provider wellbeing. He spends his spare time kayaking on the Charles River, sipping coffee while reading and writing at the local cafe, and exploring the new food scene in Boston.
Michelle Guo, M.D.
​Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Michelle graduated from Harvard College, where she started Harvard Artists for Alzheimer’s, a public service program providing creative projects to improve quality of life for older adults at the Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She went on to medical school at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where she led the Refugee Health Interest Group and taught Philadelphia high school students about concepts in medical science through the Educational Pipeline Program. In medical school, Michelle was recognized for her neuroimmunology and pediatric oncology research, which sparked her interest in psychosocial oncology. Prior to joining Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Michelle completed a research fellowship in psychosocial oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, during which she published several papers on psychosocial interventions for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies and their caregivers. Michelle’s interests include psychosocial oncology, immigrant and minority mental health, psychotherapy, and mentorship. In her free time, Michelle enjoys being outdoors, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.
River Lerner, M.D.
Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
River graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in Biology, magna cum laude, and an M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha, through the Program in Liberal Medical Education. As an undergraduate, River won the university’s concerto competition, received the Dean Marjorie Thompson Senior Prize in Biology for teaching, and served as a senior orator at commencement. In medical school, his research on solid organ transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic was supported by Brown’s Emerging Infectious Disease Scholars Program and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. River’s interests in psychiatry include psychotic disorders, psychosomatic medicine, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy, and medical humanities. Beyond medicine, he loves writing, practicing tarot, and enjoying a mug of black tea with his cats.
Sand Mastrangelo, M.D.
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Sand graduated from Brown University with a degree in cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences. After college, they taught 9th grade English and bilingual education in Denver, Colorado as part of Teach for America. During this time, they nurtured a passion for equity-based classroom instruction and co-developed culturally responsive, justice-based curriculum for high school students. Motivated to pursue medical training, Sand enrolled in a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Bryn Mawr College and completed their M.D. at Dartmouth Medical School. Prior to joining Brigham & Women's Hospital, Sand trained in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania where they developed a nuanced appreciation of the intersection of orthopaedic trauma and psychiatric disorders. Sand's interests include LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming psychiatry, social determinants of mental health, wilderness psychiatry, and medical education. Their hobbies include trail running, yoga, and health policy/advocacy.
Alex Rains, M.D.
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Alex was born and raised in Kentucky. She moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University, where she studied Neuroscience and Psychiatry. As she developed her interests in mental health and substance use, she pursued her medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. While there, she was involved in advocacy for people experiencing incarceration, drafting expert testimonies and developing educational programming through Chicago People’s Rights Collaborative. She completed four years of research under the guidance of Dr. Mai Pho and the Rural Opioid Initiative, with whom she examined substance use patterns and harm reduction strategies for people who use drugs living across the rural United States. Alex’s clinical interests include addiction, community psychiatry, and mental health services for sexual and gender minorities. Outside of the clinic, she loves reading, cooking, spending time outdoors, and traveling.
Paul Schumann, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Paul grew up in a small college town in West Lafayette, Indiana where Purdue University is located. After high school, he traveled south to Bloomington, Indiana to attend Indiana University where he earned a Bachelors of Science and Public Affairs majoring in environmental management with a minor in Spanish. After graduating, Paul worked as a technician in a genetics research laboratory at Indiana University in addition to working as a medical caregiver. He also volunteered at nonprofit organizations that focused on providing resources and support for currently and previously incarcerated individuals and those who are working through addiction. Paul then moved to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington School of Medicine where he served as president of the Student National Medical Association with a dedication to increase diversity among the medical workforce and provide culturally sensitive care to underserved patient populations. Paul is interested in forensic psychiatry and would like to continue his work in underserved communities. Outside of work, Paul enjoys catching a stand-up comedy show and playing all the sports (except curling). He especially enjoys mountain biking, road cycling, snowboarding, and his paddle board. Paul also loves to host game nights with lots of board and card game options (he is currently accepting new challengers in chess)!
Sophia Toé, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Sophia Toé graduated from Berea College with honors, majoring in Biology. As an undergraduate, she participated in the International Model African Union, which included embassy briefings in Washington, DC, sparking her interest in global health advocacy and policies. During her MD studies at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, she led the Peru Health Outreach Project. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, she initiated an innovative virtual elective connecting medical students in Chincha, Peru, with counterparts in Cleveland, Ohio, fostering cross-cultural learning and collaboration. She has been instrumental in promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in medical education, spearheading initiatives focused on anti-racism. In addition to her advocacy work, Sophia has served as a French translator for immigrant detainees seeking medical care, collaborating with an Immigration Staff Attorney and a local primary care physician. Her passion for cultural psychiatry was shaped during a transformative four-week psychiatry rotation in Kampala, Uganda, where she also participated in the 1st Mental Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, connecting with influential figures in psychiatry and public health in the Eastern African region. Sophia's research contributions include publications in journals such as The Lancet Global Health and Comparative Parasitology. Her scholarly interests encompass cultural psychiatry, immigrant health, anti-racism, women's mental health, trauma, and mood disorders. Outside of academia, Sophia enjoys yoga, writing poetry, and making charcuterie boards.
