A Message from the Chairman

Samuel Okpaku, M.D. Professor and Chair Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Phone: (615) 327-6606 Fax: (615) 327-5661 sokpaku@mmc.edu

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Meharry is committed to very high standards of training, research, and clinical services. While the clinical services are aimed at the total population the faculty and staff recognize and respond to the special needs of the disadvantaged and minority populations. Our research activities are gaining momentum and a central point of these is the elimination of mental health disparities. In addition, the department provides training and clinical experiences for mental health workers other than psychiatrists in order to gain licensure or obtain advanced degrees. 

Objectives

The objective of the Department of Psychiatry is to meet the needs of under served and disadvantaged populations for mental health and psychiatric services. The main strategies for achieving this objective are

1. Provide mental health services to patients
   
   
2. Train health professionals to render services in an empathetic manner and
   
   
3. Conduct research that addresses the amelioration of personal and psychiatric problems that affect mental health and psychiatric services. In pursuing these objectives, a cooperative relationship with the community shall be maintained and fostered.

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Faculty

ELAM Faculty

Gladys A. Bush, M.D.gbush@mmc.edu Heidi Kilimanjaro-Davis, M.D.hkilimanjaro-davis@mmc.edu Stephani Glenn, B.S. Residency Training Coordinator sglenn@mmc.edu   Phone: (615) 327-6350 Fax: (615) 327-6260

Shagufta Jabeen, MD sjabeen@mmc.edu Alexander Prikhojan, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director Clinical Clerkship aprikhojan@mmc.edu    Phone: (615) 327-6810 Fax: (615) 327-6260

VA – York Campus Faculty

Sreenivasa Mogali, M.D. sreenivasa.mogali@med.va.gov Estrella Acosta, M.D. Estrella.Acosta@va.gov Lakshmisarojini Botta, M.D. Lakshmisarojini.Botta@va.gov Indira Challa, M.D. Indira.Challa@va.gov Madhusudhan Mudiam, M.D. Madhusudhan.Mudiam@va.gov Joan Woods, M.D. Joan.Woods@va.gov

Rebecca Rossello, M.D. Rebecca.Rossello@va.gov Sivaji Bondalapati, M.D. Sivaji.Bondalapati2@va.gov Millicent Branch, M.D. Millicent.Branch@va.gov Ranjit Mallick, M.D. Ranjit.Mallick@va.gov Syed Rashid, M.D. Syed.Rashid1@va.gov Nancy Yoanidis, M.D. Nancy.Yoanidis@va.gov

MTMHI Faculty

Centennial Medical Center (Parthenon Pavilion) Faculty

William Petrie, MD Wmpetrie1@yahoo.com