2023-2024 Program Chiefs

Robin Berger, MD

Medical School: University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Residency: University of Washington
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Collaborative Care, Intellectual disability / neurodevelopmental disorders, Medical education, Service Development

Roxanne Fries, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Residency: USC/LAC+USC Psychiarty Residency Training Program
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Forensics, Autism, Eating Disorders, Mental Health Advocacy & Policy

Second Year Fellows

Cynthia Beltran, MD

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Global Mental Health, Cultural Psychiatry, Infant Mental Health

Brenda Cartujano Barrera, MD

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Facultad de Medicina
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Trauma and stressor-related disorders, LGBTQ+ mental health, Latinx mental health

Maia Ou, MD

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Residency: Zucker Hillside Hospital at Hofstra/Northwell
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Mental health for LGBTQ+ youth, anit-racism

Kirsten Salmela, MD

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Upper Peninsula (Marquette)
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Perinatal Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Telepsychiatry/outreach to underserved areas

Christina Warner, MD

Medical School: Universaity of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: University of Minnesota
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: LGBTQ+ populations, Early onset psychosis, DBT, Family systems, Medical education, School-based consultations, Integrated care

First Year Fellows

Michael Dang, MD

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut Psychiatry Residency Program - Farmington, CT
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Eating disorders, psychodynamic psychotherapy
Hobbies: Skateboarding, powerlifting, cooking, film, going to concerts

Jay Davidson, MD

Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Public psychiatry, coordinated specialty care, transitional age youth, psychotherapy
Hobbies: Backpacking, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, sailing, soccer, ultimate frisbee, board games with friends, philosophy and psychiatry related books

Ellen Kim, MD

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine - Saint Louis, MO
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Anxiety disorders, Mental health advocacy and policy
Hobbies: Vinyasa yoga, hiking, book clubs, musicals

Grace LaPier, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Residency: California Pacific Medical Center - San Francisco, CA
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: LGBTQ, transitional age youth, autism spectrum disorders and medical education
Hobbies: Cooking, spending time outdoors and watching sports

Sruthi Poduval, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital - Washington, DC
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Mood disorders, early child intervention, and parent training
Hobbies: I love reading and hiking

Margaret Wohlleber, MD

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Residency: Emory University - Atlanta, GA
Clinical and Research Specialties/Interests: Emergency Psychiatry, early-onset psychosis,  trauma and stressor-related disorders, addiction, medical education