Welcome class of 2028!
2026-2027 Program Chiefs
Nishitha “Nisha” Depa, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Interests: Mental health advocacy and policy, Medical education, Public psychiatry, Global health and cultural psychiatry, Medical leadership
Misha Sims, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University
Interests: Consult-liaison psychiatry, early interventions in psychosis, collaborative and community-based care, and eating disorders
Second Year Fellows
Sharmin Kamrun, MD, MBBS
Medical School: Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
Interests: Leadership, research and academic activities, outpatient care, consultation-liaison, first- episode psychosis, psychotherapy (including psychodynamic, play therapy, and DBT), interventional psychiatry, neuromodulation techniques
Joseph Keller, MD, PhD, MPH, MS
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD School of Medicine
Interests: Family and Cultural Psychiatry, addiction, and advocacy by applying public health concepts through the public sector and organizations like the APA to effect policy
Synthia Lay, MD
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Residency: Kaweah Health
Interests: LGBTQ mental health, AAPI mental health, trauma, medical education, and eating disorders
Violeta Osegueda, MD, MS, MA
Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Residency: Greater Los Angeles VA – UCLA
Interests: Community psychiatry, Latinx mental health, SUD
Shamanthika “Sham” Shelkay, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD School of Medicine
Interests: Eating disorders and immigrant mental health
Jordan Vajda, MD, MPH, MA
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University
Interests: Emergency psychiatry, LGBTQ mental healthcare, eating disorders, autism, psychotherapy
First Year Fellows
Mary Louisa Angly, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Psychiatry Residency
Interests: C/L, Pediatric substance use
Ilona Fishkin, MD, MPH
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center Psychiatry Residency
Interests: Collaborative Care, Emergency and C/L Psychiatry, OCD, Catatonia, Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Spencer Hart, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: UCLA -Kern Medical Center Psychiatry Residency
Interests: Interdisciplinary collaboration, leadership and advocacy, underserved youth
Serena Heung, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington Psychiatry Residency
Interests: Medical Education, Psychotherapy
Mario Montelongo, MD
Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina
Residency: UT Health Houston Psychiatry Residency
Interests: Community Program Development, Psychotic Spectrum disorder, Latino Mental Health, Stress and trauma, Psychotherapy
Andrew O’Rourke, MD, MBA
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles Dvid Geffen School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Interests: Healthcare Technology, C/L
Ryan Shu, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Interests: Late adolescence, Psychopathology, mentorship
Emily Warner, MD, MPH
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington Psychiatry Residency
Interests: Public Health, First episode Psychosis, Integrated Care