Leadership
Robert Findling, M.D., M.B.A.
Department Chair
Robert Findling, M.D., M.B.A.
Department Chair
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
John Beyer, M.D.
Department Vice Chair
Division Chief - Adult Ambulatory
John Beyer, M.D.
Department Vice Chair
Division Chief - Adult Ambulatory
Department of Psychiatry
Department Vice Chair
Email: john.beyer@vcuhealth.org
James Levenson, M.D.
Department Vice Chair
Division Chief - C/L
James Levenson, M.D.
Department Vice Chair
Division Chief - C/L
Department of Psychiatry
Department Vice Chair
Chief, Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Phone: 804-828-0763
Fax: 804-828-7675
Email: james.levenson@vcuhealth.org
Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Director - VIPBG
Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Director - VIPBG
Department of Psychiatry
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG) Director
Rachel Brown Banks Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Psychiatric Genetics Research Program
Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D.
Division Chief
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D.
Division Chief
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Email: jarrod.leffler@vcuhealth.org
F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Division Chief
Addictions
F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Division Chief
Addictions
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine Division Chief
Ekaterina Stepanova, M.D.
Division Chief
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Ekaterina Stepanova, M.D.
Division Chief
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Tushar P. Thakre, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Chief
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Tushar P. Thakre, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Chief
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Division of Inpatient Psychiatry
Director, Medical Psychiatry Program
Interim Director, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Services
Staff Physician, VCU Center for Sleep Medicine
Email: tushar.thakre@vcuhealth.org
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Nicole D. Cook, M.S.W., LCSW
Behavioral Health Program Manager
Nicole D. Cook, M.S.W., LCSW
Behavioral Health Program Manager
Department of Psychiatry
Phone: 804-628-3878
Fax: 804-628-1247
Email: nicole.cook@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
Department of Psychiatry
501 N. 2nd Street
Suite 400B, Room 426
Richmond, VA 23219
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Suzanne Balduzzi-Williams, M.P.A, M.S.
Administrator
Suzanne Balduzzi-Williams, M.P.A, M.S.
Administrator
Department of Psychiatry
Addictions
F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine Division Chief
James M Bjork, Ph.D.
Professor
James M Bjork, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Email: james.bjork@vcuhealth.org
Debbie DiazGranados, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Debbie DiazGranados, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Tamas Gal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lori Keyser-Marcus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lori Keyser-Marcus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Liangsuo Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Liangsuo Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
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Monica Melmer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Anna Peyton, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Anna Peyton, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addictions
Joel L. Steinberg, M.D.
Professor
Joel L. Steinberg, M.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Health Practitioners Monitoring Program (HPMP)
Professor
Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Director, Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging program
Jasmin L. Vassileva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jasmin L. Vassileva, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
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Brandon Wills, D.O.
Professor
Brandon Wills, D.O.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
John Beyer, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
John Beyer, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Department Vice Chair
Email: john.beyer@vcuhealth.org
Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Phone: 804-828-9452
Email: Kelsey.Hagan@vcuhealth.org
Daniel Higgins, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Daniel Higgins, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Email: daniel.higgins@vcuhealth.org
William Nay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
William Nay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Phone: (804) 828-9452
Fax: (804) 828-5058
Email: william.nay@vcuhealth.org
Bushra Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor Residency Program Director
Bushra Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor Residency Program Director
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Residency Program Director
Email: bushra.shah@vcuhealth.org
Christina Sheerin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christina Sheerin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Joel J. Silverman, M.D.
Professor
Joel J. Silverman, M.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Fax: 804-628-1247
Email: joel.silverman@vcuhealth.org
Sher Tucker, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Sher Tucker, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Email: sher.tucker@vcuhealth.org
John Urbach, M.D.
Associate Professor
John Urbach, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Susan Waller, M.D.
Associate Professor
Susan Waller, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Phone: (804) 828-9452
Email: susan.waller@vcuhealth.org
Matthew Way, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Matthew Way, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Tushar P. Thakre, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Tushar P. Thakre, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Director, Medical Psychiatry Program
Interim Director, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Services
Staff Physician, VCU Center for Sleep Medicine
Email: tushar.thakre@vcuhealth.org
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Jason Burton, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jason Burton, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
Ryan Chiarella, D.O.
Associate Professor
Ryan Chiarella, D.O.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Director, Schizophrenia Program
Interim Director, Emergency Psychiatric Services
Email: ryan.chiarella@vcuhealth.org
Charles Kramer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles Kramer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.
