Mentors for 2020-21 program personally congratulated by Academy President

At the successful conclusion of the Residency Education Subcommittee’s 2020-21 mentorship program, only one task remained: acknowledgement by ACLP president Philip Bialer, MD, FACLP, of the contributions made by the 82 mentors, a highwater in participation, that volunteered. 

Dr Bialer’s letter to mentors said: “As you know, mentorship is critical in career decision-making, academic progression, avoidance of burnout, and excellent patient care. Your participation in this program is vital to our mentees’ success and the future generation of consultation-liaison psychiatrists. This last year was especially challenging, and your involvement has surely shored up the success we have all had in getting through it.

“Mentorship enables trainees a safe space for valuable constructive feedback and guidance on ways to strengthen their careers. The Academy could not possibly have provided this essential service without your contribution and others like you. With your collective volunteering, this program enabled nearly 100 trainees to participate and deepen their involvement and expertise in C-L Psychiatry.

“I recognize the many competing demands for your time and sincerely appreciate your participation in this program and your dedication to the future of C-L Psychiatry.”

2020-21 Mentors

Mary Alvarez, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
David Banayan, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Abraham Bartell, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New Rochelle, NY
Scott Beach, MD, FACLP, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Kristin Beizai, MD, FACLP, San Diego VA/UCSD, San Diego, CA
Taylor Black, MD, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Aurora, CO
Mark Bradley, MD, FACLP, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Mallory Cash, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Martin Chin, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York, NY
Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FACLP, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Erich Conrad, MD, FACLP, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Catherine Crone, MD, FACLP, George Washington University/Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA
Lex Denysenko, MD, FACLP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Wyndmoor, PA
Nehama Dresner, MD, FACLP, Wellsprings Health Associates, Chicago, IL
Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Jesse Fann, MD, FACLP, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Laura Feitosa, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Madeleine Fersh, MD, FACLP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Steven Fischel, MD, PhD, FACLP, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Ellen Flynn, MD, Brown University, Providence, RI
Ariadna Forray, MD, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Anique Forrester, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Jai Gandhi, MD, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Jonny Gerkin, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Liliya Gershengoren, MPH, MD, NewYork Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Ondria Gleason, MD, FACLP, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, OK
Arpita Goswami Banerjee, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE
Samuel Greenstein, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (Northwell Health), New Hyde Park, NY
Brandon Hamm, MS, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
William Haren, MD, FACLP, Ralph H Johnson VAMC/MUSC, Charleston, SC
Simon Hatcher, MRCPsych, FRCPC, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Gabriel Heiber, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Thomas Heinrich, MD, FACLP, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Hsiang Huang, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Saira Hussain, DO, North Shore University Hospital (Northwell Health), Glen Oaks, NY
Robert Joseph, MD, MS, FACLP, Boston University Medical Center, Auburndale, MA
David Kasick, MD, FACLP, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Richard Key, MD, FAPA, FACLP, UT Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
James Kimball, MD, FACLP, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Andrea Kondracke, MD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Mamaroneck, NY
Mallika Lavakumar, MD, FACLP, Case Western Reserve University, Lakewood, OH
Hochang Lee, MD, FACLP, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Tessa Manning, MD, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Jenks, OK
Laura Markley, MD, FACLP, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
Guy Maytal, MD, NewYork Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Daniel McFarland, DO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York, NY
Brian McGee, MD, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
VaKara Meyer Karre, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Shamik Mukherji, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (Northwell Health), New Hyde Park, NY
Shruti Mutalik, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Woodside, NY
Zev Nakamura, MD, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Catherine Orsak, MD, Dallas VAMC/University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Vanessa Padilla, MD, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Eliza Park, MD, FACLP, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Marcella Pascualy, MD, University of Washington, Mercer Island, WA
Aum Pathare, MD, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Walter Piddoubny, MD
William Pirl, MD, FACLP, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Clifford Querol, MD, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills, CA
Vani Ray, MD, FACLP, UW Medical School, Milwaukee, WI
Jennifer Richman, MD, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Kamalika Roy, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Seattle, WA
Julia Ruark, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
James Rustad, MD, FACLP, White River Junction VAMC, S Burlington, VT
Jennifer Schreiber, MD, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Kensington, MD
Ann Schwartz, MD, FACLP, Emory University School of Medicine, Tucker, GA
Charles Schwartz, MD, FACLP, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
Nidhi Sharoha, DO, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
Sarah Slocum, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Concord, NH
Thomas Soeprono, MD, University of Washington, Mercer Island, WA
Kristin Somers, MD, FACLP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Jorge Sotelo, MD, FACLP, Memorial Regional Hospital, Miami, FL
Nathaniel Sowa, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Thida Thant, MD, University of Colorado – Denver, Denver, CO
Stephanie Tung, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Susan Turkel, MD, FACLP, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Christian Umfrid, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Sanjay Yadav, MD, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hummelstown, PA
Michael Yee, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Paula Zimbrean, MD, FACLP, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Samantha Zwiebel, MD, MA, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA