William McDonald, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, comments on advanced training opportunities for our graduates.
2025 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
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Eric Galante, MD |
Indiana University School of Medicine | Clinical Instructor & Attending Psychiatrist, NYU/Bellevue Hospital; New York, NY |
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Maria Alejandra Grullón, MD |
Universidad Iberoamericana, Dominican Republic |
Private Practice; Atlanta, GA |
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Cristopher Hanacek, DO |
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
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Mackenzie Jones, MD, MPH |
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine |
Attending Psychiatrist, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center; Martinez, CA |
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Scott Koller, MD |
University of Illinois College of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
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Mary Margaret LaVigne, MD |
Mercer University School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Emergency Service, Grady Memorial Hospital; Atlanta, GA |
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Lindsey Limbaugh, MD |
Baylor College of Medicine | Private Practice; Bethesda, MD |
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Kathleen Loughran, MD |
Drexel University College of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Chicago, IL |
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Michael McGrath, MD |
University of Illinois College of Medicine | Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
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Patrick O’Connell, MD |
University of Utah School of Medicine |
Attending Psychiatrist, Unity Hospital; Portland, OR |
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Sumeet Sharma, MD, PhD |
Emory University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
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Caitlin Smith, MD |
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
Attending Psychiatrist, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center; Martinez, CA |
2024 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Albritton, MD, PhD | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
| John Borkovich, MD | Mercer University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
| Zachary Bosshardt, MD | University of New Mexico School of Medicine | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
| Chaewon Im, MD | University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Hilo Medical Center; Hilo, HI |
| John Reitz, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Attending, Psychiatrist, Northside Hospital; Atlanta, GA |
| Brandon Sims, MD | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA |
| Absar Tahir, MD | University of Alabama School of Medicine | Private Practice; Atlanta, GA |
| Nicholas Thompson, MD, MPH | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending, Consultation-Liaison Service, Emory University Hospital; Atlanta, GA |
| Justin Trop, MD, MSc | University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine | Private Practice; Atlanta, GA |
| Tyler Vanderhoof, MD | Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, OH |
| Margaret Wohlleber, MD | State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine; Seattle, WA |
2023 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Bowers, MD | USF Health Morsani College of Medicine | US Air Force Staff Physician, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA |
| John Deppe, MD | Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital Medicine-Psychiatry Unit |
| Joel Eisenberg, MD | USF Health Morsani College of Medicine | Consultation-liaison psychiatry, Leigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA |
| Rachel Gluck, MD, MPhil | Emory University School of Medicine | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California San Francisco |
| Paulina Kaiser, MD | Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California | Private practice, Atlanta, GA |
| Paul Kim, MD, PhD | Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Singapore | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services |
| Haley Mayenkar, MD | University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine | Inpatient and emergency psychiatry, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Martinez, CA |
| Jonathan Chance Ortego, MD, MPH | Tulane University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, New York University |
| Sora Park, MD | Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | Private practice, Atlanta, GA |
| William Powers, MD | Mercer University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Bradley Rosenkrantz, MD | University of Central Florida College of Medicine | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Donna Tsai, MD, MEd | Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
2022 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ebner, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Karen Giles, MD, MS | Medical College of Wisconsin | Private practice, Atlanta, GA |
| Jennifer Grant, MD, PhD | Emory University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services |
| Sehar Jessani, MD | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Karyn Korsah, MD | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Benson Ku, MD | Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital, 10 Park Place |
| Aniket Malhotra, MBBS | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi India - Delhi University | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Christopher Mora, MD | Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University | Outpatient solo private practice, Atlanta, GA |
| Cody Overmyer, MD | Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine | General outpatient psychiatry, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, MI |
| Erica Rymarczyk, MD, JD | Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University | Outpatient private practice, Indianapolis, IN |
| Charlotte Van Hale, MD | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Emory Midtown Hospital |
| Chenhang Zou, MD | University of Alabama School of Medicine | Outpatient private practice, Atlanta, GA |
2021 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Bertacchi, MBChB | University College Cork School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Cody Browning, MD | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Brandi Burke, MD, MPH | Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Primary Mental Health Integration |
| Justin Ellis, MD, PhD | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine | Assistant Professor, Grady Project ARROW, Attending, Atlanta VA |
| Brittany Friend, MD | USF Health Morsani College of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Michael Lucido, MD, PhD | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Emory Transplant Clinic |
| Bridget McNulty, MD, MS | University of Washington School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine |
| Elon Richman, MD | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, NYU Langone Health |
| Adam Rudolph, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services |
| Ashley Subler, MD | Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine | Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| David Thylur, MD | Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Hospital Consultation-Liaison Service |
| Jack VanBezooyen, MD | Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California | Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco |
2020 Graduates
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Chang, MD | Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, Dekalb Community Service Board, Decatur, GA; Private Practice; Atlanta, GA |
| Ann Marie Decker Frederick, MD | University of Maryland School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina |
| Jesse Fredeen, MD, MS | Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Andrea Green Boyer, MD | Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina |
| Umair Janjua, MD | Ross University School of Medicine | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Carolina Medeiros da Frota Ribeiro, MD | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) Faculdade de Medicina | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Memorial Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services, Atlanta, GA |
| Gaby Ritfeld, MD, PhD | Medical School: Universiteit Leiden Medical Center | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Eric Stanshine, MD, MBA | Temple University School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Joseph Vinson, MD | Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; Attending Outpatient Psychiatrist, Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA; Attending Psychiatrist, Emory St Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA; Attending Physician, Integrated Behavioral Health, Emory Primary Care Clinics, Atlanta, GA |
| James Walker, MD, MPH | Emory University School of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Joseph Wilson, MD | Emory University School of Medicine | Attending Psychiatrist, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Diana Woodall, MD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine | Outpatient, Psychotherapy, Tele-Psychiatry, Private Practice |
2019
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mina Boazak, MD | American University of the Caribbean SOM | Clinical Informatics Fellowship, Duke Univ. SOM, NC |
| Rachel Conrad, MD | Baylor College of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| Amitha Dhingra, MD | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory Univ. SOM, Atlanta, GA |
| Sai Hu, DO | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Attending Outpatient Psychiatrist, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Zachary Hudson, MD | Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University | Integrative Telepsychiatry Private Practice/MDMA-Assisted Therapy Treatment Center for PTSD; Maui, HI |
| Helaina Jaffe, MD | Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Telepsychiatry, Israel |
| Michael Lowley, MBBS | Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Emory Univ. SOM |
| Hassan Naqvi, MD | State University of New York Upstate Medical University | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Yale Univ. SOM |
| Justin Palanci, MD | George Washington University SOM and Health Sciences | Asst. Professor, Emory Univ. SOM, Attending Psychiatrist, Grady Outpatient Behavioral Health; Medical Director, Grady ACT Program; Atlanta, GA |
| Hannah Potvin, MD | University of Texas Medical Branch SOM | Asst. Professor, Univ. of California SF, Attending Psychiatrist, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco, CA |
| James Ragazino, MD, MBA | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Private Practice, Georgia Behavioral Health Professionals; Atlanta, GA |
| Veronica Samet, MD, MS | University of Florida SOM | Inpatient Psychiatrist, Walden Behavioral Care; Waltham, MA |