Associate Professor
Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Interim Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Services
John Vernon, M.D.
Associate Professor
John Vernon, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Director, Mood Disorders Program
Email: john.vernon@vcuhealth.org
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ekaterina Stepanova, M.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Ekaterina Stepanova, M.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor
VAPR Lab Principal Investigator
Kelsey Delph, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kelsey Delph, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kathryn Jones, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kathryn Jones, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Mudit Kumar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Mudit Kumar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Geetha Manikkara, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Geetha Manikkara, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
Dorothy O’Keefe, M.D.
Associate Professor
Dorothy O’Keefe, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Email: Dorothy.OKeefe@vcuhealth.org
Parna Prajapati, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor
Parna Prajapati, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Muhammad Raza, M.D.
Associate Professor
Muhammad Raza, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dimal Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dimal Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Neil Sonenklar, M.D.
Associate Professor
Neil Sonenklar, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Aradhana Sood, M.D.
Professor
Aradhana Sood, M.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Senior Professor of Child Mental Health Policy
Andrew Thompson, DO
Assistant Professor
Andrew Thompson, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Eric Trinh, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Eric Trinh, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Stacy Wayne, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor
Allison Baylor Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Allison Baylor Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Robert Blair, Ph.D.
Professor
Robert Blair, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Alyssa Button Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alyssa Button Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Paige Cervantes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Paige Cervantes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CARE Lab Principal Investigator
Michele Cosby, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Michele Cosby, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychology Division Chair - Interim
Assistant Professor
Anh-Thuy Le, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Anh-Thuy Le, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Stella Lopez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Affiliate Faculty
Stella Lopez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Affiliate Faculty
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Chelsea Sawyers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chelsea Sawyers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Carla Wall, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Carla Wall, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jennifer Walter, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jennifer Walter, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Anna Wright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Anna Wright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor
FAM Lab Principal Investigator
Clinical Health Psychology
Taylor Crouch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Taylor Crouch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Health Psychology
Email: taylor.crouch@vcuhealth.org
Brittany Gould, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Brittany Gould, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Leila Islam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Leila Islam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Health Psychology
Address/Location:
Leila.Islam@vcuhealth.org
Kathryn Maher, Ph.D., LCP
Assistant Professor
Kathryn Maher, Ph.D., LCP
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Health Psychology
Email: Kathryn.Maher@vcuhealth.org
Judy Emenalo-Strange, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Judy Emenalo-Strange, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Stephan R. Weinland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Stephan R. Weinland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Health Psychology
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
James Levenson, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
James Levenson, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief
Department of Psychiatry
Department Vice Chair
Chair, Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Phone: 804-828-0763
Fax: 804-828-7675
Email: james.levenson@vcuhealth.org
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Alex Ambrose, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Alex Ambrose, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Consultation - Liaison Psychiatry
Email: laurel.ambrose@vcuhealth.org
Melissa Bui, M.D.
Associate Professor
Melissa Bui, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Consultation - Liaison Psychiatry
Email: Melissa.Bui@vcuhealth.org
Lauren Mahoney, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lauren Mahoney, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Consultation - Liaison Psychiatry
Email: Lauren.Mahoney@vcuhealth.org
Oxana Palesh, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Oxana Palesh, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Consultation - Liaison Psychiatry
Email: Oxana.Palesh@vcuhealth.org
Va. Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics
Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Professor & Eminent Scholar
Director VIPBG
Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Professor & Eminent Scholar
Director VIPBG
Department of Psychiatry
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG) Director
Rachel Brown Banks Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Psychiatric Genetics Research Program
Ananda Amstadter, Ph.D.
Professor
Silviu Alin Bacanu, Ph.D.
Professor
Silviu Alin Bacanu, Ph.D.
Professor
VIPBG
Jared Balbona, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jared Balbona, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Kaitlin Bountress, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kaitlin Bountress, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
VIPBG
Ruth Brown-Ennis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ruth Brown-Ennis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
VIPBG
Minhui Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Minhui Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Alexis Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Alexis Edwards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
VIPBG
Nathan Gillespie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nathan Gillespie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Robert Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Robert Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Michael Neale, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Michael Neale, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Phone: (804) 828-3369
Email: Michael.Neale@vcuhealth.org
Tan Hoang Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Tan Hoang Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Kathryn Polak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kathryn Polak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
VIPBG
Brien Riley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Brien Riley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Christina Sheerin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christina Sheerin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry/VIPBG
Research/Other
Nancy Gee, Ph.D.
