Andrew Alexander, M.D.
Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University (Biochemistry, Psychology, Mathematics); Texas A&M Health Sciences Center (MS, Medical Sciences)
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Alexander is studying psychosis, personality disorders, and inpatient psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys programming, reading, and video games.
Kareem Alhassan, M.D
Hometown: Omdurman, Sudan and Doha, Qatar
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum
Alhassan is studying consultation-liaison psychiatry, functional disorders, iand nterventional psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys Soccer, bodyweight exercise, movies, and traveling.
Zachary Ballinger, M.D.
Hometown: Galveston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Ballinger is studying Consultation-liaison psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, and sports psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, climbing, motorcycles, and any form of sport.
Scott Blackwell, M.D.
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Blackwell is studying Psychoanalysis, inpatient psychiatry, and global mental health. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, reading, lifting weights, backpacking, live music, and plants.
Daniel Borota, M.D.
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Borota is studying First-episode psychosis, emergency psychiatry, and community psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys Hiking, concerts, and video games.
Sarah Bouslog, M.D.
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Undergraduate: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Bouslog is studying psychotherapy and lifestyle psychiatry. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her cat, being outside, yoga, and movies.
Mack Bozman, M.D.
Hometown: Ocean Springs, MS
Undergraduate: University of South Alabama
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Bozman is studying outpatient, ketamine clinics, and VA care. In his free time, he enjoys running, weight lifting, hiking, writing, and gaming.
Madison Brogan, M.D.
Hometown: Bossier City, LA
Undergraduate: Centenary College of Louisiana
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
Brogan is studying correctional psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, psychedelics, and trauma throughout the lifespan. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, gardening, concerts, hanging with friends, and being a cat mom.
Andrew Brown, M.D.
Chief Resident
Hometown: Florence, AL
Undergraduate: Birmingham-Southern College
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Brown is studying psychotherapy and outpatient psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, gardening, bicycling, and piano.
Emma Cao, M.D.
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Undergraduate: Auburn University
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Cao is studying child and adolescent psychiatry, Huntington's disease, and neuropsychiatry. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and baking.
Brent Collier, M.D.
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Undergraduate: The University of Alabama
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Collier is studying community psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, weight lifting, hiking, and espresso.
Porter Crapps, M.D.
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Undergraduate: Stetson University
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
Crapps is studying cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and adolescent psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys birding, photography, hiking, reading, and scuba.
Amanda Cuomo, M.D.
Hometown: Jasper, AL and Maryland
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Cuomo is studying Sports psychiatry and first episode psychosis. In her free time, she enjoys distance running, traveling, and mission work in Uganda.
John Denton, M.D.
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Denton is studying child and adolescent psychiatry and public psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys playing music and cooking.
Sahithi Edavally, M.D.
Chief Resident
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Augusta University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Edavally is studying Emergency psychiatry, adult inpatient, and psychosis. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, exploring restaurants and coffee shops, and roaming around Costco.
Brandon Edney, M.D.
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Edney is studying psychosis, emergency psychiatry, and treatment-resistant depression. In his free time, he enjoys walking his dogs, college football, cooking, and traveling.
Nirali Ghodasara, M.D.
Hometown: Suwannee, GA
Undergraduate: Augusta University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Ghodasara is studying consultation-liaison psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and academic medicine. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking small mountains, trying new recipes, eating good food, watching baseball, and cricket.
Jackson Landow, M.D.
Hometown: Decatur, GA
Undergraduate: College of Coastal Georgia
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Landow is studying clinical education and mentoring, interventional psychiatry, first episode mood disorders, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys music festivals and concerts, NFL, chess, swimming, and traveling.
George Ling, M.D.
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida; Boston University School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Ling is studying Functional neuroimaging, machine learning, psychotic and mood disorders, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys PC gaming and coffee.
Joanne Makar, M.D.
Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
Makar is studying Inpatient psychiatry and mood disorders. In her free time, she enjoys reading, working out, and cooking.
Nicholas Massa, D.O.
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: Kenyon College; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, Georgia
Massa is studying psychosis, interventional psychiatry, and research. In his free time, he enjoys Premier League soccer, Lego, trying new restaurants, and cooking/baking.
Tucker McCaleb, M.D.
Hometown: Alexander City, AL
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
McCaleb is studying psychosis, psychedelics, and child and adolescent psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys baking, soap/cheese/candle making, and video games.
Shubha McClelland, M.D.
Hometown: Homewood, AL
Undergraduate: University of South Alabama
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine
McClelland is studying Psychosis, sleep, and interventional psychiatry. In her free time, she enjoys reading, kayaking, hiking, movies.
Jody Morgan, M.D.
Hometown: Richland, MS
Undergraduate: University of Southern Mississippi; University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine
Morgan is studying First-episode psychosis, adolescent psychiatry, LGBTQ+ mental health. In his free time, he enjoys reading, LEGO, concerts, trying new restaurants.
Khaldia Osman, M.D.
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Osman is studying Human trafficking, child and adolescent psychiatry, and trauma disorders. In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, weight training, and cooking.
Galina Ostrovsky, M.D.
Chief Resident
Hometown: Madison, MS
Undergraduate: University of Mississippi
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine
Ostrovsky is studying First-episode psychosis, emergency psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dogs, tennis, pickleball, pilates, trying new restaurants and coffee shops, and traveling.
John Payne, M.D.
Hometown: Meridian, MS
Undergraduate: Mississippi State University
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine
Payne is studying Psychosis, neuropsychiatry, interventional psychiatry, and psychotherapy. In his free time, he enjoys video games, reading, hiking, and human-animal ethics.
Srihari Prahad, M.D.
Hometown: Hoover, AL
Undergraduate: University of South Alabama
Medical School: UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Prahad is studying emergency psychiatry, sports psychiatry, and treatment-resistant depression. In his free time, he enjoys fantasy football, basketball, golf, and video games.
Isabelle Robinson, M.D.
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Undergraduate: University of South Carolina
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Robinson is studying First-episode psychosis, treatment-resistant depression, and forensics. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, college football, NFL, cooking/baking, and traveling.
Dominik Shephard, D.O.
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Undergraduate: Troy University
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shephard is studying PTSD, veteran-based care, and nutritional psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys working out, spending time with family, and finance.
Taylor Spiletic, M.D.
Hometown: Daytona Beach, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
Spiletic is studying Emergency Psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, and community psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys golf, basketball, exercise, Xbox, and traveling.
Vivian Tanios, M.D.
Hometown: Daytona Beach, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida; Florida State University
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
Tanios is studying psychosis, emergency psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, addiction medicine, and consultation-liaison psychiatry. In her free time, she enjoys embroidery, cooking/baking, and going on walks.
Peter Teravskis, M.D.
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota Law School
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Teravskis is studying Forensic psychiatry, PTSD, anxiety disorders, CTE, and noncommunicable diseases. In his free time, he enjoys painting, digital and mixed media art, animal rescue, and cooking.
John Vallas, D.O.
Chief Resident
Hometown: Mobile, AL
Undergraduate: University of Alabama; University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vallas is studying Transitional-age psychiatry, first-episode psychosis, psychedelics, medicine-psychiatry interface, and sports psychiatry. In his free time, he enjoys making music, movies, trivia, trying new restaurants, golf, pool, and keeping his French bulldog from trying to eat everything.
Logan Wareham, M.D.
Hometown: Mandeville, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health New Orleans
Wareham is studying Psychosis, child and adolescent psychiatry, and PTSD.
Cassie Wicken, M.D.
Hometown: Sonoma, CA
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Wicken is studying Trauma disorders, mood disorders, HIV psychiatry, the intersection of psychiatry and law, and human trafficking. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, and live music.