As a board certified psychiatrist and former pediatrician, my practice involves working with individuals across the lifespan, from children and adolescents to young adults and professionals. I have also worked in a university student health service, and am well-informed about problems unique to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students facing academic difficulties or anxiety due to academic pressures. In addition, I have worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, as well as an Attending Physician at Lincoln Hospital and Mental Health Center in the Department of Psychiatric Emergency Services.
Just as every individual is unique, so is their treatment. It is my job to create a meaningful and appropriate treatment plan to help you achieve your goals. My approach to medicine is thoughtful and cautious; I will suggest the need for medication, but only when necessary and appropriate. I also value psychotherapy, and view it as a deeply personal, individualized, and dynamic process. Therapy is a place to share, unburden, and grow. By sharing my understanding of your concerns with empathy and respect, I hope to help you find insight into and relief from your adversities, and enhance your personal life so you may achieve healthier relationships with yourself and others.
Board Certification
October 2008
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
September 2014
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult Psychiatry
September 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professional Memberships
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Training
July 2011- June 2014
Post Pediatric Portal Psychiatry Fellowship
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
July 2004- June 2007
Residency, Pediatrics, New York Medical College
Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center of Manhattan
New York, NY
Education
August 2000-June 2004
Doctorate of Medicine, St. George’s University School of Medicine
August 1994-June 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Honors & Awards
June 2014
Graduate Education Committee Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
July 2013-June 2014
Chief Fellow, Post Pediatric Portal Psychiatry Fellowship
2000-2004
Officer/Member, Iota Epsilon Alpha, International Medical Honor Society
St. George’s University School of Medicine
2000-2004
Chancellor’s & Dean’s List, St. George’s University School of Medicine
1994-1998
Minority Scholar, University of Pennsylvania