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R. Scott Benson, M.D.
I have been practicing child and adolescent psychiatry in Pensacola for more than 30 years. After working two years as a pediatrician I realized that so many of the problems facing children and their parents required the skills of a child psychiatrist, so I went back in training. Training helped me develop communication skills to work within a pediatric community sharing best practices for evaluation and treatment. This integrated care model is being spotlighted in the current focus on America’s healthcare system. I have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues to develop practice guidelines to more accurately define the parameters of quality And I am always looking for other communication tools that improve the health literacy of families. I want my posts to help you feel smarter about your health care. |
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Roberto Blanco, M.D.
Roberto Blanco is currently an Assistant Professor in the division of Child Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee and completed both general psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During fellowship, he served as an APA Fellow in Public Psychiatry where he worked with the APA Council on Communications as well as the APA Institute of Psychiatric Services Scientific Programming Committee. With the help of wonderful friends and colleagues, he is actively engaged in bringing psychiatric services to first generation Latino immigrant children and families, homeless women, and to the rural populations of North Carolina. His main interests include the effects of technology on children’s growth and development, evaluating treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, exploring the effects of culture and immigration on mental health, nutrition, and improving access to mental health care to geographically isolated and underserved communities.He is a firm believer in the healing power of art, exercise, self-reflection, access to affordable housing, and being a part of something larger than one’s self. |
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Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., a board certified psychiatrist, is the CEO/Medical Director of Holliswood Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Borenstein is the host of the public television series, “Healthy Minds,” which airs on public television stations across the country. He serves as the Chair of the Mental Health Services Council of New York State and on the Commissioner’s Medical Advisory Panel of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. He is the Chair of the Council on Communications for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Borenstein has received the National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYS Connie Lieber Research Award, the Queensboro Council for Social Welfare Outstanding Service Award, the Health and Business Alliance Impact Award and the Federation of Organizations Community Mental Health - Man of the Year Award. |
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Bill Callahan, M.D.
Think Clearer. Feel More. Fear Less. TM
As a Special Forces flight surgeon turned psychiatrist I discovered early in my medical career that there truly is no health without mental health. With the constant deployments in my military unit on clandestine missions, I observed how stress in a family member can jump from person to person and lead to physical illness as well. After 9 years I left the military to get the training to become a board certified psychiatrist. I live and work in the “OC” as we affectionately call Orange County, California. Healthy lifestyles, exercise, and learning how to use the power of feelings to heal us naturally are things I help my patients take full advantage of. With so many of us over-focused on thinking and doing, the stress levels are climbing. I’ll share lessons learned from my work with teens through seniors as we de-stress together. |
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Sara Coffey, D.O.
Sara Coffey, D.O., is a psychiatry resident at the University of Chicago. Dr. Coffey is a recent recipient of the American Psychiatric Association’s Public Psychiatry Fellowship. Additionally, Dr. Coffey is the chair of the American Medical Association’s Public Health Committee for the Resident and Fellow’s Section. Dr. Coffey’s interests include advocacy and public health. Throughout her medical school and residency training, Dr. Coffey has advocated on behalf of patients and her profession on both a national and state level. She has meet on several occasions with her local and federal representatives in her home state of Oklahoma, as well as Illinois where she is currently in training. Dr. Coffey is committed to advocating for improvements and access to mental health care. |
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Gabriela Cora, M.D., M.B.A.
Gaby Corá, M.D. is a wellness doctor and coach, best-selling author, keynote speaker, board-certified psychiatrist with a master's in business administration, , spouse and mother of two young adults. She is author of The Power of Wellbeing Series: Leading under Pressure, Managing Work in Life, and Quantum Wellbeing; and of the provocative Alpha Series, starting with Alpha Female Leader. Dr. Corá is president of the Executive Health & Wealth Institute, managing partner of the Florida Neuroscience Center and chapter chair for the Women Presidents’ Organization. Dr. Corá is an appointed member of the Council on Communications of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on the Board of the American Psychiatric Foundation. |
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Gina Newsome Duncan, M.D.