Center for Human-Animal Interaction
Nancy Gee, Ph.D.
Center for Human-Animal Interaction
Department of Psychiatry
Center for Human-Animal Interaction (CHAI) Director
Professor
Susan Kornstein, M.D.
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry Research
Susan Kornstein, M.D.
Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry Research
Department of Psychiatry
Institute for Women's Health Executive Director
Executive Director, VCU Mood Disorders Institute
Professor
Director of Clinical Research, Dept of Psychiatry
Advanced Practice Professionals
- Kimberly Bailey Dexter, N.P.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Rebecca Bowers, N.P.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Alana Chaffee, N.P.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Tracy Davis, N.P.
Addictions - Hallie Gorica, N.P.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Tara Horne, N.P.
Addictions - Dana Moore, PMHNP-BC
Community Memorial Hospital - Adam Nichols, P.A.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Jennifer Schrecengost, N.P.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Grace Screeney, N.P.
Addictions - Jennifer Smith, PMHNP
Community Memorial Hospital - Abigail Steadman, N.P.
Adult Psychiatry - Crystal Watts, N.P.
Addiction Medicine - Taylor Wiggins, P.A.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Chareece Williams, N.P.
Addiction Psychiatry, N.P.
Licensed Therapists
- Nicole Cook, LCSW
Program Manager - Lakesha Barrett, LCSW
Adult Access - Shareen Berti, LCSW, FMLA
Adult Ambulatory - Cassandra Bowes LPC
Child and Adolescent - Jerard Elliott, LPC
Child & Adolescent - Darnel "Dee Dee" James, LCSW
Adult Access-Weight Loss Clinic - Amber Ferjuste, LCSW
Adult Access-Women’s Health Clinic - Brittany Fisher, LCSW
Child and Adolescent - Sandy Flemming, LCSW
Child and Adolescent - Tera Harris, LPC
Adult Access - Alexis Jackson, LCSW, FMLA
Adult Access-Weight Loss Clinic - Amber Jennings, LCSW
Child and Adolescent/CMHRC - Leah Kramer, LCSW
Adult Access-Transplant - Karen Landrum, LCSW
EAP Program Manager - Peyton Lassiter, LPC
Adult Access - Vivian Mann, LCSW
Adult Ambulatory - Hannah McDaniel, LPC
Adult Access-MOTIVATE Clinic - Britney Mitchell, LPC
Adult Access - Tonya Osmand, LPC
Adult Access - Nikkia Parker-Lundy, LPC
Adult Access - Tammy Taylor-Musoke, LCSW
Child and Adolescent-VMAP
Administrative Staff
- Tammy Beltz
Human Resources Manager
tammy.beltz@vcuhealth.org - Scott Diegelmann
Web & Communications Coordinator
scott.diegelmann@vcuhealth.org - Aahuti Gupta
Business Manager
aahuti.gupta@vcuhealth.org - Karen Houghton
Administrative Staff Specialist Child and Adolescent
karen.houghton@vcuhealth.org - Crystal L. Hudson
Associate Administrator Child and Adolescent
crystal.hudson@vcuhealth.org - Regina Piercy-Ross
Fiscal Technician
regina.piercyross@vcuhealth.org - Brianna Porch
Associate Administrator
brianna.porch@vcuhealth.org - Brittany Silk
Sr. Administrative Assistant
brittany.silk@vcuhealth.org - Morgan Thomas
Division Administrative Coordinator, Inpatient Division
morgan.thomas@vcuhealth.org - Deborah Webb
Executive Administrative Assistant
deborah.webb@vcuhealth.org
Educational Program Staff
- Crystal Adamchek
Clerkship Coordinator
crystal.adamchek@vcuhealth.org - Jessica Drayton
Residency
jessica.drayton@vcuhealth.org - Sharon Scott
Child and Adolescent Fellowship
Psychology Training Program
sharon.scott@vcuhealth.org - Delores Yeatts
Residency
catherine.yeatts@vcuhealth.org
Program Staff
- Karl Dorn
Program Coordinator, The Center for Human-Animal Interaction
karl.dorn@vcuhealth.org - J.T. Hosack
Teams Coordinator, Center for Human & Animal Interaction (CHAI)
james.hosack@vcuhealth.org - Amy Ressler
Administrative Director, Health Practitioners Monitoring Program (HPMP)
amy.ressler@vcuhealth.org - Nicolas Smith, LCSW
Inpatient Coordinator, Adult Psychiatry
nicolas.smith@vcuhealth.org
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