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R. Scott Benson, M.D.
I have been practicing child and adolescent psychiatry in Pensacola for more than 30 years. After working two years as a pediatrician I realized that so many of the problems facing children and their parents required the skills of a child psychiatrist, so I went back in training. Training helped me develop communication skills to work within a pediatric community sharing best practices for evaluation and treatment. This integrated care model is being spotlighted in the current focus on America’s healthcare system. I have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues to develop practice guidelines to more accurately define the parameters of quality And I am always looking for other communication tools that improve the health literacy of families. I want my posts to help you feel smarter about your health care. |
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Roberto Blanco, M.D.
Roberto Blanco received his M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee and is currently a second year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an APA Fellow in Public Psychiatry and serves on the APA Council on Communications as well as the APA Institute of Psychiatric Services Scientific Programming Committee. With the help of wonderful friends and colleagues, he is actively engaged in bringing psychiatric services to first generation Latino immigrant children and families, pediatric cancer survivors, homeless women, and student-athletes in the Triangle area of North Carolina. He is a firm believer in the healing power of art, exercise, self-reflection, access to affordable housing, and being a part of something larger than yourself. |
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Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., a board certified psychiatrist, is the CEO/Medical Director of Holliswood Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Borenstein is the host of the public television series, “Healthy Minds,” which airs on public television stations across the country. He serves as the Chair of the Mental Health Services Council of New York State and on the Commissioner’s Medical Advisory Panel of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. He is the Chair of the Council on Communications for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Borenstein has received the National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYS Connie Lieber Research Award, the Queensboro Council for Social Welfare Outstanding Service Award, the Health and Business Alliance Impact Award and the Federation of Organizations Community Mental Health - Man of the Year Award. |
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Bill Callahan, M.D.
Think Clearer. Feel More. Fear Less. TM
As a Special Forces flight surgeon turned psychiatrist I discovered early in my medical career that there truly is no health without mental health. With the constant deployments in my military unit on clandestine missions, I observed how stress in a family member can jump from person to person and lead to physical illness as well. After 9 years I left the military to get the training to become a board certified psychiatrist. I live and work in the “OC” as we affectionately call Orange County, California. Healthy lifestyles, exercise, and learning how to use the power of feelings to heal us naturally are things I help my patients take full advantage of. With so many of us over-focused on thinking and doing, the stress levels are climbing. I’ll share lessons learned from my work with teens through seniors as we de-stress together. |
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Gabriela Cora, M.D., M.B.A.
Gaby Corá, M.D. is a wellness doctor and coach, best-selling author, keynote speaker, board-certified psychiatrist with a master's in business administration, , spouse and mother of two young adults. She is author of The Power of Wellbeing Series: Leading under Pressure, Managing Work in Life, and Quantum Wellbeing; and of the provocative Alpha Series, starting with Alpha Female Leader. Dr. Corá is president of the Executive Health & Wealth Institute, managing partner of the Florida Neuroscience Center and chapter chair for the Women Presidents’ Organization. Dr. Corá is an appointed member of the Council on Communications of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on the Board of the American Psychiatric Foundation. |
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Gina Newsome Duncan, M.D.
Gina Newsome Duncan, M.D. is a fourth year psychiatry resident in the Massachusetts General Hospital /McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program in Boston, MA, and is currently serving as a chief resident in the outpatient clinic. A native of North Carolina, she is a 2001 graduate of Hampton University and a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Duncan’s areas of special interest are: disparities in health and achievement that disproportionately affect minority communities, strength-based approaches to building resilience and self-worth, the intersection of spirituality and psychiatry, and motivational speaking and writing. |
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Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D.
Gariane Phillips Gunter, M.D. is a native of South Carolina and a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She recently completed her General Psychiatry residency and is currently a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at the USC Department of Neuropsychiatry/Palmetto Health in Columbia, SC. Dr. Gunter is passionate about fighting to eliminate the negative stigma of mental illness and has had the exciting opportunity of discussing this topic nationally during and since her reign as Mrs. United States 2008. When she is not Stigma-Busting, Dr. Gunter enjoys making memories with her family, sewing children’s clothing and watching her daughter grow up. |
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Felicia K. Wong, M.D.
Felicia K. Wong, M.D. is a fourth-year psychiatry resident at the University of Massachusetts, where she is currently the chief resident of the Psychosomatic Medicine service. A native of New England, she is a graduate of Brown University, where she completed her undergraduate and medical studies. Dr. Wong is interested in exploring the interface of psychiatry and medical illness, with a particular focus on psychiatric approaches to pain management, and cancer treatment and survivorship. In accordance to her interests in Cultural and Minority issues, Dr. Wong was awarded a APA SAMHSA Minority Fellowship, and is working on developing innovative ways to provide culturally sensitive mental health care to minority populations. When not working, she enjoys photography, cooking, music, yoga and traveling with her husband. |