Psychiatry Faculty

Sections: Adult Division | Child & Adolescent Division | Other

Adult Division

	Elissar Andari, PhD Assistant Professor Education: Clinical B.S., French University Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, 2005 Research M.S. in Neuropsychology, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Laboratory EMC, 2006 Research M.S. in Physiology and Neurosciences, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CNC, UMR 5229, CNRS, Bron, France, 2007 Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physiology, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CNC, UMR 5229, CNRS, Bron, France, 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University, 2019 Professional Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Neuroscience, Drug discoveries, Oxytocin, Behavioral Endocrinology, Neuroimaging. Lab Website Details and Research
	Carol Budzenski, PhD Assistant Professor Neuropsychology Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 1986 Internship, Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology, Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1984 Professional Interests: Developmental disabilities, dementia, autism, ADHD
	Jamie Dowling, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Education: Bachelor of Social Work, Bowling Green State University, 2004 Master of Public Health, Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health (University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University), 2007 PhD, Health Education, University of Toledo, 2017 Professional Interests: Human sexuality, women’s health, opioid use and misuse, wellness Details and Research
	Thomas Fine, LSW Associate Professor Education: BBA, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1970 MA (Psychology), Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1979 Professional Interests: PTSD Details and Research
	Victoria Kelly, MD Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Family Medicine Director, General Psychiatry Residency Program Vice Chair for Education Education: BS, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2002 MD, Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, 2002 Psychiatry Residency, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, 2006 Professional Interests: Mood and Anxiety disorders, adult ADHD, women’s health issues, forensic psychiatry, pharmacogenomics, and the integration of psychotherapy with medication management. Details and Research
	Dionis Kononov, DO Assistant Professor Medical Director, Senior Behavioral Health Education: BA, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, 2011 MD, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL 2015 Professional Interests: Dementia, mood disorders, ECT, POTS Details and Research
	Jason Levine, PhD Associate Professor Director, Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatric Medicine System Director, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine service Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 Internship, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2011 Post-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery Professional Interests: Cardiovascular psychophysiology of stress and coping, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Behavior Therapy, Social Connectedness, and Cyberpsychology Details and Research
	Chandani Lewis, MBBS, MS, MD Assistant Professor Director, Psychiatry Clerkship Director, Public & Community Psychiatry Education: MBBS, Bangalore, India, 1993 MS, Biomedical Science, Kent University, Kent, OH, 2006 MD, Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2013 Fellowship, Public and Community Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2016 Professional Interests: Valproate-induced hyperammonemia, psychosis Details and Research
	Daniel McCarthy, MD Assistant Professor Education: BS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2010 MD, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH 2015 Professional Interests: Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Bipolar Details and Research
	Sandy McCluskey, MA, LPCC-S Assistant Professor Education: BA, Public Administration, Ann Arbor, MI, 1990 MA, Counseling, Bowling Green, OH, 1997 Professional Interests: Medical student mental health and wellness, college student mental health and wellness, EMDR therapy, trauma focused therapy, test/performance anxiety, LGBTQ Details and Research
	Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD Professor Director, Consultation Liaison Service Chair, Department of Psychiatry Education: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1989 PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1999 MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2007 Professional Interests: Improving quality of care and developing novel treatment interventions for patients in psychiatric crisis. Patient centered outcomes research to develop interventions to enable patients to connect with appropriate follow-up care after psychiatric crisis. Development of novel clinical therapeutic tools to treat patients in crisis. Details and Research
	Angele McGrady, PhD Professor Education: BS, Biology, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1963 MS, Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; 1966 PhD, Biology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; 1972 MEd, Guidance & Counseling, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; 1984 Professional Interests: Behavioral medicine, psychophysiology, wellness Details and Research
	Alina Rais, MD Professor Director, Outpatient Clinic Education: MD, Carol Davilla Institute, Bucharest, Romania, 1984 Psychiatry Residency, Ness Ziona Mental Health Institute, Ness Ziona, Isreal, 1986-1992 Psychiatry Residency, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1997-1998 Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, 1999-2000 Professional Interests: Geriatric psychiatry, delirium, dementia, geriatric depression Details and Research
	Daniel Rapport, MD Professor Ryan White Clinic Education: BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1980 MD, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, 1985 Psychiatry Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; 1986-1989 Professional Interests: Bipolar Disorder; Diagnosis and Treatment of Treatment Refractory Depression; Consultation/ Liaison Psychiatry, Diagnostics Details and Research
	Amy Riese, MD Assistant Professor Student Mental Health Education: BA, Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN; 1999 MD, Medical College of Wisconsin; 2004 Psychiatry Residency, University of Toledo COM; 2007 Professional Interests: College student mental health, medical student mental health, physician wellness Details and Research
	Agha Shahid, MD Clinical Associate Professor Education: MD, Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 1972 Psychiatry Residency, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1976-1978 Research Fellowship Biological Psychiatry, Illinois State Psychiatric institute, Chicago Illinois, 1979 Professional Interests: Geriatric psychiatry, psychopharmacology, addiction psychiatry
	Xin Wang, PhD, MD Professor Education: Medical Bachelor Degree (MD equivalent), Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1995 Master of medical Science (Anesthesiology), Tianjin, Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1998-2000 PhD, Neuroscience, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2006 Professional Interests: functional Magnetic Reonance Imaging (fMRI), post traumatic stress disorder Details and Research
	Kristi Skeel Williams, MD Professor Vice Chair for Quality Improvement Education: BS, Biology, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1985 MD, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1990 Psychiatry Residency, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1990-1994 Professional Interests: Mood disorders in cancer patients, virtual patient use in medical education Details and Research

