Meet our Faculty


Meet the Psychiatry Faculty

Carolyn Doyle, MDcarolyn

Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatry Clerkship

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 


George Gianakakos, MDgeorge

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 



 


Angelos Halaris, MD, PhD, APA, ACNP, CINPAngelos Halaris, MD

Professor 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 

 


Kate Johnson, MD

Kate Johnson, MD

Department Chair
Associate Professor

Director of Outpatient Clinical Services

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
 

Read about Dr. Johnson's path to a career in psychiatry


Ethan Johnston, MD, MHPEethan

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 


 


Ladan Khazai, MDLadan Khazai, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 

 

 


Edwin Meresh, MD, MPH, APA

Edwin Meresh, MD, MPH, APA

Professor 
Director Consultation – Liaison Services

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

 


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Theodote Pontikes, MD, MBA-HCM, DFAACAP, DFAPA, FACLP

Program Director, Psychiatry Residency 
Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
 

 


David Schilling, MD

David Schilling, MD

Associate Professor

Dean of Assessment, Stritch School of Medicine

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
 


Conrad Stasieluk, MDconrad

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
 

 

Meet the Psychology Faculty

Carla Beatrici, PsyD

Carla Beatrici, PsyD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Todd Boyle, PhD

Todd Doyle, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Kate Goldhaber, PhD

Kate Goldhaber, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Michael Hakimi, PsyD

Michael Hakimi, PsyD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Mekhala Merchant, PhD

Mekhala Merchant, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Valerie Rosenberg, PhD

Valerie Rosenberg, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Thomas Rostafinski, PhD

Thomas Rostafinski, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Jonathan Scott, PsyD

Jonathan Scott, PsyD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Elizabeth Simmons, PsyD

Elizabeth Simmons, PsyD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Brenda Swartz, PsyD

Brenda Swartz, PsyD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Sarah Thilges, PhD

Sarah Thilges, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Susan Walsh, PsyD

Susan Walsh, PsyD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
 


Laura Wool, PsyD

Laura Wool, PsyD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Nadia Alvi, DO
Virgilio Arenas, MD
Lakshmi Athota, MD
Joseph Baldwin, MD
Timothy Buckley, MD
Angelique Chen, PsyD
Pavil Cherian, MD
Peter Chien, MD
Nimisha Collins, MD
Megan Conrad, PhD
Ralph Cusick, MD
Jaroslaw Czarnkowski, MD
Robin Dannevik-Jamesse, LCSW
Jagannath Devulapally, MD
Brian Gomoll, MD
Jayna Harthan, PsyD
Jonathan Hessinger, PsyD
Gauri Khatkhate, MD
E. Paige Lassen, DO
Amrita Mankani, MD
Christy McMillin, MD
Christoper Mestrezat, MD
Alma Ramic, MD
Chirag Raval, MD
Ana Victoria Smrha, MD
Marla Shu, DO
Annie Tang, PhD
Stephanie Wilson, MD
 

Syed Khan, MD – MacNeal Hospital
Andrei Pankov, MD – MacNeal Hospital
Shin Lee, MD – Madden Mental Health Center
Justin Spring, MD – Elgin Mental Health Center
Mitchell L. Glaser, MD – St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital 
Sundeep Singh Randhawa, MD – St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital 
Delia Aldridge, MD – Eating Recovery Center
Vesna Pirec, MD, PhD – Eating Recovery Center
Jennifer Jaworski, PsyD – Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Kevin Whitson, PsyD – Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Samuel Jackson, MD – Street Psychiatry
Thomas Nutter, MD – Cook County Health
Tony Tu, MD, PhD – Private Practice