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CVs are available for review, email info@NCNeuropsych.com C Thomas Gualtieri, MDDr Gualtieri is the Medical Director of the North Carolina Neuropsychiatry Clinics in Chapel Hill and Charlotte. Dr Gualtieri was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Columbia. He graduated from Columbia P&S in 1969 and was an intern at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. His original ambition was to be a surgeon, but after three years in service as a general practitioner in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, he decided to be a psychiatrist. Dr Gualtieri trained in psychiatry and child psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He was on the faculty at UNC for eleven years, where his research interests were in psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatry. During this time, his research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. His work on tardive dyskinesia has been widely cited. His first area of concentration was the study of children and adults with ADD and developmental disabilities. Then, his research group developed an interest in the problem of brain injury. For seven years he was the corporate medical director for Rebound, Inc, a national chain of brain injury rehabilitation centers. Dr Gualtieri founded NC Neuropsychiatry in 1988. He continues to have an active clinical practice, seeing children and adults with a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders. An increasing proportion of his patients are middle-aged people with mild cognitive impairment, and older patients with dementia. Dr Gualtieri and his partners conduct clinical trials for many of the major pharmaceutical manufacturers. They have also developed a computerized neurocognitive testing battery, "CNS Vital Signs." www.cnsvitalsigns.com Dr Gualtieri is the author of more than 120 peer-reviewed medical publications and three monographs. His latest book, Brain Injury and Mental Retardation, Neuropsychiatry & Psychopharmacology (2002) is available from Lippincott publishers. Dr Gualtieri lives in Chapel Hill with his wife, Frances, who used to be a hospital pharmacist at UNC. Now she is the proprietor of Restaurant La Residence, in Chapel Hill. They have three sons, and three little girls, adopted from China. Dr. John BarkenbusDr. Barkenbus grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He obtained his college degree in psychology at Indiana University in Bloomington and his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He completed his residency training in Psychiatry at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. During his residency, Dr. Barkenbus spent time training in the UNC Neurology Department's clinics for Memory Disorders, Movement Disorders, and Epilepsy. After residency, Dr. Barkenbus spent a year at Dorothea Dix State Hospital attending to patients with Psychotic Disorders. While there, he worked daily with psychiatry residents and medical students as an adjunct clinical professor. Dr Barkenbus's clinical interests include cases which fall within the Neurology/Psychiatry interface such as Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke, Tourette, Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson, Epilepsy, and Schizophrenia. Dr Barkenbus lives in Charlotte with his wife, Sarah, and their German Shepherd Dog, Zeus. Denisse Ambler, M.D.Denisse Ambler graduated from LSUMC School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. She completed her Psychiatric Residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Ambler is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She was an Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and worked as an attending psychiatrist at both UNC-CH and Dorothea Dix Hospitals on the Child, Adolescent and Clinical Research Units. She has been involved in numerous clinical trials studying autism, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders and ADHD in youth and adults. Dr. Ambler also served as a military psychiatrist and was deployed to Afghanistan in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She served honorably in the U.S. Army Reserve, achieving the rank of Major in the Medical Corps. Dr. Ambler continued to work to support members of the military and their families as a Subject Matter specialist for the Citizen Solider Support Program and the Governor’s Focus Group for Returning Veterans and their Families. She maintains an appointment as an adjunct faculty member of UNC’s Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Ambler has been with North Carolina Neuropsychiatry since June 2007. Courtney Dallas, PA-CCourtney Dallas is originally from Somers, NY. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She worked for two years as a physical therapy aide in Mount Kisco, NY. Courtney then came to North Carolina to attend Duke University where she earned her Masters Degree through the Physician Assistant program. She started working at NC Neuropsychiatry in April of 2004. Sonya Montgomery, NPSonya Montgomery is licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She has 13 years as an advanced practice nurse in the psychiatric field. Dually certified as a Psychotherapist and Nurse Practitioner, she provides individual & group psychotherapy, prescribes medications, and orders/interprets labs and other diagnostic tests. Also certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist. She provides services for children, adolescents, and adults. Areas of special interest include ADD/ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, and women's issues. Katherine E. Myers, Physician AssistantKatherine Myers is originally from Chapel Hill, NC. She attended the University of North Carolina Charlotte and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology. She