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Ross Center Staff

The Ross Center's multidisciplinary staff and consultants are fully licensed, experienced psychotherapists and psychopharmacologists who have received special training in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders and related conditions. Psychologists, clinical social workers and psychiatric nurses provide the cognitive/behavioral therapy, while psychiatrists are available for medication prescribing and management.

Brief staff profiles:

Jerilyn Ross, MA, LICSW, Director The New School for Social Research Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, New York, N.Y.
	Specialties/Interests:
		Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy Stress Management
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America (President and C.E.O.) Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy International Academy of Behavioral Medicine (Diplomate)
Mary E. (Beth) Salcedo, MD, Medical Director The George Washington University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Board Certified in General Psychiatry
	Specialties/Interests:
		Diagnostic and Pharmacological Aspects of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychiatric Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Stacie Isenberg, Psy.D., Director, Child and Adolescent Program Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, N.Y. Formerly with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
	Specialties/Interests:
		Child Behavior Management Parenting Skills Anxiety and Mood Disorders Transitional Issues in Young Adults Adjustment to Chronic Illness Obesity Management Selective Eating in Young Children
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Judy Barth, RN Queens College, Queens, N.Y.
	Specialties/Interests:
		Fear of Flying Medical Phobias Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Azin Elizabeth Bekhrad, MD Wayne State University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Instructor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital Board Certified in Child and Adolescent and General Psychiatry
	Specialties/Interests:
		Anxiety and Mood Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Eating Disorders Developmental Disabilities and Related Psychiatric Disorders Cultural Issues in Psychiatry
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jennifer Cameron, RN, PhD American University, Washington, DC
	Specialties/Interests:
		Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy Social, Separation, and Generalized Anxiety Disorders Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders Parenting Training and Behavioral Plans
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association National Register Health Service Provider in Psychology
Monique Ernst, MD, Ph.D. Faculty of Science Paris VI Medical School, Paris, France Beth Israel Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, New York, N.Y. Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital Board Certified in Child and Adolescent and General Psychiatry Formerly, Associate Director of the Brain Imaging Center, National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
	Specialties/Interests:
		Mood and Anxiety Disorders Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Tic Disorder Autism and Related Disorders
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		Society for Neuroscience Society of Cognitive Neuroscience American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Greta Hirsch, Ph.D. Fairleigh Dickinson University Graduate School of Psychology, Teaneck, N.J. Board Certified in General Psychology
	Specialties/Interests:
		Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stress Management Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Depression Sexual Abuse Domestic Violence Couples Therapy
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association Maryland Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Kathy HoganBruen, Ph.D. DePaul University, Chicago, IL Formerly Senior Director of Prevention, The National Mental Health Association
	Specialties/Interests:
		Cognitive-behavioral therapy Depression Generalized anxiety disorder; social phobia, panic disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder Transitional issues for young adults Gender issues
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Agheigh Nicky Lankerani, D.O. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt Heatlh Systems Department of Psychiatry Johns Hopkins Hospital Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Formerly, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Chief Resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Board Certified in General Psychiatry
	Specialties/Interests:
		Mood and Anxiety Disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Pervasive Developmental Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis and early interventions for preschoolers Veterans with PTSD
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association
Julie Lewis, Ph.D. New York University, New York, New York Formerly with Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C.
	Specialties/Interests:
		Child and Adolescent Psychology:       Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder       Separation Anxiety       Phobias/Worries       Selective Mutism       Mood Disorders       Attention Deficit Disorder       Asperger’s Disorder Parenting Skills/Behavior Management Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Adults
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Daniel Pine, MD University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Ill. Board Certified in Child and Adolescent and General Psychiatry Formerly with Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
	Specialties/Interests:
		Diagnostic and Pharmacological Aspects of Pediatric Mood, Anxiety, and Behavioral Disorders Interface between Pediatric Psychiatric and Medical Disorders
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychiatric Association American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Anxiety Disorders Association of America (Scientific Advisory Board)
Joyce Robbins, LICSW Catholic University School of Social Work, Washington, D.C.
	Specialties/Interests:
		Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Stress Management Supportive Psychotherapy
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		National Association of Social Workers Clinical Social Work Institute (Board Member) Anxiety Disorders Association of America (Clinical Advisory Board) Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Ken Robbins, MD New York University Medical School, New York, N.Y. Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology
	Specialties/Interests:
		Mood, Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders Eclectic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Medication Management Sexual and Gender Issues Cultural and Religious Issues
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Psychiatric Association Alexandria Medical Society Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Leslie Rokoske, MD Duke University Medical School Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology
	Specialties/Interests:
		Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women throughout the Life Cycle Also treats General Adult Psychiatric Conditions
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Association of Community Psychiatrists Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Mark L. Willenbring, MD University of Minnesota School of Medicine University of California, Davis Department of Psychiatry Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, Davis Department of Psychiatry Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry Selected for "Best Doctors in America" since 2002
	Specialties/Interests:
		Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders Diagnosis of Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders Combinations of Anxiety, Mood and Addictive Disorders Chronic Pain, especially when combined with Psychiatric and/or Addictive Disorders
	Professional Organizations/Affiliations:
		American Association of Psychiatry (Distinguished Fellow) American Academy of Addition Psychiatry (Founding Member) American Society of Addiction Medicine Research Society of Alcoholism