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Partners

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University collaborates with a diverse network of partners to enhance mental health care, education, and community engagement. Here is an overview of our key partnerships:

Hospitals and treatment centers

  • Wayne Health
  • Henry Ford Hospital
  • Detroit Medical Center
  • John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
  • Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital
  • Beaumont Dearborn
  • Trinity Health
  • McLaren Macomb

Community partners

  • Frontline Strong Together (FST5)
  • HOPE Free Psychiatric Clinic

Voluntary faculty

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List of Voluntary Faculty at WSU Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
First Name Last Name Rank Email Address Credentials Affiliation
Abdul Rauf Clinical Assistant Professor patelmd@yahoo.com M.D. Detroit Medical Center/DRH
Aaron Hamann Clinical Assistant Professor ahammn1@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Abram Davidov Clinical Assistant Professor      
Adrianna Zec Clinical Assisant Professor azec1@hfhs.org PsyD Henry Ford Health System
Aimee Dereczyk Clinical Assistant Professor      
Alan Rosenbaum Clinical Professor alanmd715@yahoo.com   Sinai Grace
Alexander Sackeyfio Clinical Assistant Professor a.sackeyfio@sbcglobal.net M.D. Beaumont
Alvin Michaels Clinical Assistant Professor      
Amy Williams Clinical Assistant Professor awilli50@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Anna VanToai Clinical Assistant Professor      
Anindita Chakraborty Clinical Assistant Professor      
Annie Williams Clinical Assistant Professor awilli42@hfhs.org D.O. Henry Ford Health System
Anseruddin Mohammed Clinical Assistant Professor amohamm6@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Antu Segal Clinical Assistant Professor      
Arthur Robin Clinical Professor arobin@med.wayne.edu M.D. Children's Hospital
Ashar Khan Clinical Assistant Professor accessbehavioralcare@gmail.com M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Ashley Schumaker Clinical Assistant Professor      
Aum Memon Clinical Assistant Professor      
Baby Sarojini Chirumamilla Clinical Assistant Professor babysarojini@va.gov M.D. VAMC
Bal Gupta Clinical Assistant Professor bal.k.gupta@gmail.com M.D. Sinai Grace/Ardmore clinic
Bassem Krayem Clinical Assistant Professor bkrayem1@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Bernard Kole Clinical Assistant Professor BEK6016@comcast.net M.D. Sinai Grace
Brad Merker Clinical Assistant Professor bmerker1@hfhs.org PH.D. Henry Ford Health System
Brent Funk Clinical Assistant Professor RENEW IN 2017 PsyD Henry Ford Health System
Brian Ahmedani Adjunct Assistant Professor bahmeda1@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Carol Van Andel Clinical Assistant Professor cvanand1@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Christopher Green Adjunct Assistant Professor cgreen@med.wayne.edu Ph.D. UHC/Harper Hosp
Dalia Mammo Clinical Assistant Professor      
Danielle Zazaian Clinical Assistant Professor      
David Guffey Clinical Assistant Professor daveguffey@gmail.com M.D. Henry Ford Health System
David Dietrich Clinical Assistant Professor drdietrich@hotmail.com Ph.D. Detroit Medical Center
Dawn Reynolds Clinical Assistant Professor      
Doree Espiritu Clinical Assistant Professor despiri1@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Ebony Allison Clinical Instructor      
Elizabeth Bulat Clinical Assistant  Professor ebulat1@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Elliot Wagenheim Clinical Assistant Professor ewagmd@gmail.com M.D. Birmingham private practice
Erin Tobin Clinical Assistant Professor      
Esther Akinyemi Clinical Associate Professor eakinye2@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Fahd Syed Clinical Assistant Professor fahd.syed3@va.gov M.D. VAMC
George Mellos Clinical Associate Professor mellosg@michigan.gov M.D. Hawthorn Center
Gregory Mahr Clinical Assistant Professor-FTA gmahr1@aol.com M.D. Oakwood Hospital
Hany Mekhael Clinical Assistant Professor hanyjy@hotmail.com M.D. Tolan Park/UPC Livonia
Haresh Mehta Clinical  Assistant Professor haresh.mehta@stjohn.org M.D. St. John Hospital
Harkirat Singh Clinical Assistant Professor      
Ibrahim Sablaban Clinical Assistant Professor      
Ishan Gupta Clinical Assistant Professor      
James Bow Clinical Instructor bow@michigan.gov Ph.D. UPC Livonia
James Lister Adjunct Assistant Professor jlister@wayne.edu PhD Wayne State University/School of Social Work
Jannel Phillips Clincal Assistant Professor jphill10@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Jeffrey Guina Clinical Associate Professor      
Jennifer Peltzer-Jones Clinical Assistant Professor jpeltze1@hfhs.org R.N., Psy.D Henry Ford Health System
Jennifer Vinch Clinical Assistant Professor      
