Current Clinical Fellows

 

NIMH Psychiatry Clinical Fellows

 

Clinical Fellows, 2012-2013

David Chen, M.D. (2009)
Fourth-year Fellow, Section on the Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Medical School:  University of Rochester
Residency:  University of Maryland
Child Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center
Research Mentor: Francis J. McMahon, M.D.

Julia Dorfman, M.D., Ph.D. (2012)
First-year Fellow, Combined Children’s National Medical Center Program and Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience
Graduate School: University of Virginia
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: George Washington University
Research Mentor: Daniel S. Pine, M.D.

David Driver, M.D. (2011)
Second-year Fellow, Combined Children’s National Medical Center Program and NIMH Child Psychiatry Branch
Medical School:  University of Saint Eustatius, Netherlands-Antilles
Residency:  Georgetown University
Research Mentor:  Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.

Dawn Flosnik Ionescu, M.D. (2012)
PGY4 Resident, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch
Medical School:  Penn State School of Medicine
Residency:  George Washington University and NIMH
Research Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

Michael Gregory, M.D. (2012)
First-year Fellow, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Medical School:  Rush Medical College
Residency (Psychiatry and Neurology):  Brown University
Research Mentor:  Karen F. Berman, M.D.

Gioia Guerrieri, D.O. (2011)
Second-year Fellow, Behavioral Endocrinology Branch
Medical School:  University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:  Mayo Clinic and NIMH
Research Mentor:  Peter J. Schmidt, M.D.

Soonjo Hwang, M.D. (2012)
First-year Fellow, Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience
Medical School: Yonsei University (South Korea)
Residency: Yonsei University and Westchester Medical Center
Child Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Mentor:  James Blair, Ph.D.

Daniel Mathews, M.D. (2011)
Second-year Fellow, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch
Medical School:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency:  Johns Hopkins University
Research Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

Michael Mrizek, M.D. (2011)
Second-year Fellow, Cognitive Neuropsychology Section, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition and Office of the Clinical Director
Medical School:  University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Residency:  George Washington University and NIMH
Research Mentor: Alex Martin, Ph.D.

Tuong-Vi Nguyen, MD (2012)
First-year Fellow, Behavioral Endocrinology Branch
Medical School:  McGill University (Canada)
Residency:  McGill University
Research Mentors: Peter J. Schmidt, M.D. and Karen F. Berman, M.D.

Mark Niciu, M.D., Ph.D. (2012)
First-year Fellow, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch
Graduate School: University of Connecticut
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency:  Yale University
Research Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

Erica M. Richards, M.D., Ph.D. (2012)
First-year Fellow, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch
Med and Graduate School: University of Maryland
Residency:  Johns Hopkins University
Research Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

Joel J. Stoddard, M.D. (2011)
Second-year Fellow, Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Emotion and Development Branch
Medical School:  University of California, San Francisco
Residency:  University of California, Davis
Child Fellowship: University of California, Davis
Research Mentor: Ellen Leibenluft, M.D.

 

NIMH Clinical Fellowship Recent Graduates

Rivka Ben Dor, M.D. (2010)
Psychiatry Resident:  Georgetown University, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.
NIMH Mentor: Peter J. Schmidt, M.D.

Jose Franco Chaves, M.D. (2010)
Attending Psychiatrist, Veteran Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico
NIMH Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

Christina Hines, M.D., Ph.D. (2009)
Relocated to San Antonio, Texas
NIMH Mentor: Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D.

Lobna Ibrahim, M.D. (2008)
Attending Psychiatrist, Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
NIMH Mentor: Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.

William Charles Kreisl, M.D. (2007)
Associate Clinical Investigator, Molecular Imaging Branch, NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs
NIMH Mentor: Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D.

Kayla Pope, M.D., J.D. (2009)
Director of Neurobehavioral Research, Boys Town, Omaha, Nebraska
NIMH Mentor:  James Blair, Ph.D.