Julia Versel, M.D., M.S.c
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Julia grew up in Dakar, Senegal before moving to the United States for university, where she studied Neurobiology at Harvard College. She also holds an MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience from the University of Oxford. Julia attended Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. A member of the Gold Humanism Honors Society and recipient of the Fr. John Fahey Outstanding Service Scholarship, she contributed to her communities through several medical education, student mental health, and advocacy initiatives at the institutional, state, and national levels. Her interests in psychiatry include child and adolescent psychiatry for transitional age youth, CL psychiatry, and medical education. She loves baking and cooking with friends, going grocery shopping (including spending too much time at Trader Joe’s), camping, and improv comedy acting.
Philip Wang, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Philip earned his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University before attending the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine for his medical education. During medical school, he was honored with the Medical Research Scholars Program fellowship, which allowed him to spend a year at the National Institutes of Health, where he studied novel medications for treatment resistant mood disorders. Additionally, Philip was awarded several Cleveland Clinic grants to study substance use disorders using large population databases. He contributed to the medical school's humanities journal and played a pivotal role in founding the Wellness Committee. As part of the Wellness Committee, he led several bird walks—the highlight of his medical school years. Philip’s academic interests include substance use disorders and treatment resistant mood disorders. Outside of medicine, he enjoys birding and photography, backpacking, and climbing.
Child Track
Madeline DiGiovanni, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
After graduating from Brown University with a ScB in psychology, Madeline worked for two years as a high school special education teacher in Holyoke, MA, through Teach For America. She taught both in inclusion settings and in the Therapeutic Intervention Program, a substantially separate setting for children with significant social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Her experiences in the classroom enriched her long-standing passion for mental health advocacy and solidified her interest in child and adolescent psychiatry. Madeline completed her MD training at Yale School of Medicine. She co-led the Program for Humanities in Medicine's Reflective Writing Workshop Program, taught with the Health Professions Recruitment Exposure Program, and volunteered with the HAVEN Free Clinic Behavioral Health Department. Madeline also served as class repesentative to the Committee on the Well-being of Students for five years, focusing on development of the new Student Mental Health and Wellness Office. At Yale, Madeline also undertook an additional research year to conduct qualitative research in child and adolescent psychiatry. In 2020, she received a Summer Medical Student Fellowship from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Currently, she is a member of QUALab, a qualitative and mixed methods collaboration between the Yale Child Study Center and the French NIH (Inserm, CESP, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations), under the guidance of Dr. Andrés Martin and Dr. Laelia Benoit. Madeline's research interests include the school-psychiatry interface, medical education, and CAP trainee career development. Outside of medicine, she enjoys learning new K-pop dances, taking long podcast walks, crocheting, and play-fighting with her cat.
Grace Johnson, M.D.
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Born and raised in Minnesota, Grace attended Carleton College, where she majored in English and minored in Biochemistry. She received her M.D. from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. During medical school, she served on the Executive Committee of the Zumbro Valley Medical Society and co-led an educational series on improving medical care for patients experiencing homelessness. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she contributed to an academic-community partnership that disseminated public health messaging to local immigrants and refugees. She also volunteered as a mentor in the inpatient child/adolescent psychiatry unit. Her research interests include longitudinal outcomes of adolescents who attempt suicide and psychosocial considerations for justice-involved patients undergoing organ transplantation. From a clinical standpoint, she is passionate about child/adolescent psychiatry, community psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Outside of medicine, she loves hiking, knitting, and trying new ice cream places.
Research Track
Yishin Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
Shin received her B.S.E. in Bioengineering from Duke University and M.S. in biomedical imaging from the University of San Francisco. At UCSF, she used advanced MRI techniques to characterize human neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders. She completed her M.D. and Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of Illinois in Chicago, graduating as a member of AOA. Her NIH F30-funded dissertation utilized genome-wide expression data and network methods to study immune dysregulation in multiple immunocompromised patient populations. During medical school, she also taught R programming language bootcamps for internal medicine residents and worked with the Chicago department of public health to identify data-driven COVID-19 testing strategies in homeless shelters during the pandemic. Shin’s interests within psychiatry include interventional psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and serious mental illness. Outside of medicine, she enjoys biking and bikepacking, playing music, racket and board sports, board games, and photography/videography.
Adam Stark, M.D.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Adam received his Bachelors of Arts in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, where he completed an honors thesis focused on assessment of preclinical drug candidates using functional neuroimaging tools. After graduation, he worked as a research assistant studying impulsivity and dopaminergic molecular imaging in Parkinson’s disease. He subsequently attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he joined the Medical Scholars program to investigate the function of the glial lymphatic system in health and disease. He is interested in better understanding neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and the association between brain and behavior through multimodal neuroimaging techniques. His clinical interests include neuropsychiatry, psychosis, and interventional psychiatry.
