Adult Psychiatry Residents

Cole Bergeron, MD
Hometown: Houma, Louisiana
Undergraduate: Lousiana Tech University
Medical School: Lousiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Clinical Interests: Sports psychiatry, psychoanalysis
Hobbies: Sports/exercise, learning new languages/cultures, eating XD
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Going for walks in downtown Cleveland, visiting the Metroparks; canoeing in Lake Erie, ice skating at the downtown rink and snowboarding during the winter!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Spider-man

Oluwatoyin Busari, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: State University of New York at Albany
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine

Sebastian Giakas, MD
Hometown: Rockford, IL
Undergraduate: The University of Wisconsin-Madison. On Wisconin!
Medical School: The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Clinical Interests: Interventional Psychiatry, Forensics, Sports Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry
Hobbies: Traveling, Hiking, running, reality TV, big watch enthusiast
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Go to thrift stores, eating Szechuan, running around Lake Erie or the National Park, going to breweries Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient?

Tinsley Grimes-Webster, MD
Hometown: All over Alabama. Born in Cullman.
Undergraduate: UCLA. Go Bruins!
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh.
Clinical Interests: Forensics. With a side of clinical ethics.
Hobbies: Sewing, making mini-puzzle hunts, role-playing games with friends, reading detective fiction, watching TV with my husband.
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Saturday doughnuts at The Vegan Doughnut Company. And thrifting with my husband.
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Frodo Baggins. PTSD with multiple trauma exposures - bore the One Ring, was stabbed by the Witch-king of Angmar with the Morgul-knife and paralyzed by Shelob. With a good course of PE or CBT, he might not have sailed to Valinor.

Alexander Mittman, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: Dartmouth College
Clinical Interests: Psychotherapy, addiction, complex trauma, consult-liaison, geriatrics
Hobbies: Reading (sci fi, history, biography), museums and historical sites, playing video games with my daughter (Pokemon and Mario!)
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Playhouse Square (and other amazing community theater like Dobama!), grabbing tasty Indian food at Blu Basil and Annapurna, indie movies at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Magneto, a survivor of genocide and a cult leader? Sounds fascinating. But if you're asking about someone I could actually help? Probably Cyclops. Jean Grey's just not that into you, dude.

Kristen Palmer, MD
Hometown: Upper Arlington, Ohio
Undergraduate: THE Ohio State University.... O-H!
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical Interests: Emergency, consult liason, inpatient, LGBTQ+ care, psychopharm
Hobbies: Restoring furniture, kayaking, traveling, Love Island
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Sushi Tuesday's at Sakana, Edgewater- Lake Eries finest beach, flea markets, and bingo at The Winchester
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? I'd love Captain Hook on my therapy couch. Crocodile induced trauma from the loss of his hand, flashbacks from a mere tick of a clock. His obsessive vendetta towards Peter. With some coping skills and anger management, he'd be less hooked on revenge.

Michael Wong, MD MBA
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: Benedictine University
Graduate School: A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University (MBA)
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Community & Public Psychiatry, Transitional Age Youth Population, Organizational Psychiatry, Healthcare Management Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, listening to podcasts, exploring personal finance, finding my cat in weird places
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: A nice patio during patio season and some yap
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Michael "Wags" Wagner, from "Billions"

Rachel Branning
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate:John Carroll University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Neuropsychiatry
Hobbies: Reading, hanging with my nephews, watching films, listening to records
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orchestra, cocktail bars
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient?Lars from Lars and the Real Girl

Beena Haque
Hometown: Jackson, Mi / East Lansing, Mi
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Clinical Interests: child psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychotherapy
Hobbies: reading, crocheting, singing, playing piano, and of course, shopping!
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Cleveland Botanical Gardens and Edgewater Park are wonderful but my favorite thing to do is to walk around downtown-usually to Starbucks!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Joan Holloway-Harris

Leon Jiao
Hometown: Mason, Ohio
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University. O-H!
Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: college psychiatry, psychotic disorders and mania, immigrant/AAPI mental health, psychedelics
Hobbies: running, following sports, film photography, tennis, reading nonfiction and fantasy, trying recipes off of Mob and tiktok, fortnite, sending DeeDee prank pages
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Taking in the seasons, running through Edgewater park, anything in lakewood park, outdoor concerts at Blossom
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Carmy Berzatto, from The Bear

Tyler Jones
Hometown: Powell, OH
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio University heritage college of osteopathic medicine - Dublin branch
Clinical Interests: addiction psychiatry, college mental health, adult inpatient/outpatient care
Hobbies: playing/watching soccer, videos games, traveling, skiing, aquariums, concerts
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Go to concerts, bars, and restaurants. Going to the metro parks, the beaches by the lake, and the Cleveland aquarium.
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Buddy the Elf

