The APA/APA Foundation (APAF) Fellowships provide psychiatry residents the experiential learning, training, and professional development they need to be leaders in the field of psychiatry. The fellowships offer opportunities to work with Congress on health policy, conduct research, expand access to care to minority and underserved populations, focus on child psychiatry or substance abuse, and much more. In addition, the fellows get exclusive opportunities to be a part of APA leadership councils and network with APA members from around the country.
Here is a list of the new fellows in each fellowship:
2022-2024 APA/APAF Leadership Fellows
Cyril Appiagyei, M.D., McGaw University
Kimberlyn Baig-Ward, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Johanna Beck, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Nadia Cacodcar, M.D., University of Florida
Deirdre Caffrey, M.D., New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Adam Chan, M.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Faisal Kagadkar, M.D., Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Alec Kinczewski, M.D., University of Washington
Amanda Koire, M.D., Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Alejandra Morfin Rodriguez, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
Logan Noone, D.O., Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Avani Patel, M.D., M.H.A., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Gregg Robbins-Welty, M.D., M.S., Duke University Medical Center
Alfred Tager, M.D., M.P.H., West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center
Michael Tom, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2022-2024 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows
Robin Berger, B.M.B.S., University of Washington
Caitlyn Fitzgerald, M.D., Gateway Community Service Board
Richard Gomez, M.D., New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital
Emma Hare, D.O., University of California, Davis
Oleksiy Levantsevych, M.D., M.P.H., Pontiac General Hospital/Oakland Physician’s Medical Center
Helen Liljenwall, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Rubi Luna, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Yasmin Partee, M.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Candice Passerella, M.D., National Capital Consortium
Joseph Pereira, M.D., Columbia University
Cecilia Rangel-Garcia, M.D., M.P.H., UCSF Fresno
Lauren Schooner, M.D., Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Nikhita Singhal, M.D., University of Toronto
Olga Sinyavskaya, M.D., Brown University
Colleen Waickman, M.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine
2022-2024 Diversity Leadership Fellows
Amanda Benavides, M.D., Ph.D., University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Anna DeLeon, M.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center
Donald Egan, M.D., M.P.H., University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Aisha Gillan, D.O., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Marcus Hughes, M.D., Howard University Hospital
Laila Hussain, D.O., Campbell University—Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Reginald Johnson, M.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Isabelle Marcelin, M.D., New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Enioluwafe Ojo, M.D., M.P.H., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Melissa Peace, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Ahmed Radwan, M.D., Southern Illinois University
Elizabeth Richards, M.D., University of Washington
Ka-Lisha Simons, M.D., Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Mary-Catherine Skoulos, M.D., Ocean University Medical Center
Mariella Suleiman, M.D., Maimonides Medical Center
2022-2024 Public Psychiatry Fellows
Andrew Alix, M.D., University of Arizona Phoenix
Nicholas Apping, M.D., New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
Jonas Attilus, M.D., M.P.H., University of Minnesota
Barbara Banner, M.D., University of Texas, Southwestern
Nina Bihani, M.D., Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Jacob Cross, M.D., Rush University Medical Center
Jay Davidson, M.D., M.P.H., University of New Mexico
Nicolas Fletcher, M.D., M.H.S.A., Authority Health GME Consortium
Alison Liss, M.D., Temple University Hospital
Jinal Patel, M.B.B.S., Maimonides Medical Center
Nancy Shenoi, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Alyssa Tate, M.D., University of Nevada Reno
Carolina Vicens Cardona, M.D., M.P.H., Hartford Hospital Institute of Living
Rick Wolthusen, M.D., M.P.P., Duke University Medical Center
2022-2024 Edwin V. Valdiserri Correctional Public Psychiatry Fellow
Andrew Tuck, M.D., Duke University Hospital System
2022-2023 SAMHSA Minority Fellows
Taiwo Alonge, M.D., M.P.H., Yale University
Kamyl Bogan, M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
Tashalee Brown, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Hongjing Cao, M.D., M.P.H., Baylor Scott & White Health
Catherine Castro, M.D., New York Presbyterian Hospital/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Ingrid Chen, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Oakland
Jonathan Chou, M.D., M.S., Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
Amira Collison, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Victor Contreras, M.D., M.S., University of California, San Francisco
Katherine Crist, M.D., Boston Medical Center
Rajat Duggirala, M.D., Saint Louis University Hospital
Truc-Vi Duong, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Fontana
Shalini Dutta, M.D., Bronx Care Health System
Kevin Gutierrez, M.D., M.S., New York University/Langone Medical Center
Anthony Kulukulualani, M.D., ECU Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center
Anna Madrigal, M.D., San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Alexandra Ngo, M.D., M.P.H., Baylor College of Medicine
Vinh-Son Nguyen, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Adaobi Nwabuo, M.D., M.P.H., University of California, Davis
Grace Pham, D.O., Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Erik Quan, M.D., New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
Sofia Sami, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
Olivia Shadid, M.D., University of New Mexico
Ashley Shatola, M.D., San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Alisha Subervi-Vazquez, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus
Melanie Tam, M.D., M.S., George Washington University
Tyler Torrico, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles-Kern Medical Center
Olivetta Uradu, M.D., Yale University
Natan Vega Potler, M.D., New York University
Keenan Withers, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
2022-2023 Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellows
Joshua Dyer, D.O.
Andre Rosario, M.D. ■