Ben Tsuda, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Ben received his BA from Harvard University, MPhil from University of Cambridge, and MD and PhD from University of California San Diego. He completed his master’s dissertation with Botond Roska at the FMI in Basel, Switzerland on computational analysis of gene expression timecourses in retinal cells and later worked with David Altshuler at the Broad Institute on the genetics of T2D and metabolic syndrome. His PhD with Terry Sejnowski at the Salk Institute focused on using artificial neural network models to study computational principles underlying memory mechanisms in the brain, from interregional coordination to the effects of neuromodulator molecules. His current research interests focus on utilizing computational modeling methods, neuroimaging, genetics, and interventional psychiatry techniques (e.g. TMS) to understand how variation in memory circuit structure relates to neuropsychiatric disease. Ben loves to read, garden, and play soccer and tennis.
PGY2 Residents
General Track
William French, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
William grew up on his family’s farm in Central Montana. He graduated with honors from Carroll College, majoring in Biology and Biomolecular Chemistry with minors in Chemistry and English Writing. In college, William founded the 501c(3) non-profit organization, Little Wings, assisting families experiencing pregnancy loss. The organization has served families across the United States, and William continues to serve as its president. William earned his MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine where he was named a George F. Odland Scholar. There, he conducted research exploring how telemedicine could be better implemented in rural communities most affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. William served in a number leadership positions in medical school, including Vice President of his class and leader of student interest groups. William was also the first medical student elected to the RTT Collaborative’s board of directors—a national organization devoted to enriching rural medical training—where he served two terms. William is interested in perinatal psychiatry, neuropsychiatry and expanding healthcare access to rural and underserved communities. Outside of work, William enjoys writing, archery, all-things agriculture and is an exceptionally-mediocre fishermen. He especially loves spending time with his wife and son, who share his passion for the outdoors and adventure.
Julia Golden, M.D.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Julia graduated from Mount Holyoke College majoring in psychology with a Spanish minor. After college she worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT where she discovered her love for psychiatry and medicine. This realization prompted her to complete a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at the University of Virginia. Prior to starting medical school at the University of Connecticut, she worked as a clinical research coordinator in the Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program at Mass General Hospital. During medical school, Julia developed an interest in geriatric mental health and led studies investigating older patients’ perspectives on integrative medicine as well as caregiver burden in Alzheimer’s Disease. In her free time, Julia enjoys taking long walks around Boston, trying new restaurants, and tending to her ever-growing plant collection.
David Brendan Johnson, M.D.
University of Minnesota Medical School
Brendan graduated from St. Olaf College where he studied Chemistry and Norwegian before enrolling at the University of Minnesota Medical School in his hometown of Minneapolis. During medical school, Brendan trained at the state's main safety net hospital (Hennepin Healthcare), in rural medicine through the Rural Physicians Associate Program (RPAP), and in the state mental health hospital system. Brendan additionally completed a masters through Duke Divinity School's Fellowship in Theology, Medicine, and Culture, where he focused on liberation theology's influence on the social medicine movement. He has spoken and written on topics such as medical humanities, accompaniment, racial capitalism, the origins of the hospital, and the intersection of religion and colonialism in healthcare. Most recently, Brendan was a Visiting Research Scholar at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, where he conducted research on 'the mental commons' and its enclosure as a paradigm for explaining worsening mental health in society at large. He cohosts the Social Medicine On Air podcast, whose episodes been incorporated in multiple curricula across the United States. His clinical interests include community psychiatry, social medicine and global health, psychotherapy, and interventional psychiatry. He enjoys reading, weekly house dinners in his co-housing community, and riding around town on his new e-bike.
Jennifer Jolivert, M.D.
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Jenn graduated from Haverford College with a B.S. in mathematics, andshe attended Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During med school, she served as co-president of the psychiatry interest group. She engaged in work connecting community members of underserved populations in West Philadelphia to health and behavioral healthcare. She also spent a significant amount of time in Kensington, doing community outreach and providing harm reduction supplies for people who use drugs. She graduated AOA and was a recipient of a Glasgow-Rubin Memorial Achievement Citation.Her interests within psychiatry include addictions, CL, collaborative care, and computational psychiatry.Outside of medicine, she enjoys powerlifting, dance, and playing violin.
Yu Kyung Lee, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Yu Kyung Lee studied sociology and journalism at the University of Kansas and graduated from the Honors Program. In college, her involvement in child abuse research and serving as a crisis counselor on the local suicide hotline led her to pursue medicine. She then attended Yale Medical School, where she continued to pursue various research and advocacy projects in areas spanning pediatric ethics, cultural psychiatry, as well as delivery and outcomes of psychiatric care. For her work, she was awarded the Summer Medical Student Fellowship from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. At Yale, she received an MD thesis prize in bioethics and the Miriam Kathleen Dasey Award for her achievements and character. In residency, she is interested in child and adolescent psychiatry, cross-cultural psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Specifically, she is curious about modern presentations of psychiatric phenomena using a sociological lens.
Jin Pyon, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine
Jin received his B.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from the University of Arizona, where he conducted research investigating the inflammatory response in Toxoplasma gondii infection and the synaptic proteins that mediate neuronal transmission using a Drosophila model for neurodegenerative disorders. After college, Jin completed his M.D. at Weill Cornell Medical College where he served as Class President and graduated with AOA Honors. Jin's career interests include personality disorders, psychotherapy, and neuromodulation.
Olivia Rivera, M.D., M.P.H., M.L.