Dr. Gina Newsome Duncan is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly Medical College of Georgia) in Augusta, GA. A native of North Carolina, she is a graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, VA and received her M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Duncan completed her internship and residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency training program in Boston, MA. In her fourth year of residency, she served as Chief Resident of Psychotherapy in the MGH outpatient clinic and was a recipient of the APA/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship where she worked with the APA Council on Communications. Dr. Duncan’s areas of special interest are: disparities in health and achievement that disproportionately affect minority communities, strength-based approaches to building resilience and self-worth, the intersection of spirituality and psychiatry, the use of media to impact the community, and motivational speaking and writing. While in residency at Harvard, with funding from APA/SAMHSA, she started a community-based participatory research project called Abundant Life Through Applied Resilience (ALTAR), which is a church-based mental health promotion program, and she is continuing that work at Georgia Health Sciences University.
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Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.
Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. is a native of South Carolina and a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She recently completed her General Psychiatry residency and is currently a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at the USC Department of Neuropsychiatry/Palmetto Health in Columbia, SC. Dr. Gunter is passionate about fighting to eliminate the negative stigma of mental illness and has had the exciting opportunity of discussing this topic nationally during and since her reign as Mrs. United States 2008. When she is not Stigma-Busting, Dr. Gunter enjoys making memories with her family, sewing children’s clothing and watching her daughter grow up.
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Tristan Gorrindo, M.D.
Tristan Gorrindo, M.D. is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. He is interested in understanding the role technology plays in influencing normal human development, and has published several peer-reviewed publications examining the relationship between technology and mental health. He has appeared on NPR to discuss internet safety, and he has given several invited talks on the subject of teens and technology in both the academic and private sector arenas. Clinically, Dr. Gorrindo is developing a group-based treatment program for teens with problematic internet behaviors. Dr. Gorrindo also works with the MGH Academy, the hospital's post-graduate medical education group, exploring innovative ways in which technology can be used in medical education. Dr. Gorrindo is an assistant editor to the Harvard Review of Psychiatry and a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. |
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Sara Johnson, M.D.
Dr. Johnson was born and raised in rural Kentucky and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Louisville. She graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Investigative Sciences and Epidemiology in addition to her Medical Degree. Dr. Johnson is currently a fellow in Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Louisville and hopes to focus on women’s mental health. She has been active in the American Psychiatric Association throughout residency and currently holds the position of Member in Training Trustee. Dr. Johnson also served as chief resident at the University of Louisville and Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Psychiatry Resident’s Journal. Her academic interests include topics related to women’s mental health and addictions, residency education and physician wellness. She has presented at multiple local and national psychiatric meetings, including the Association for Academic Psychiatry, AADPRT and the APA annual meeting, and has authored numerous publications. She also teaches courses to medical students and residents on a regular basis. |
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Molly McVoy, M.D.
I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist who advocates for the needs of children and adolescents with mental illnesses. I work in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland. Prior to joining the University Hospitals of Cleveland, I graduated medical school from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and received my undergraduate degree from Saint Mary’s College. When not working in the hospital, I am a community educator at the Discovery and Wellness Center for Children where I help facilitate educational programming for community organizations, school teachers, school psychologists about childhood psychiatric disorders. |
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Adair Parr, M.D., J.D.
Adair Parr, M.D., J.D. is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Duke University, Georgetown University Law Center and Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her General Psychiatry Residency at Georgetown University and her Child and Adolescent Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Her professional interests include improving communication with patients, families and physicians, advocacy for mental health and health care advocacy. |
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Claudia Reardon, M.D.
Claudia Reardon, M.D., is a Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor, and Associate Residency Training Director at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. She completed her college, medical school, and residency training at the University of Wisconsin, where she served as Chief Resident. She is an American Psychiatric Association member expert in Sport Psychiatry and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Sport Psychiatry. Dr. Reardon is interested in the use of exercise as a treatment for mental illness, and also in the various ways in which mental illness impacts athletes. She is a staunch advocate for the mentally ill and spends significant amounts of time working with legislators to advocate for access to high quality psychiatric care for patients and families. Dr. Reardon is also interested in women's mental health and currently serves on the governing body of the American Medical Association's Women Physicians Congress. |