attended the Physician Assistant program at Cornell University in New York, NY. She has been employed by NCNP since April 2000 where she provides psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults. Areas of special interest include ADD/ADHD, Developmental Disabilities, TBI, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Carol Rodgers, Nurse PractitionerCarol Rodgers is a certified nurse practitioner with a background in behavioral medicine and dementia care. Her past experience also includes internal medicine and full family practice. Her nursing degrees are from Clemson University in 1992 for her undergraduate and - after serving in the US Army as a RN - completed her Masters degree (Primary Care with a Family Practice focus) at University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998. Her main interests include mood disorders, neurologic disorders and dementia care and management. Susan Merrill, Physician AssistantSue Merrill is a physician assistant with twenty years experience in medicine, currently seeing adults and children with mood and behavioral disorder. She has been with NC Neuropsychiatry since August 2005 and previously worked in Charlotte at the Behavioral Health Center. In addition to her experience in psychiatry, she has worked in women's health, internal medicine, family medicine, endocrinology and geriatrics. She received her Physicians Assistants degree from Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, TN in 1986. David Lynn, PsyDDr. Lynn received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his MA degree in psychology from Ball State University and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana State University. Dr. Lynn has spent much of his post doctoral career working in community mental health centers in Indiana working primarily with chronically mentally ill persons. While working in community mental health, Dr. Lynn divided his time between therapy with clients and aiding other clinicians in their diagnosing of clients with the use of psychological testing. In the following years, Dr. Lynn had a successful private practice. Dr. Lynn’s specialty areas include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, work and home stress, life adjustment, grief therapy, family therapy and psychological testing. Treatment modalities include cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic and hypnotherapy. Dr. Lynn focuses heavily on giving clients practical information that they can leave the office and use that day to help them on the road to feeling better. Dr. Aaron Hervey, PhD Clinical NeuropsychologistDr. Hervey received his undergraduate training in psychology from the University of Virginia. After two years in clinical research in the area of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), he began work on his Ph.D in Child Clinical Psychology from Duke University, with additional specialty training in pediatric and adult neuropsychology, and a continued research focus on ADHD. Following his doctoral program, he completed a one-year internship in adult and pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Arizona Medical Center, and subsequently served as a Clinical Fellow in Neuropsychology for two years at Harvard Medical School in Boston. His fellowship included rotations at Brigham Behavioral Neurology Group with an emphasis on memory disorders, and the Psychological Assessment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he saw primarily pediatric cases, including various Learning Disabilities and ADHD. He subsequently took a position at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California at San Diego, and maintained a private practice in San Diego and Orange County until joining North Carolina Neuropsychiatry in 2008. Dr. Hervey is a Lecturing Fellow in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, and serves as a practicum supervisor for the graduate program in clinical psychology. Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, Behavioral Neurology and NeuropsychiatryWe are proud to announce the addition of Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD to North Carolina Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Vaishnavi is the Medical Director of the Raleigh Clinic. Dr. Vaishnavi has done a Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and a general psychiatry residency at Duke University. He was also in the Duke-GlaxoSmithKline Psychopharmacology Fellowship Program. He has an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His Ph.D. was in Cognitive Science with an emphasis in cognitive neuroscience. He has also spent time in training at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. Dr. Vaishnavi’s interest and training are in diagnosing and treating the psychiatric aspects of neurological disease. He sees patients with various brain-based neurological disorders such as dementias, traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, brain tumor, multiple sclerosis, and movement disorders, among others. He focuses on treatment of the mood, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of these diseases. Dr. Vaishnavi comes to us from the Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute in suburban Chicago. At the institute, he was Director of Neuropsychiatry and started the Neuropsychiatry Clinic and the Neuropsychiatry Consultation Service. Stacey McDonald, PA-CStacey McDonald received her undergraduate degree from Colorado College, a master’s from Duke University and her physician assistant degree from the George Washington University Medical Center. She has been working for NC Neuropsychiatry since September 2008. She has a special interest in holistic healthcare and is currently seeing children and adults with mood disorders, ADD/ADHD, anxiety and traumatic brain injuries.