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
​Levy is passionate about health advocacy in all its forms, with a specific focus on health policy. She is interested in correctional psychiatry and thinking about the role of physicians in contributing to the carceral state. When she's not at work, you can find Levy trying out new baking recipes, playing video games with her roommate, or hosting watch parties for all Philadelphia sports.
Monique Sager, M.D., M.B.A.
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Monique graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. After college, she worked in healthcare technology at Flatiron Health where she became interested in pursuing a career in medicine. She then attended the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrated on Healthcare Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology and graduated as a member of AOA. While in medical school, she led the school’s psychiatry interest group and conducted research on detecting health misinformation on social media. She subsequently pursued an MBA at the Wharton School of Business where she co-founded Wharton Femtech, a group that focuses on advancing the field of women’s health through increased advocacy, careers, and partnership opportunities with startups in the space. Monique is passionate about women’s mental health and plans to pursue a career in reproductive psychiatry.
Joseph Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Joseph graduated from Duke University with a major in philosophy. After college, he went on to complete a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. His PhD research explored the ethical complexities of cancer screening. At Brown Medical School, Joseph became interested in medical education and served on the Medical Curriculum Committee. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. Joseph is currently interested in medical psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and psycho-oncology. His hobbies include water polo, board games, spike ball, and cooking with his partner.
Child Track
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Sahana Cordaro, M.D.
​Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Sahana graduated with honors from Brown University with a ScB in Neuroscience. She received the Solsbery Fellowship for her research on the effects of trauma and ecological stressors at distinct developmental stages on PTSD-like phenotype. She attended Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, where she earned letters of distinction in pre-clinical research, problem-based learning (peer nominated), psychiatry clerkship, and pediatrics clerkship. In medical school, Sahana served as Class President, Psychiatry Interest Group President, No One Dies Alone (NODA) officer, and class representative for a Task Force proposing short- and long-term changes to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the school, hospital system, and community. She also volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate through the Children's Trust for children and adolescents involved in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Roanoke. Sahana's career interests include child and adolescent psychiatry, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and medical education. She is an avid fan of the Boston Celtics, and she enjoys spending her free time swimming or playing tennis.
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Mary Sun, M.D., M.S.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mary is a first-generation physician who cares deeply about refugee, immigrant, and low-income communities. She received her dual B.A. and B.S.E. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, where she majored in Computational Biology, Finance, and Healthcare Management & Policy. Prior to medical school, she worked in software development at Microsoft and was a performing poet on the West Coast. She then earned her M.D. at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as a FlexMed Scholar, where she led several student organizations, co-founded the Diversity Innovation Hub, and was awarded the Dr. M. Ralph Kaufman Prize in Psychiatry. Additionally, Mary was a Bioinformatics Research Fellow at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and completed master’s degrees in Clinical Research at Mount Sinai and Software Engineering at Harvard. Her clinical interests include digital health innovation and equity, child and adolescent psychiatry, cross-cultural psychotherapy, and psychodermatology. Outside of medicine, Mary can be found reading, making music, and climbing big hills.
Research Track
Anjali Chandra, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
Anjali attended Harvard College where she studied Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology. Before med school, she worked on opioid overdose prevention in rural Appalachia through a non-profit coalition. Anjali attended Emory University School of Medicine. During med school she was involved in refugee health care, as a member of the Physician's for Human Rights organization, where she helped perform asylum evaluations for refugees. She also helped found and run the refugee mental healthcare clinic in Clarkston GA, home to over 50,000 refugees. Her fourth year research projects under the guidance of Dr. Altaf Saadi examined incidence of depression, anxiety and TBI amongst asylum seekers who had sustained blunt force trauma. She also examined assessment of cognitive impairment in the aging prison population. Anjali's psychiatry interests include CL, neuropsychiatry and global mental health/capacity building. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, running, baking, and exploring various parts of New England.
Abigail Greene, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Abby attended Princeton, where she studied psychology in the lab of Jonathan Cohen, and received certificates in Quantitative and Computational Neuroscience and French. Following graduation, Abby received a ReachOut56-81-06 fellowship to support a year working in the healthcare department of ProMujer Nicaragua. In 2014, she joined Yale's MD/PhD program, where she worked in Todd Constable's lab in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program. She received her PhD in 2021 and her MD in 2023.
Abby's research focuses on the application of computational modeling and machine learning techniques to human neuroimaging data to reveal the neural bases of complex cognitive processes, traits, and clinical symptoms. Outside of lab, Abby worked with the Behavioral Health Department at Yale's student-run free clinic (HAVEN), which she directed from 2017-2018, and as a Pivotal Response Treatment clinician at the Child Study Center under the supervision of Dr. Pamela Ventola. She has presented her work at various conferences, including the Society for Neuroscience, ACNP, Organization for Human Brain Mapping, and Flux Congress meetings, and has received various recognitions for her work, including an F1000 recommendation, the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience award, and the YCCI Multidisciplinary Pre-doctoral Training Program in Translational Research Fellowship.
As a resident, Abby hopes to apply approaches she developed during her PhD to the study of learning, memory, and affect in both health and disease. Clinically, she is particularly interested in traumatic sequelae and in the development and implementation of interventional psychiatric modalities.