Child & Adolescent Division

	Richard Baron, LISW Associate Professor Education: BA, American Studies, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1964 MA, Psychiatric Social Work, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1968 Post Graduate Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Hampstead Clinic (Anna Freud), London, England, 1973-1977 Professional Interests: Psychodynamic psychotherapy More Information
	Morgan Dynes, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics Education: PhD: Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, OH Pre-doctoral Internship at Mary A. Rackham Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Post-doctoral Fellowship in College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH Clinical Interests: Disruptive/Aggressive Behavior in Youth, Parenting and Supporting Parents, ADHD, Childhood Mood Disorders, Adult Psychotherapy For Depression, Anxiety, and Relationship Issues, Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Treatment. Research Interests: Patient Engagement, Provider Attitudes, Barriers to Treatment, Burnout, Supervision/Training, Impact of Organizational/Systems-Level Factors on Providers and Patient Outcomes. Details and Research
	Kimberly Hunter, PhD Associate Professor Education: BS, Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1996 MS, Experimental Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1998 PhD, Clinical Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kobacker Center, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2003-2005. Professional Interests: Pervasive developmental disorders, children & aggression, parent mentoring and training, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Details and Research
	Michele Knox, PhD Professor Director, Psychology Training Education: BA, Psychology, Albion College, Albion Michigan, 1990 MA, Clinical Psychology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1994 PhD, Clinical Psychology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1997-1998. Professional Interests: Child abuse prevention, family and youth violence, child psychopathology Details and Research
	Jamie Migliori, MD Assistant Professor Education: BS, Psychology, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, 2005 MD, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2010 Psychiatry Residency, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2013 Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2015 Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Details and Research
	Tanvir Singh, MD Professor Medical Director, Detox Unit Medical Director, Child & Adolescent Unit Education: MBBS, Government Medical College, Kasmir University, Jammu, india, 1996 Psychiatry Residency, Albany medical Center, Albany, New York, 2002 Fellowship, Child & Adolescent psychiatry, Medical College of Ohio, 2005 Psychiatry Residency, Medical College of Ohio, 2006 Professional Interests: Mood & anxiety disorders, autism Details and Research

Other

David Bellian, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Staff Psychiatrist, Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital (NOPH)

Julia Halm, DO
Medical Director of Mental Health Services, VA Toledo CBDC

Education:
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: The University of Toledo

Rusheeth Thummalapally, M.D.
Volunteer Faculty for The University of Toledo Dept. of Psychiatry,
as medical student clerkship preceptor and resident supervisor