Dr. Elsa Correa, MD is a Psychiatry Specialist in Reisterstown, MD and has over 49 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Correa is a Board - Certified Psychiatrist in the State of Maryland since 1982. Her Residency and Clinical Fellowship was in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, with an emphasis in Affective Disorders, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She was an Attending at Francis Scott Key Medical Center. At the same time, she worked as Director of the Affective Disorders Specialty of the Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Correa was then nominated as the Unit Director of the Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, where she remained for the next seven (7) years. In 1991, she was appointed Director of ECT Suite at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she worked over three (3) years. Throughout her career at Johns Hopkins from 1981 to 1994, Dr. Correa continuously conducted several clinical research projects and was an Assistant Professor of the Johns Hopkins Faculty. In 1999, she worked at Franklin Square Hospital as Director of the Eastern Community Mental Health Center and transitioned to Director of the Psychiatric Outpatient service for over six (6) years. Dr. Correa has been working as the Medical Director for Chesapeake Behavioral Health Center, LLC since 2005.

Currently not accepting new patients. Accepts telehealth appointment with current patients. Be sure to call ahead with Dr. Correa to book an appointment. Dr. Correa works in Reisterstown, MD and specializes in Neurologist and Psychiatry.

Spanish and English

Dr. DeLeonardo is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. During her undergraduate studies, Dr. DeLeonardo worked in a private psychiatric practice dealing with various aspects of patient care including brain mapping and biofeedback. While raising her family, she returned to school and graduated magna cum laude from two nursing programs while working and caring for patients and their families.

Dr. DeLeonardo has worked for many years in the outpatient psychiatric setting. Her career highlights include creating and implementing a hospital-wide educational program for non-psychiatric nurses at University of Maryland Medical Center for the evaluation of suicidal ideation and developing a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence in the outpatient mental health setting. Dr. DeLeonardo specializes in the psychopharmacological treatment of adolescent and adult patient populations. Her years of training and experience in varied settings contributes to her holistic approach when working with patients and their families. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. DeLeonardo aims to provide appropriate family-centered and culturally-competent psychiatric care to all patients.

In 1992, Ms. Cashdollar earned her nursing degree from CCBC. In 1987, she began working as Director of Practice Management and Primary Office Nurse in a private practice, overseeing psychiatric medication quality control and patient vitals. In 1993, she worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital developing clinical skills assisting Physicians in the operating room. In 2002, she returned to psychiatric care, working in the Outpatient Community Psychiatry at Franklin Square Hospital Center as RN Physician Office/Clinic. She supervised the outpatient clinics medications and was acting Manager of the Sample and Injectible Clinic focused on chronically ill populations. In 2005, she became Practice Manager at Chesapeake Behavioral Health Center. She works with the inter-disciplinary team to provide quality care to on-site and off-site patients. She also heads Chronic Care Management Clinic that provides Neuroleptic injectables on regular basis with specialized populations, including special needs group homes and assisted living facilities.