When not in the lab or hospital, Abby can be found being walked by her "spirited" pup, Leo, exploring hiking trails near and far, or cooking with her family.
Naihua Natalie Gong, M.D., Ph.D.
​Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Naihua graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in neuroscience and minors in chemistry and biology. She earned her MD/PhD at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her graduate work with Dr. Matthew Kayser she used Drosophila melanogaster to study molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying early life sleep and sleep disruptions in neurodevelopmental disorders. Her work in Drosophila provided the basis for the identification of human genetic variants in a chromatin remodeler as a cause of a novel syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. In residency, she plans to pursue her research and clinical interests in how neurodevelopmental events relate to psychopathology later in life. Outside of work, she is an enthusiastic amateur distance runner and enjoys exploring the numerous parks of Boston.
Kwadwo Owusu-Boaitey, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Kwadwo received his B.A. in Philosophy and B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied as a Meyerhoff Scholar. In college, he conducted laboratory research on BRCA1-associated breast cancer, served on the Meyerhoff Student Council, and enjoyed time as a member of his school's Ethics Bowl Team and Club Soccer Team. Kwadwo completed his MD and PhD training in the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD program. His PhD work was in regenerative biology, where he used single-cell genomics and spatial transcriptomics tools to study stem cells in regenerating animals (planarians). In graduate school, he received multiple teaching awards from the MIT Biology Department, along with the Jerome and Florence Brill Fellowship for Outstanding Research in Stem Cell Biology. Kwadwo also lived for seven years as a Graduate Resident Advisor in the Next House dormitory at MIT, helping support MIT undergraduates as a live-in mentor. In medical school, Kwadwo served as a student leader in Harvard's Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) and worked with minority students in Boston high schools/colleges as the Pipeline Coordinator for Harvard’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA). Throughout his time in Boston, he has also been a regular volunteer with Miracle Mile Ministries - a multi-church outreach ministry that serves people experiencing homelessness and substance addiction near Boston Medical Center. Kwadwo's clinical interests are in addiction medicine/psychiatry, new drug development, and spiritual aspects of holistic addiction/psychiatric care. He is a recipient of the 2024 Ruth Fox Scholarship from the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the 2023 Regional Travel Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Outside of medicine, Kwadwo enjoys competitive soccer/basketball, studying Biblical literature/languages with friends, spoken word, Disney karaoke, and visual storytelling (especially the story of the Bible!).
Avin Veerakumar, M.D., Ph.D
Stanford University School of Medicine
​Avin received a B.S.E. in Bioengineering and B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he conducted research on neuroplasticity of the serotonin system. He received an M.D. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford University, where he identified neural circuits controlling cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary physiology and a neural circuit controlling sound volume. His interests within psychiatry include genetics, neuropsychiatry, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Outside of medicine he enjoys traveling, SCUBA diving, and photography.
PGY3 Residents
General Track
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Stephanie Fagbemi, M.D.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Stephanie graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in biology. In medical school, she was the President of the Student Government Association, cofounded her school’s Diversity Council, and started a food pantry for her classmates who were food insecure. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she assisted the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in distributing personal protective equipment to healthcare sites and senior living facilities that were in the greatest need. She also helped to distribute donated electronic devices to patients and senior residents, so they could stay connected with their loved ones despite social distancing. Her research in medical school focused on finding ways for Black and Hispanic North Philadelphia community members to become involved in the medical student applicant selection process. Stephanie also did research in Episcopal Hospital’s Crisis Response Center, looking for factors that determine whether patients are admitted or discharged following a 23 hour observation. Her interests include women’s mental health, trauma, schizophrenia, mood disorders, community mental health, and cultural psychiatry.
Josie François, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School
Josie graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor’s in Chemistry and attended Harvard Medical School. In medical school, she mentored premedical students and volunteered at The Family Van, providing health education and screenings to the local community. Her research in medical school focused on the use of digital technology in psychiatric care. She obtained an MPH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her MPH focused on health disparities, health equity, and population mental health. Josie‘s interests include public and community psychiatry, cross-cultural psychiatry, global mental health, psychotherapy, and consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Jack Huang, M.D., M.B.A.
​Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
​Jack graduated from Harvard College, where he started HealthPALs (Health Peer Advisors and Liaisons), a team of student community health workers. He also worked with the MGH Chelsea Healthcare Center on quality improvement initiatives. After college, Jack worked in population health management at Mass General Brigham as well as health policy research at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He then completed a MD at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and a MBA at the Wharton School. At the start of the COVID pandemic, Jack worked with Penn's Department of Psychiatry and Center for Healthcare Innovation to launch a community-based digital mental health platform. He also has experience advising startups and larger organizations at the intersection of mental health, healthcare technology, and delivery system innovation. Jack is interested in healthcare delivery system innovation, cross-cultural psychiatry, healthcare technology, and physician leadership. In his free time, Jack likes to hike, spend time with friends and family, and play piano for karaoke and jam sessions.
Todd Jones, M.D.
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Todd received his AB degree in Classical Languages and Literatures from Harvard College with a secondary concentration in Mathematics. In college, Todd founded a philosophical parliamentary debate society and participated in the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club as an actor and director. In medical school, Todd conducted research in virtual reality exposure therapy, filming and compiling 3D videos for patients with post-intensive care syndrome. Todd's academic interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, hypnosis, and the incorporation of psychiatry into cutting-edge theories of work, flow, and challenge.
