The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored residents, fellows, and faculty at its annual Residency & Fellowship Commencement Ceremony held June 8 at Yale on York in New Haven.
The event marked the graduation of 18 residents and 27 fellows.
The honorees included the following residents: Riyadh Zihraw Al-Jammaly, MBChB; Kristin S. Budde, MD, MPH; Melissa Marie Cranford, MD; Joao Paulo De Aquino, MD; Jennifer Buenzle Dwyer, MD, PhD; Katrina Louise Furey, MD; Hamilton Gaiani, MD; Kevin Keoni-Lorrin Johnson, MD; Alfred P. Kaye, MD, PhD; Brandon Michael Kittay, MD, PhD; Chadrick Eugene Lane, MD; Luming Li, MD; Alicia Londono, MD; Stanley Lyndon; Prachie T. Narain, MD; Jordan Sloshower, MD, MSc; Ryan Myles Wallace, MD, MPH; and Judah David Weathers, MD, DPhil.
Fellows honored were:
Addiction Psychiatry: Sanjai Miika Olavi Dayal, MD; Niyati Dhand, MD; Donald McNally, III, DO; Aaron Jesse Roberto, MD; Amy Leigh Stark, MD; Adefemi Taiwo, MD; and Jessica Erin Zoltani, MD.
Forensic Psychiatry: Ish Prasad Bhalla, MD; Karsten M. Heil, MD; Kshamta Joshi, MD; Amanda M. Kingston, MD; Stephanie C. Yarnell-Mac Grory, MD, PhD; and Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS.
Geriatric Psychiatry: Jessica Abellard, MD; Sarah Anne Kleinfeld, MD; Phelan Elizabeth Maruca-Sullivan, MD; and Ryan Rajaram, MD.
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Jeffrey Iler, MD; Michael Maksimowski, MD; and Sahil Munjal, MD.
Public Psychiatry: Milania DelaCruz Al-Jammaly, MD, MPH; Erin Michaella Dooley, MD; and Ralph Hemerson de Similien, MD.
Neuroscience Research Training Program: Alan S. Lewis, MD, PhD.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Karine Giasson-Gariepy, MD.
Psychopharmacology/Schizophrenia Research: Albert R. Powers, III, MD, PhD; Rajiv Radhakrishnan, MBBS, MD.
The list of awardees is below.
Faculty Awards
Stephen Fleck Award
Vinod Srihari, MD: Awarded to a faculty member (s) who demonstrates the highest standards of a clinician and educator, following in the footsteps of the late Dr. Stephen Fleck, a long-time member of the Yale faculty who served as a shining example of a clinician-scholar who insisted on giving the highest priority to patient care and teaching.
Chairman’s Award
Nii Addy, PhD: The Chairman's Award is given to a junior, full-time faculty member who has excelled in the department's goals of enriching knowledge, transmitting understanding and providing excellence in the delivery of care.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award
David Carlson, MD: The recipient for this award is chosen from the voluntary (clinical) faculty and has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the department, on a completely voluntary basis. The areas of service include, but are not limited to, teaching, supervision, and committee work.
Resident Awards
Resident Teaching Award
Joseph Gallego, MD, and Jessica Isom, MD, MPH: The Resident Teaching Award is given in memory of our former resident and colleague, Dr. James Longhurst. It acknowledges and recognizes the contribution of a Yale Psychiatry Resident as an outstanding teacher and role model. The residents are nominated for this award by students, peers, and faculty.
Ira Levine Award
Erica Robinson, MD, and Robert Ross, MD, PhD: The Ira Levine Award was established in 2004 to recognize outstanding PGY-2 psychiatry residents who best embody the qualities of clinical excellence, breadth of learning, and devotion to the care of severe psychiatric illness exemplified by Dr. Levine.
Program-Wide Chief Resident Certificates
Chadrick Lane, MD, and Alicia Londono, MD
Diversity Chief Resident Certificates
Kristin Budde, MD, and Amalia Londono-Tobon, MD
Awards Presented by the Psychiatry Residents' Association (PRA)
PRA Teaching Award
Bachaar Arnaout, MD, and Noah Capurso, MD, MHS: This award acknowledges the outstanding contribution of one or more attending physicians to the education and development of the residents.
Benjamin S. Bunney Award
Kristin Budde, MD, and J. Corey Williams, MD, MA: The Benjamin S. Bunney Award is awarded annually to a resident who has demonstrated exceptional service to the Psychiatry Residents’ Association (PRA) mission of advocacy for residents and patients, clinical care, and education.
Resident Diversity Award
Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, and Lauren Schmidt, MD
Faculty Diversity Award
Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, and Robert Rohrbaugh, MD
PRA Outstanding Supportive Service Award
Gina Franco and Niki Shea: This award goes to an outstanding nurse, social worker, or other support staff.
Featured in this article
- Joao P. De Aquino, MD
- Jennifer Buenzle Dwyer, MD, PhD
- Katrina Furey, MD
- Hamilton Gaiani, MD
- Alfred Kaye, MD, PhD
- Brandon Kitay, MD, PhD
- Luming Li, MD, MHS
- Alicia Londono, MD
- Prachie Narain, MD
- Jordan Sloshower, MD, MSc
- Judah Weathers, DPhil, MD
- Aaron J. Roberto, MD
- Jessica Abellard, MD
- Phelan Maruca-Sullivan, MD
- Stephanie Yarnell-Mac Grory, MD, PhD, MBA
- Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS
- Albert Powers, MD, PhD
- Rajiv Radhakrishnan, MBBS, MD, FAPA
- Nii Addy, PhD
- Jessica Isom, MD, MPH
- Erica Robinson, MD
- Bachaar Arnaout, MD
- Noah Capurso, MD, MHS
- Gina Franco
- Ayana Jordan, MD/PhD
- Robert Rohrbaugh, MD
- Amalia Londono Tobon, MD
- David Carlson, MD