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The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago Medical Center
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Past Graduates

Amare, Dawit, D.O., M.P.H. Dawit Amare, D.O., M.P.H.
Graduated 2011

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School:
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Position
Private Practice, Kankakee IL
Sanjiwan Boparai, M.D. Sanjiwan Boparai, M.D.
Graduated 2011

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School:  Rush Medical College

Position
Private Practice
Kumar, Madhukar, M.D., MRCPsych Madhukar Kumar, M.D.
Graduated 2011

Education
University of Chicago

Medical Education:  Patna Medical College, India

Position
Fellowship in Sleep Medicine

University of Michigan

Abdullah Sallaj, M.D. Abdullah Sallaj, M.D.
Graduated 2011

Education
University of Chicago

Medical Education:  State University of New York at Buffalo

Position
Private Practice, Hinsdale Illinois
Marie Truong, D.O. Marie Truong, D.O.
Graduated 2011

Education
University of Chicago

Medical Education:  Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Position
Fellowship Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of Southern California (USC)
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Joseph Cooper, M.D.
Graduated 2010

* 2010 and 2008 Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position

Fellowship in Neuropsychiatry, Northwestern University

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Robert Marseille, M.D.
Graduated 2010

*Fellow, MacLean Center for Clinical Ethics

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of California School of Medicine, Davis, CA

Position

Fellowship in Substance Abuse, Northwestern University

Now Private Practice, IL

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Sibyl Simon, M.D.
Graduated 2010

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica

Position

Fellowship in Sleep Medicine

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Marcela Almeida, M.D.
Graduated 2009

*Fellow AADPRT International Medical Graduate Fellowship

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Universidade Federal DoCeara, Brazil

Position
Inpatient and Outpatient Attending, Mercy Hospital; Faculty, Dept. of Psychiatry, UofC
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Susan Buratto, M.D
Graduated 2009

Education

University of Chicago

Medical Education:  Wayne State

Position
Fellowship Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of Chicago
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Graduated 2009
Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Creighton University

Position
Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Hawaii
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Nicholas Patniyot, M.D.
Graduated 2009

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX

Position
Faculty, University of Texas Health Science Center
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Theodote Pontikes, M.D.
Graduated 2009

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago

Position
Fellowship in Child Psychiatry, Harvard Mass General/McLean
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Elias Dakwar, M.D.
Graduated 2008

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE

Position
Fellowship in Addictions,
Columbia University
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Sandra Rodriguez, M.D.
Graduated 2008

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine (Puerto Rico)

Position
Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of S. Florida

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Yuhwen Chow, M.D.
Graduated 2007

*APA Minority Fellowship

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Private Practice Chicago, Illinois; Completed Psychotherapy Fellowship, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis

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Elizabeth Kieff, M.D.
Graduated 2007

*Laughlin Fellowship *Fellow, MacLean Center for Clinical Ethics

*2005 Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
University of Chicago SCRS and Clinical Associate,
Department of Psychiatry;
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Pritzker School of Medicine

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Diane Misch, M.D.
Graduated 2007

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Fellowship, Child Psychiatry
UIC Chicago

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Christopher Myers, M.D., MPH
Graduated 2007

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Position
2007/8 Fellow at University of Chicago SCRS; 2008/9 Fellow in Forensics, MGH-Harvard

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Sarah Nayeem-Riaz, M.D.
Graduated 2007

*APA Disaster Psychiatry Fellowship

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC

Position
Fellowship, Child Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins University

Fellowship, Sleep Medicine Columbia University

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Peter Nichols, M.D.
Graduated 2007

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Position
Fellowship, Child Psychiatry
UIC Chicago

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Gisela Sandoval, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduated 2007

*NIMH Outstanding Resident, 2006

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Position
Fellowship, Child Psychiatry
Columbia Cornell

2010 Attending, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

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Christopher Womack, M.D.
Graduated 2007

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Fellowship, Child Psychiatry
University of Chicago

2009 Attending, Lakeshore Hospital, Chicago

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Anthony Vita, M.D., MPH
Graduated 2007

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, Standford, CA

Position
Pharmaceutical Research

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Danielle Anderson, M.D.
Graduated 2006

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Geriatric Fellowship Johns Hopkins University;
2007, Faculty, Med College of Wisconsin;
2008 Faculty, UofC

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Asma Iqbal, M.D.
Graduated 2006

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: The Aga Khan University School of Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan

Position
Community Mental Health Center Wisconsin

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Mona Lal, M.D.
Graduated 2006

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: The Aga Khan University School of Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan

Position
Community Mental Health Center Indiana

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Michael Marcangelo, M.D.
Graduated 2006

2006 Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Fellowship Psychosomatic Medicine
Inova Fairfax Hospital Virginia;
2007, Faculty, Med College of Wisc;
2008 Faculty UofC

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Emjay Tan, M.D.
Graduated 2006

Education
University of Chicago

Medical School: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Addictions Fellowship University of Illinois at Chicago;

2007, Clinical practice, Kaiser Permanente, California

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Andrew Lee, M.D.
Graduated 2005

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: State University of New York Medical School, Stony Brook, NY

Position
Child Psychiatry UCLA
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Lauren Shin, M.D.
Graduated 2005

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

Position
Child Psychiatry Cambridge Hospital Harvard University;

2011 Faculty, Rush Medical Center, Chicago

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Kimberly Dennis, M.D.
Graduated 2005

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Private Practice Illinois
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Yong Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduated 2005

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China

Position
Community Mental Health Center Wisconsin
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Samar Mahmood, M.D.
Graduated 2005

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

Position
Private Practice Illinois
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Soo Kim, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Position
Child Psychiatry Fellowship University of Illinois
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Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Child Psychiatry Fellowship University of Illinois; now faculty, Vanderbilt University
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Irinel Chiriac, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania

Position
Community Mental Health Center Wisconsin
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Jinger Hoop, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Fellowship Ethics and Genetics University of Chicago; now faculty, Med College Wisconsin
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Meg Knowles, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Position
Private Practice Illinois
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David Lott, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Position
Addictions Psychiatry, now private practice, Illinois
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Kathryn Glass-Singer, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Private Practice
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Angela Smyth, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Position
Child Psychiatry Fellowship University of Chicago; now faculty, UofC
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Brenden Beresford, M.D.
Graduated 2004

Education

University of Chicago

Medical School: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NFLD, Canada

Position
MacNeal Hospital Geropsychiatry Service Director
Private Practice
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