James Lui
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: UC San Diego
Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Public and community psychiatry, forensics, reducing disparities in mental health treatment and outcomes in AAPI populations, legislative and health policy advocacy
Hobbies: Cooking and eating, biking and restoring vintage bikes, traveling, hiking/camping/backpacking, and hanging out with my cats Rotini and Linguini.
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Biking on the towpath, browsing Ohio City Bike Co-Op, shows at playhouse square, and checking out the Art Museum
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? The Joker

Deirdre Martinez-Meehan
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Ohio University
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Interests: Child Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry
Hobbies: Thrifting and crafting. Lounging with my family. Going to the park! There are tons nearby.
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Trying new restaurants, going to see the Guardians or the Cavs. Art museum, Little Italy, and exploring new neighborhoods.
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Benjamin Button! He was born under very curious circumstances. As a tiny shriveled 100 year old baby he began to age in reverse. Just think what the man could teach us about childhood development, existential dread, fulfillment and grief.

Daniel Phillip
Hometown: Westlake, Ohio
Undergraduate: Xavier University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Consult Liaison and geriatric psychiatry
Hobbies: Baking, cooking, weight lifting, spending time with the fam!
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Cleveland Metropark's, Cleveland Cultural Gardens, bubble tea from Raan Thai, visiting the islands of NE Ohio
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Aang from Avatar the last airbender because I would get to therapize all of the past avatars

Joseph Piks
Hometown: Solon, OH
Undergraduate: THE Ohio State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Advocacy in Psychiatry
Hobbies: Playing basketball and tennis, video games, cooking, volunteering, watching movies
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Dinner in Little Italy, Guardians games, Cavs games, Cleveland State University basketball games, Edgewater Park
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Norman Bates from Psycho, I would want to know he was so fixated on his Mother.

Lisa Tan
Hometown: Stony Brook, NY
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Addiction psychiatry, community psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, interventional psych
Hobbies: Drawing, crafting (crocheting, needle felting, polymer clay sculpting), playing with my cats
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Skateboarding in Edgewater Park; going to the Cleveland Museum of Art, concerts, thrift stores, Comic Con, Cedar Point
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Beau from "Beau is Afraid." If you haven't seen this movie I highly recommend it but be ready for a stressful 3 hrs. There was a lot to unpack there.

Andrea Costin
Hometown: a mix of Avon & Elyria on the West side of Cle
Undergraduate: Public Health at OSU!
Medical School: proudly Wright State U Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: psychotherapy, psychiatric policy & advocacy, psychiatric epidemology, bioethics
Hobbies: hanging with my Bassett Hound and playing ambient Itialian music on the mandolin
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Presti's and Farkas bakeries! Cle has such a good pastry scene  
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient?Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh to explore that deep melancholia

Marta Fratczak
Hometown: Jackson Township, OH
Undergraduate: Ohio University
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Inpatient, Emergency, Interventional, Consult-Liason, and Forensic Psychiatry
Hobbies: Sunshine walks with my dog, Zoe! Gardening, grabbing coffee, cooking, painting, camping/ backpacking, scuba diving, finding random concerts in Cleveland/Columbus
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Lunch dates to various international food restaurants! Happy hours, brunch, finding new coffee shops, sports games. Ohio City is packed with fun places to check out too
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Captain Hook from Peter Pan, that man could use a good psychiatrist

Jonathan Hardy
Hometown: Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Undergraduate: Shepherd University
Medical School: Alabama COM
Clinical Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Community Outreach Psychiatry
Hobbies: Hiking, sports, video games and writing
Favorite Things to Do in Cleveland: Playhouse Square, MetroParks, Presti’s Bakery, Cleveland Museum of Art
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient?
Anakin Skywalker

Madhukar Kumar
Hometown: Andover, MA
Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University (Biomedical Engineering)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University SOM
Clinical Interests: Child & adolescent psych, psychotherapy, AI/neurotech in treating mental health, interventional psych, emergency psych
Off Duty: Reading (especially sci-fi!), diving into tech/AI, watching mind-bending shows/movies, playing with the latest LLM models on openrouter
Cleveland Faves: Checking out the Art Museum, shows at Playhouse Square & Blossom, exploring Ohio City/Tremont eats, hitting the Metroparks.
Most Intriguing Fictional Patient: Tony Stark. I find his unqiue story exploring coping, control, and confronting mortality fascinating

Narjis Mhaimeed
Hometown: Bosra, Syria; Northville, MI
Undergraduate: Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Clinical Interests: Psychotherapy, mood disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, transitional age youth Hobbies: Baking, writing, hiking, traveling
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Eating ice cream, exploring all the parks

Eric Reinhart
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: The University of Toledo
Clinical Interests: Geriatric psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, CL, med psych, college mental health, interventional psych
Hobbies: Indoor and sand volleyball, basketball, running, anime/manga, Spotify (music, podcasts, audiobooks), cooking, video games, traveling, and everything outdoors
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: I love hanging out with my family and friends! Cleveland has so many wonderful restaurants, bars, parks, markets, sporting events, and concerts. If you need recs, I got you!
Which famous fictional character would be the most intersting thearpy patient? Itachi Uchiha from Naruto

Houtan Totonchi Afshar
Undergraduate: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Medical School: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Clinical Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Global Psychiatry, Philosophy in Psychiatry and everything in between...
Hobbies: Meeting someone new, Reading something that "clicks", Seeing the world
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Dr X from Xmen. I can't think of anyone better to play mindgames with.