Sarah Kovan, M.D., M.Sc.
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Sarah graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Comparative Cultures and Politics and a B.S. in Human Biology. Her extensive work on understanding the barriers to health access in a global context led her to complete an M.Sc. in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies and an M.Sc. in Medical Anthropology, both at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Following her graduate education, she attended the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Sarah is a recipient of the U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award, recognized for expanding access to health care services for individuals without housing in Vermont and New Hampshire. She is currently interested in community psychiatry and global mental health, with a focus on transitional age youth. Sarah enjoys gardening (and fresh produce), canoeing, most soccer-related activities, and a good memoir.
Deborah Park, M.D., M.S.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Deborah graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago where she majored in biology as part of the Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) in medicine. At the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Deborah participated in the medical humanities journal, student government, and the communication skills course for the M1 and M2 class. During medical school, Deborah additionally obtained a Master’s in Clinical Research with a research focus in psycho-oncology. Her other interests include the intersection between theology and psychiatry, mood disorders, women’s mental health, and medical education.
Mary Shen, M.D., M.Sc
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Mary graduated from the University of North Carolina graduating with highest honors in Nutrition. After college, she pursued a Master's in Nutrition at Columbia University. She then returned to UNC for medical school, where she gained several university and national awards for her work in leading mentorship initiatives for women in surgery, including The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 'Looking to the Future' Medical Student Scholarship, the University Award for the Advancement of Women, and the Association of Womens Surgeons Patricia Numann Outstanding Medical Student Award. Prior to joining Brigham & Women's Hospital, Mary trained in general surgery at the University of Michigan, where she also served as an NIH T32 research fellow, publishing over 30 peer-reviewed papers. During this time, she received 5 awards for her efforts in promoting culture and teaching, served as Achievement Director for the surgical residents, while creating a novel near-peer, vertical mentoring structure in academic surgery that was published and replicated in several specialties. Mary is interested in treatment-resistant depression, interventional psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and healthcare workforce wellbeing. She enjoys hot yoga, hiking, and live music.
Evelina Sterina, M.D., M.S.
​Emory University School of Medicine
Evelina Sterina graduated from the University of Chicago with majors in Psychology and Biological Sciences with Specialization in Neuroscience. In Chicago, she received honors for her thesis exploring the neural mechanism of ultradian (<24 hour) biological rhythms, co-founded a public health case competition, and managed a team of researchers at NowPow, a social impact technology start-up. In medical school at Emory University, Evelina led a primary care student clinic for low-income immigrant communities on the West Side of Atlanta and a mental health student clinic for the refugee and asylee community in Clarkston, Georgia. Evelina also received an NIH TL1 grant to complete a Master’s in Clinical Research at Emory University, where she studied the effects of trauma timing and cortisol rhythmicity on PTSD symptomatology. She was selected as an American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Scholar for her work studying the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of older adults and volunteering at Emory’s geriatric neuromodulation clinic. Her interests include geriatric psychiatry, consult-liaison psychiatry, immigrant mental health, neuromodulation, and biological rhythms. Her hobbies include yoga, raising animals, international film and literature, and all things arts and crafts, most recently cross-stitching.
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Jason West, M.D.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada Las Vegas
Jason majored in Physiology and Developmental Biology from Brigham Young University. In college, he established social venture projects based out of Madagascar that specifically focused on pig farming and sustainable agriculture. During this time, he also performed research into salt-tolerant halophyte bacteria in stimulating alfalfa growth. As a medical student, Jason served as Treasurer for the Student National Medical Association and was an integral part of the LEAAD-UP initiative that focused on integrating anti-racism into the medical curriculum while advancing health equity in Las Vegas. Jason’s interests include consultation-liaison psychiatry, global mental health, interventional psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and cross-cultural psychiatry.
Bijan Zarrabi, M.D.
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
​Bijan graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) majoring in Psychobiology with a minor in Theater. After graduating, Bijan worked as a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) technician at a TMS clinic specializing in neuronavigation-based TMS for mood disorders and tinnitus. Bijan later became the clinical director of the practice while also performing stand-up comedy across Los Angeles. During medical school, Bijan became the president and founder of the Rush University COVID-19 Journal Club, an organization dedicated to informing clinicians and the general public on new research findings related to COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Bijan was the recipient of Rush University’s Department of Psychiatry Award for Student Excellence and was nominated for the American Medical Association’s Physicians of Tomorrow Award. He also graduated from Second City’s Improvisational Comedy training program in Chicago. Bijan is interested in neuromodulation, mood disorders, and young adult/child and adolescent psychiatry.