Elizabeth Van Horn, PsyDDr. Van Horn received her undergraduate degree in psychology from University of Tampa with a minor in Women’s Studies. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Carlos Albizu University in Miami, Florida, with a special focus on forensic and multicultural psychology. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Medical College of Georgia/Veterans Administration Consortium. While on internship, her primary rotation was training in evidenced-based treatments for trauma-related disorders. She also participated in a DBT program and was certified in Cognitive Behavior Therapy via live therapy supervisor review. Her postdoctoral residency was completed at a private practice with a focus on psychological and academic testing. After licensure, she was subsequently hired by that practice to manage and practice at a satellite office. Dr. Van Horn’s specialty areas include evidenced-based treatments for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, women’s issues, and parenting education. She has particular interest and expertise in the treatment of trauma-related disorders, such as PTSD. Dr. Van Horn conducts therapy in both individual and group formats.
Brandy Frazao, PA-CBrandy Frazao is originally from Bethel, CT. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Psychology. She received her Physician Assistant degree from Barry University in Miami, FL. She has been working for NCNP since February of 2009. She provides care to children, adolescents and adults. Her areas of special interest include ADD/ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and developmental disabilities. She especially enjoys working with the pediatric and adolescent population.
Ellen E. Curry, PhDDr. Curry has practiced psychology in the Triangle area over the past 10 years working with a variety of children, teens and their families. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University in New York with dissertation research examining family functioning and mother-child relationships in groups of full term and preterm infants. Dr. Curry interned at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where she worked with children, teenagers and their families coping with medical and mental health issues in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Following internship, Dr. Curry moved to North Carolina where she has worked in both group and individual private practice. Dr. Curry has clinical interests and experience in treating children, adolescents and adults dealing with symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as children and teenagers exhibiting behavior problems, learning difficulties or symptoms of ADHD. She also has particular interest in the treatment of individuals and families coping with chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy or migraine headaches. In addition, Dr. Curry provides psychological, educational and personality testing for individuals across the lifespan.
L. Jade Wright, PA-CL. Jade Wright, PA-C, is a board certified and state licensed Physician Assistant who joined North Carolina Neuropsychiatry in December of 2008. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science with a minor in Psychology at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia. She obtained her Physician Assistant degree from Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, Virginia and completed many of her clinicals locally. She is interested in treating mood and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Lyana Nechyba, PhD Clinical PsychologistLyana Nechyba, Ph.D. completed her undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1999, she received her doctorate at the University of Florida's Clinical Psychology program in Gainesville, FL with a major in neuropsychology. After a one-year internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD, she was employed in their Department of Neuropsychology conducting psychological testing and intervention planning for individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities, brain injuries, attentional problems or learning disabilities. Since 2004, Dr. Nechyba has worked in North Carolina assessing children and adults for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and learning disabilities such as dyslexia. She currently consults with two Wake County charter schools and participates in Individualized Educational Planning (I.E.P.) meetings alongside special educators. In addition, she contracts with Wake County Mental Health Crisis and Assessment Services. In 2008, Dr. Nechyba joined NC Neuropsychiatry's Raleigh office where she conducts comprehensive testing of children and adults including IQ testing, academic testing and tests of attention, memory, adaptive, behavioral and emotional functioning for diagnostic purposes and treatment recommendations.
Sarah Herndon, MDDr. Herndon is originally from North Carolina and has an undergraduate degree from North Caroiina State University. She attended UNC Schooi of Medicine and completed psychiatry residency at UNC Hospitals. Previous positions include working for Wake County Crisis and Assessment Services and for CMC Randolph Behavioral Heaith in the outpatient clinic and with the Assertive Community Treatment Team. Special interests include mood disorders and ADHD.
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