Psychiatry

Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and a staff psychiatrist at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, where she co-leads a competency restoration unit. Dr. VanDercar began her career as an attorney, working in healthcare. She later obtained a medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and forensic psychiatry fellowship at University Hospitals’ Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western...

Dr. Maviglia is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult and Addiction Psychiatry and by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). He is certified by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Review Physicians (A B Q A UR P). He has worked extensively in the field of behavioral health in different roles: clinical, administrative, research. His main areas of interest are: Behavioral Recovery Model; Historical Trauma in Indigenous...

Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke was born in Nigeria. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke is from the ìgbò tribe and specifically from Enugu State. He and his family migrated to the United States in 1998. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke grew up in Dallas, Tx, and received his bachelor’s in science at the University of Houston. He then received his medical degree from St. George’s University. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke did his internship year at Staten Island University Hospital prior to beginning...

Dr. Linda Mayes is the Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Director of the Yale Child Study Center. She is also Special Advisor to the Dean in the Yale School of Medicine. Trained as a pediatrician, Dr. Mayes’s research focuses on stress-response and regulatory mechanisms in young children at both biological and psychosocial risk. She has especially focused on the impact of prenatal substance use on children’s long-term outcomes. She has...

Apurva Bhatt, M.D., is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her role spans the General Adult Psychiatry Division, Child Psychiatry Division, and Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. Dr. Bhatt specializes in early psychosis evaluation and treatment. She is the Director of the Child INSPIRE clinic and currently provides clinical care in both the Stanford Children’s Hospital Child INSPIRE early psychosis clinic and the...

Sheldon Benjamin, MD is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was Director of Neuropsychiatry for 39 years, residency director for 30 years, and chair of psychiatry for 4 years. A career neuropsychiatry educator, he is board certified in psychiatry, neurology and behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry; is a past president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association and the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training. He is a...

Daniel Cho, MD, MPH, is a distinguished leader in the field of psychiatry and medicine. He has served as the Residency Training Director & Vice Chair of Education at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, where he has been instrumental in shaping the future of psychiatry training. His leadership roles have included serving on the APA Board of Trustees and the APA/APAF Leadership Fellowship, showcasing his commitment to advancing the field of...