Child Track
Jad Hilal, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Jad studied International Relations, music, and Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. During his studies, he worked for Pittsburgh City Council, conducting legislative research and outreach regarding marijuana decriminalization and protecting residents from housing discrimination based on income. After graduating, he was selected as a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, working for the historically-underrepresented Wilkinsburg Borough, for the Obama Foundation on a project to support men and boys of color, and for a biostatistics firm authoring a white paper regarding the state of NOWS healthcare. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he served as a social medicine fellow, working to reform the curriculum and build a home visiting program to better address inequities in healthcare. He was a regular volunteer at the local needle exchange clinic and free clinic, and organized a home-visiting program for medical students and pediatrics residents. He also chaired the school addiction medicine area of concentration and was selected to attend the Hazelton Betty Ford summer fellowship in addiction medicine in Rancho Mirage, CA. Stemming from his interest in policy and addictions, his research pertained to state policies affecting maternal-infant wellbeing in families affected by substance use disorders, the results of which were presented at several national conferences with a manuscript pending publication. He has been an avid violinist since age 4, a godfather to two delightful cousins, and an average but generous cook.
Jeremy Wortzel, M.D, M.P.H., M.Phil
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Jeremy Wortzel earned his ScB at Brown University where he studied Biology and Geology. During college, he worked with non-profits and governmental agencies to help improve the state of healthy and sustainable housing for low-income and immigrant families and mentored inner-city high school students in a wilderness immersion therapy program. He then pursued an MPhil at the University of Cambridge in clinical research and experimental medicine. Jeremy then attended the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine where he was the Student Wellness Chair of the Gold Humanism Honors Society. He focused his clinical work on addressing youth homelessness and mental health in Philadelphia and his research on studying social inequity in Asbestos exposure with the Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. Jeremy then pursued a Master of Public Health at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus in Environmental Health. His research studied the intersection of toxic environmental stress, greenspace, climate change, and mental health. Professionally, Jeremy is interested in child and adolescent psychiatry, climate change, environmental and social determinants of mental health, mindfulness, community psychiatry, and health equity advocacy. Outside of medicine, Jeremy enjoys playing guitar around various campfires across America’s national parks, jogging through any greenspace he can find, and working on fun art projects with his wife!
Research Track
Katharine Brieger, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School
Kate graduated from Pomona College with a major in Environmental Analysis. In college, she studied environmental contaminants impacting human health, led the Writing Center, and ran on the cross country and track teams. She then went on a Fulbright Research Scholarship to the University of Geneva to study oxidative stress in neurons. Kate completed her MD/PhD at the University of Michigan, where her dissertation in epidemiology focused on modifiable risk factors during the prenatal and post-menopausal periods. Her main projects examined gene-environment interactions relevant to the development of autism spectrum disorder and on behavioral and medical factors extending ovarian cancer survival. Her final dissertation project has now motivated a large clinical trial investigating hormone replacement therapy among ovarian cancer patients. While in medical school she also taught at the School of Public Health, edited the medical school’s literary and arts magazine, and led the MD/PhD student-faculty group for PhDs in the social sciences and humanities. During residency, Kate looks forward to combining her passion for research and clinical work by developing intervention-focused research. Her current interests include child and adolescent health, women’s mental health, psychiatric epidemiology, psychotherapy, and medical education.
Leela Chakravarti Dilley, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Leela Chakravarti Dilley graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a major in neuroscience. She then completed the University of Pennsylvania MD-PhD program, earning a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology. Using Drosophila as a model, her PhD work identified the first known gene that specifically regulates the high amounts of sleep seen in early life across species, thought to be essential for early brain development. She also explored how a single ASD-associated gene acts in several different circuits and at different developmental timepoints to affect sleep, learning and memory. Prior to joining BWH Psychiatry, Leela completed two years of training in medicine and neurology at MGH/Brigham. She aims to use this training to inform the ongoing development of mechanistic approaches to psychiatry, with specific interests in bipolar and psychotic disorders. She plans to continue research exploring the cellular and molecular underpinnings of psychiatric disorders. Her hobbies include reading, cooking without recipes, crafts (recently watercolor painting) and hikes with her husband, Robert.
Rachel Kery, M.D., Ph.D.
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Rachel Kery earned a BA from Wellesley College with a double major in neuroscience and anthropology. She then went on to attend the Stoney Brook University School of Medicine Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) for her MD, PhD training, earning a PhD in Neuroscience in 2020. While part of the MSTP, Rachel was awarded a prestigious F30 Fellowship from NIMH, a teaching award from her efforts as a TA in the Neuroscience Department, and served as a founding member and president of the Underrepresented Genders in Stony Brook’s MSTP. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, Rachel was part of a team of Stony Brook graduate students who engineered a test for SARS-COVID-2 infection using what limited resources were available at the time, and personally tested hundreds of patients. Rachel’s research has focused on understanding complex thalamocortical pathways critical for sensory perception, with particular interest in understanding sensory hypersensitivities commonly seen in neurodivergent patients. A passionate advocate for neurodiversity and ASD/ADHD pride and acceptance (over mere awareness), her interests in psychiatry include neuropsychiatry and child psychiatry.
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General Track
Marie Desir, M.D.
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Marie graduated from the Honors College at Florida International University with a major in Biological Science. She worked as an ER medical scribe and participated in medical missions to both Haiti and Nicaragua after college. In medical school, she was the treasurer of the Psychiatry Student Interest Group and the Vice President of NutriGardens, a program that educates children on healthy foods and nutrition. She also served as a worship leader in her church. Marie’s research through the multi-center STOP-COVID collaboration focused on the effects of renal dysfunction on mortality in COVID patients. She has also conducted a project evaluating potential biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment. Marie’s interests are in consultation-liaison psychiatry, psychodynamic psychotherapy, interventional psychiatry, and the interface of technology and mental health treatment.