Connor Tukel
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Undergraduate: Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University
Clinical Interests: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry, Clinical Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Data Science, Healthcare Literary and Patient Education, Interventional Psychiatry
Hobbies: Building all sorts of AI applications, tools, and demonstrations; 35mm photography; exploring esoteric topics on YouTube; learning a little bit in as many languages as I can; golfing (poorly); and, of course, Detroit Lions football
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Meursault– the protagonist and narrator of Albert Camus's novella The Stranger

Kevin Wu
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft SOM
Clinical Interests: Addiction psychiatry, psychotherapy, interventional psychiatry
Hobbies: Trading card games (loving Star Wars Unlimited right now), weight lifting, Formula 1, golf, snowboarding
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Googling new restaurants and trying them with no expectations.

Alice Hou
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Graduate School: Columbia University
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Adult inpatient, psychotherapy, immigrant mental health, global psychiatry, biotechnology, and more!Hobbies: Vanlifing/solo traveling to corners of the world, Muay Thai, going to RnB concerts, watching movies that make me cry Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Will complete at a later time!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Alex from A Clockwork Orange

Sarah Hughes
Hometown: Ypsilanti, MI
Undergraduate: Calvin University
Medical School: West Virginia School of Medicine Morgantown
Clinical Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Advocacy, and Health Policy
Hobbies: Trying new foods, going to concerts, hiking with our puppy, traveling, and cooking
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Excited to find out!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Lydia Bennet from Pride and Prejudice

Marina Lentskevich
Hometown: Minsk, Belarus
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Inpatient, interventional Psych, Language Concordant Care / Immigrant Mental Health, Med Ed, Women's Mental Health and more!
Hobbies: Crochet, boxing, interior design DIY, and taking our dog to parks and beaches
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Exploring all the parks, and going to the Cleveland Orchestra performances
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of the Caribbean

Katelyn Li
Hometown: San Marcos, CA
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Addiction psychiatry, consult/liaison psychiatry, psychotherapy, medical humanities/narrative medicine
Hobbies: Gardening, fragrance (perfumes, lotions, candles, etc.!), NYT games, Wikipedia deep dives, FaceTiming family with specific requests to put the dog on camera
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: SO looking forward to trying new restaurants/cafes, exploring museums, and seeing the Metropark system!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Batman. Not Bruce Wayne...Batman.

M. Peterson
Hometown: Hopkins, MN
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin
Clinical Interests: transitional age youth, forensics, mental health law, gut-brain axis, ethics, psychedelics
Hobbies: all of the arts and most of the crafts

Jake Pitcher
Hometown: Wyandotte, MI
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Child-adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, psychedelic medicine
Hobbies: Anything outdoors - rock-climbing, golf, foraging, gardening, amateur astronomy. Detroit sports (Go Lions!). Spending time with family, friends, and pets.
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: The metroparks system here is awesome. Golf and hikes with the dog in the summer, XC skiing in the winter.
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Mark S. from Severance. Would have lots of fun stuff to talk about - what is the Self? Do we have free will?

Yehuda Polter
Hometown: Lakewood, NJ
Undergraduate: Bar Ilan University
Medical School: Technion Israel Institue of Technology
Clinical Interests: Adult outpatient psychiarty, community psychiatry, forensics, mood disorders
Hobbies: Spending time with family, vintage cars
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Looking forward to finding out!

Laura Tabbaa
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate: Boston University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Addiction psychiatry, public health psychiatry, psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychiatry
Hobbies: Starting new hobbies haha. But always spending time in nature with my dog, reading, music, arts and crafts.
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: Spend time with my nieces and nephews. And now I am looking forward to exploring all the great music here and visiting all the libraries.
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Anyone from the Lord of the Rings. Because then I would have to be written into the Lord of the Rings.

MacKenzie Taylor
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Clinical Interests: Sports psychiatry, psychotherapy, women's health, mental health disparities
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, gardening, biking, watching Detroit Lions and MSU Spartans
Favorite things to do around Cleveland: I look forward to exploring Cleveland more -- food, sports, outdoors!
Which famous fictional character would be the most interesting therapy patient? Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)