Meet the Faculty

Program faculty include a diverse group of psychiatrists and psychologists with varying areas of expertise and backgrounds. Over the two year program, fellows will have the opportunity to work with many of our division faculty, as well as providers from other systems in the twin cities metro area. Below, is a list of the program faculty who nearly all fellows will encounter during their time here, listed by their primary role. There are additional departmental and division faculty involved in our program via presentation of didactics, elective experiences, service coverage, research opportunities and consultation.

Program Leadership

Jacquetta Blacker, MD

Fellowship Program Director

MIDB Medical Co-Director

Forensic faculty

Tom Briese, MD

Associate Program Director

Outpatient Clinic Attending & Inpatient Attending

Aimee Murray, PsyD

Assistant Program Director

Psychotherapy Director

F1 Psychotherapy Supervisor

Katie Cullen, MD

Child & Adolescent Division Chair

Co-Director Early Stage Mood Disorders Clinic

Co-Director Research on Adolescent Depression (RAD) Laboratory

Faculty

Charles Lewis, MD

CAP Inpatient Attending

2021 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellow in Depression

Alan G Ross Memorial Investigator Brain and Behavioral Research Foundation

Director of the Adolescent Brain Function (ABF) Laboratory

Gail Bernstein, MD

Clinic Supervisor

Endowed Professorship in Child & Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Sanjiv Kumra, MD

4B Day Hospital Attending

Shamala Tamirisa, MD

PraireCare CAP Inpatient Attending

Amanda Schlesinger, MD

Consult Liaison Attending

Early Stage Mood Disorder Clinic Attending

Afshan Anjum, MBBS, MD

Psychosis Clinic Attending

Anne Gearity, PhD

Family Consult Clinic Specialist

Psychotherapy Supervisor

Dani Goerke, DO

Allina Clinic & Day Hospital Attending

Travis Fahrenkamp, MD

Hazelden site director

John Wermager, MD

Hennepin HealthCare Community Clinic Attending

PJ Striker, MD

Childrens MN attending

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