M.D., Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 1996
Residency in Internal Medicine/Primary Care, Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL 1999
General Internal Medicine/Public Health Fellowship, Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL 2001
Residency in Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2004


Specialization and Interest: Care of the marginalized patient, psychosocial factors in treatment resistance, medical co-morbidity and chronic mental illness, ECT, resident education

Personal Statement:  As the child of a Peace Corp volunteer, I graduated from medical school clear that I would do a residency “in the trenches” and thus began five years of Internal Medicine residency and fellowship work at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. However, realizing that treating diabetes and hypertension do not address the primary disabling issues in underserved populations, I was fortunate to do a second residency in psychiatry at UNM, receiving a truly balanced education and having the ability to add training in specific areas of interest. I was immensely pleased to join the faculty in 2004 and am thrilled to be able to work with residents and share my enthusiasm for the biopsychosocial approach to patients with chronic mental illness and complicating social and medical issues. I am especially pleased to be the Medical Director of the COPE clinic, which provides comprehensive, open access care for patients with severe disability from primary psychotic illness. Sharing this method with residents, supervising residents in the Psychosis clinic, and caring for patients as part of a multidisciplinary team are privileges of being part of the UNM Department of Psychiatry.
 

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