Grace Ma, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Grace majored in biology at the University of Miami. During college she volunteered at a hospice center and was the president of a student group that volunteered at a local nursing home and organized educational activities around aging related topics. Grace attended medical school at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. While in medical school she was co-president of the geriatrics interest group and involved in a program that organized cultural educational activities for children adopted from Asian countries. She developed interest in neuropsychiatry and geriatric psychiatry, publishing work on epilepsy and presenting on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in older adults. In residency, Grace continues to pursue interests in geriatric psychiatry, preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, and vulnerabilities and resilience in the older adult population through research and clinical work.
Kabir Nigam, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Kabir majored in Neuroscience at the UCLA. He went on to complete a Master’s degree in Experimental Neuroscience at the Imperial College of London where he worked on one of the first trials using psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. In medical school, Kabir served as the co-president of the student psychiatric society, conducted research on diminished inhibitory control in individuals with cocaine use disorder and co-authored a review article on hallucinogens as treatments for substance use disorders. While at BWH, he has been actively involved with research at Dana Farber using psilocybin as an intervention for demoralization in hospice patients. Kabir is interested in consultation-liaison psychiatry, psychodynamic theory and novel interventional techniques that bridge psychopharmacology, spirituality and exploration of the self.
Harish Pudukodu, M.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Harish graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with majors in Environmental Health Sciences and Biology, then continued on at UNC Chapel Hill to complete medical school. In college, he co-led the Neuroscience Club and worked with NeuroCare leadership to connect students with psychiatry-related service opportunities. In medical school, Harish created a medical student podcast to foster student well-being, performed volunteer work in urban underserved communities as part of his community engagement scholarship, led a program to offer support to high-risk patients during COVID, and engaged in research focused on the effects of CFTR modulators on depression/anxiety. Now in residency, Harish has taken an interest in educational leadership through his work on the medical student psychiatry curriculum, has served in committee roles to support resident wellness and social life, and has reinforced his clinical learning through preparation and publication of case reports. Harish is interested in the outpatient management of bipolar disorder, consult-liaison psychiatry, and teaching.
Lucas Wittman, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School
Lucas completed his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests focused on characterizing the effects of poverty and childhood adversity on brain development. During his time at Harvard Medical School, Lucas was involved in student mental health advocacy and public health research. He completed his MPH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in population mental health. He is interested in community psychiatry, improving access to mental health care, and the intersection of faith and mental health.
Child Track
Margaret Duncan, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Margaret was a Pre-Professional Studies and Theology double major at University of Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Margaret played in the drumline, acted as a mentor for high school students, and wrote a regular column in the student newspaper. In medical school, Margaret established a narrative medicine interest group, created a program to build resilience for classmates during COVID-19, and served as Peer Advocate to help students access resources. Margaret was selected for a Fellowship at Auschwitz to study at their Professional Ethics Program. Her interests include women’s mental health, child and adolescent psychiatry, advocacy, consultation-liaison psychiatry and palliative care.
Research Track
Andrew Pines, M.D., M.A.
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine-Arizona
Andrew completed his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Economics at the University of Denver. After college, Andrew completed a Master’s in Philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Before medical school, Andrew worked as a research technician in a neurosurgery lab that focused on educating patients and residents using 3D printing, augmented reality, and simulation modules. In medical school, Andrew designed and taught a wilderness medicine course, received a grant for educational innovation, and earned a certificate in the Science of Health Care Delivery. In residency, Andrew has had broad clinical interests with a particular focus on psychosis. Andrew joined the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics when coming to Brigham and has since been using causal sources of data—such as lesions, cortical stimulation, and deep brain stimulation—to localize the neuroanatomy responsible for psychotic symptoms.
Ali Raza, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Ali graduated from Columbia University with a major in Biology. In college, Ali created and taught an introductory neuroscience course to a group of under-privileged New York City high school students and acted in a play directed by a Tony Award recipient. Prior to medical school, Ali completed a Ph.D in Neurobiology and Behavior at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia. During medical school, Ali developed a database to connect medical students to COVID-related volunteer opportunities in the community which led to the establishment of 501c3. Ali’s work as a research assistant at McLean led to a curated database of reduced fee mental health providers for residents. His interests include mood disorders, advocacy, and the intersection of clinical psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, research and technology.
Erin Reed, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine
Erin graduated from Davidson College with a major in Neuroscience. In college, Erin was a member of the Bio-Math Connections Club and participated in the Honor Council. During medical school, Erin completed a Ph.D in neuroscience at Yale. Erin received the Austen Riggs Scholarship in Computational Psychiatry & Representation and was recognized for computational and translational research in cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry. Her research involves computational modeling in patients, healthy participants and animals in order to ascertain underlying mechanisms of generating and updating beliefs. Erin is also interested in depressive disorders, alcohol use disorder, and consultation-liaison psychiatry (especially liver transplant).