I am a psychiatrist, which means that I am a medical doctor who has completed specialized training focused on the evaluation and treatment of mental health concerns.

education and Training

Candidate Psychoanalyst, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)

Adult Psychiatry Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Graduate, SFCP Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program

MD and Master of Health Science Degrees: Yale University

Undergraduate: Yale University

 

recognition

Distinguished Service Award, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (2021)

UCSF Department of Psychiatry Laughlin Award for Excellence in Clinical Care (2018)

UCSF Area of Distinction in LGBT Mental Health (2018)

2017-2018 American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) Fellow

 

Other professional activities - current

Volunteer Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2018 - )

Other professional activities - past

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Frontline Workers Counseling Project (2020 - 2022)

Councilor at Large, Northern California Psychiatric Society (2021 - 2023)