Residency Program Psychiatry
Daniel Chen, MD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Adam Chester, DO
Associate Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Program Director, Psychiatry Residency
Director, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Sohal Shipu, MD
Assistant Director, Psychiatry Residency
Director, Mental Health Clinic
Martha Edelman, MD
Associate Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Services, Jamaica Hospital
Barbara Ponieman, MD
Associate Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry
Flushing Hospital
Dinshaw Bamji, MD
Associate Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Advanced Centers for Psychotherapy
Anthony Maffia, LCSW-R, BCD
Vice President, Psychiatry, Medisys Health Network
Sachidanand Peteru, MD
Co-Director, Consultation Liaison Service
Ateaya Lima, MD
Co-Director, Consultation Liaison Service
Meri Nisimova, MD
Unit Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry
Attending Psychiatrist, Geriatric Psychiatry
Syeda Marzia, MD
Unit Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry
Shamaila Idrees, MD
Unit Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry
Diana Anand, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Inpatient Psychiatry
Kiyoko Ogoke, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
Teresita Ruiz, MD
Attending Child Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic
Joseph Georges, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic
Rose Michael, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic
Sharmeen Sultana, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic
Kamalendra Sen, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic
Deepak Sankholkar, MD
Director, Advanced Center for Psychotherapy
Saloni Wadia, MD
Assistant Director, Advanced Center for Psychotherapy
Phoebe Frankel, LCSW-R
Clinical Director, Advanced Center for Psychotherapy
Marie Pierre-Louis, MD
Attending Child Psychiatrist, Advanced Center for Psychotherapy
Beena Joseph, MD
Director, Chemical Dependency Unit
Pravina Nair, PsyD
Director, Clinical Psychology
Michelle Santiago-Medina PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic
Mayimuna Pettiford, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic
Michelle Anne Hololob, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS
Chief, Creative Arts Therapy
Philip Sparacino, MA, RDT
Creative Arts Therapist
Nicole D’Auito, LCAT
Creative Arts Therapist
Karen Codd, MPS, LCAT, ATR-BC
Community Wellness Coordinator
Kelly Cervellione, PhD
Research Coordinator