Jessica Moreno Adjunct Assistant Professor      
Jigna Shah Clinical Assistant  Professor jashah1@yahoo.com M.D. VAMC
Jocelyn McCrae Clinical Assistant Professor jmccrae@dmc.org Ph.D. Children's Hospital
Joel Young Clinical Asociate Professor jyoung@rdm.net M.D. Rochester Center for Behvioral Medicine/Internal medicine
John Dziuba Clinical Assistant Professor john.dziuba@va.gov M.D. VAMC
John Briles Clinical Assistant Professor NA M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Jordan Braciszewski Clinical Assistant Professor jbracis1@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Joshua Smith        
Kanchana Madhavan Clinical Assistant Professor NA M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Kara Brooklier Clinical Assistant Professor kbrooklier@gmail.com Ph.D. CHM
Kara Hunter Clinical Assistant Professor      
Karen Parisien Clinical Assistant Professor      
Karen Torres Clinical Assistant Professor ktorres2@hfhs.org Psy.D. Henry Ford Health System
Kellie Martens Clinical Assistant Professor      
Kelly Brynce Clinical Assistant Professor      
Kelly Rogalski Clinical Assistant Professor krogals1@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Kevin Sethi Clinical Assistant Professor      
Kristine Roth Clinical Instructor kroth2@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Laurie Boore-Clor Clinical Assistant Professor      
Leonard Rosen Clinical Assistant Professor rosenl@occmha.org M.D. Sinai Grace
Lisa MacLean Clinical Assistant Professor (FTA) lmaclean@med.wayne.edu M.D. WSU Asst Dean
Lisa Miller-Matero Clinical Assistant Professor millerlisar@gmail.com Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Lopa Rana Clinical Assistant Professor lrana1@hfhs.org M.D.  
Louis Joseph Clinical Assistant Professor TitusVille, FL (Parris MED CTR) M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Mahdy Nassar Clinical Assistant Professor      
Mara Hoffert Adjunct Assistant Professor      
Maria Villafuerte Clinical Assistant Professor mvillaf!@hfhs.org D.O. Henry Ford Health System
Marquita Bedway Adjunct Assistant Professor mbedway@med.wayne.edu Ph.D. Children's Hospital
Mauran Sivananthan Clinical Associate Professor msivana1@hfhs.org D.O. Henry Ford Health System
Michael Maksimowski Clinical Assistant Professor      
Michael Ryan Clinical Assistant Professor      
Michelle Ondersma Adjunct Assistant Professor mondersma@uls.org Ph.D. CHM Psychology
Mohan Gautam Clinical Assistant Professor      
Nancy Kulish Adjunct Professor nkulish@aol.com Ph.D. WSU Tolan Park/private practice
Nancy Blieden Adjunct Assistant Professor nbliedenphd@comcast.net Ph.D. Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute
Paul Lessem Clinical Assistant Professor plessem@aol.com M.D.  
Paula Christian-Kliger Clinical Assistant Professor dockpck@gmail.com Ph.D. WSU/School of Medicine
Philip Lanzisera Clinical Assistant Professor planzis1@hfhs.org Ph.D., ABPP Henry Ford Health System
Philip Liethen Clinical Assistant Professor pliethe1@hfhs.org Ph.D. Henry Ford Health System
Renee Bayer Clinical Assistant Professor      
Rhona Ahmad Clinical Assistant Professor      
Richard Genik Adjunct Assistant Professor rgenik@med.wayne.edu Ph.D. WSU
Robert Lagrou Clinical Assistant Professor   D.O. Henry Ford Health System
Robert Rothermel Clinical Assistant Professor-FTA rother@med.wayne.edu Ph.D. Children's Hospital
Sabreen Rahman Clinical Assistant Professor srahman3@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Sam Schwendinam Clinical Assistant Professor sschwen2@hfhs.org M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Samuel Wedes Clinical Assistant Professor      
Sarah Riehl Clinical Assistant Professor NA M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Shama Faheem Clinical Assistant Professor      
Shehryar Khan Clinical Assistant Professor      
Simran Chawa Clinical Assistant Professor      
Stromberg Nicole Clinical Assisant Professor nicole.stromberg@va.gov M.D. Henry Ford Health System
Sunday Ilechukwu Clinical Assistant Professor ilechukwu@comcast.net M.D. Tolan Park
Susan Stine Professor (CE) Emeritus sstine@med.wayne.edu M.D/Ph.D. Tolan Park
Ted Hunter Clinical Assistant Professor      
Tehmina Shakir Clinical Assistant Professor tshakir@swol.org M.D. Southwest Counseling Solution
Tiwalola Osunfisan Clinical Assistant Professor      
Umair Daimee Clinical Assistant Professor      
Veronica Piggott Adjunct Assistant Professor      
Victorio Gardner Clinical Assistant Professor vgardne1@hfhs.org Psy.D. Henry Ford Health System
Venkata Lingham Clinical Assistant Professor      
Vijayalakshmi Kololgi Clinical Assistant Professor v.kololgi@va.gov M.D. VAMC
Vijayalakshmi Lingham Clinical Assistant  Professor vijayalakshmi.lingam@va.gov M.D. VAMC
Wanda Norris Clinical Instructor Wanda.Norris@va.gov M.D. VAMC
William Nixon Adjunct Instructor nixonphd@comcast.net Ph.D. Tolan Park Medical Building
Zachary Morris Clinical Associate Professor