Faculty
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Faculty
Cathryn A. Galanter, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Education Summary:
New York University School of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education:
Columbia University: Residency (Psychiatry)
Columbia University: Fellowship (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Columbia University: Fellowship (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research)
Columbia University: Fellowship (Kestenbaum Fellowship for Training and Education)
Full Bio
Joan H. Hittleman, PhD, Psychologist, Director, Infant and Child Learning Center
Clinical Associate Professor
Education Summary:
Columbia University - Ph.D.
Voluntary
Marie Charles-Belzie, MD,
Course Director, Advocacy and Outreach to Diverse Cultural Communities
Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
Graduate School of Medicine-MD (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
University of Miami, School of Medicine, Mailman Center for Child Development,
Research Associate
New York Medical College, Lincoln Hospital, Residency (Pediatrics)
Kings County/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Residency (Psychiatry)
Brookdale Medical Center, Fellowship (Child Psychiatry)
Kings County Hospital Center Faculty
Lenore Engel, MD,
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry CPEP
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
Education Summary:
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ - MD
Graduate Medical Education:
Downstate Medical Center/ Kings County Hospital, Residency (Psychiatry)
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center/ Kings County Hospital, Fellowship (Child Psychiatry
Fellowship)
Tri-State course on Psychiatry and the Law, Training in Forensic Psychiatry
Stephanie Erickson, PhD
Clinical Director, Developmental Evaluation Clinic
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
St. John’s University, Clinical Psychology-Ph.D.
St. John’s University, Masters of Arts-General Experimental Psychology
Internship:
St John’s University Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center
Child and Adolescent Day Hospital-Hillside Hospital
Karen Forbes, Psy.D.,
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychologist III
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
New York University, Child/School Psychology – PsyD
New York University, Masters of Arts-Educational Psychology/School Psychological Services
Internship:
Kings County Hospital Center (Child & Psychiatry Department)
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Department)
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Department of Pediatric Psychiatry)
Norma Green, MD,
Medical Director, Child & Adolescent Outpatient Department
Clinical Assistant Professor
Education Summary:
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania - MD
Graduate Medical Education:
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Internship (Medicine & Pediatrics)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Residency (Psychiatry)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Fellowship (Child & Adolescent)
IPE - Academic Associate in Psychoanalysis
Josephine Pedron-Santiago, MD,
Child Psychiatrist, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
Education Summary:
University. of Santo Tomas - MD
Graduate Medical Education:
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ/ Kings County Hospital, Residency (Psychiatry)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Fellowship (Child & Adolescent)
Sabina Singh, MD,
Director Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services
Pediatrician and Psychiatrist in Pediatric Collaborative Care
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine - MD
Graduate Medical Education:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Residency Pediatrics
(Adult Psychiatry and Child Adolescent Psychiatry)
NY Psychoanalytic Institute Fellowship for Psychiatric Residents, Fellowship
Rachel Waxman, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department
Pediatrician and Psychiatrist in Pediatric Collaborative Care
Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
Education Summary:
Tulane University School of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education:
University of Kentucky, Residency (Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry)
Nancy Workman, PsyD
Psychologist, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
New York University (Psy.D., M.A.),
Bank Street College of Education (M.S.),
University of Michigan (B.A.)
Graduate Psychology Education:
Internship, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Post-Doctoral Training:
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York City Children's Center
Weerasinghege Jayasekara, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, New York City Children's Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
Kalaniya University, Sri Lanka
Graduate Medical Education:
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center - Residency (Psychiatry)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ - Fellowship (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Taiwo Odedeyi MD
Attending Psychiatrist - New York City Children Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
University of Lagos - MBBS
Harlem Hospital Center in affiliation with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Residency
(Psychiatry)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Fellowship (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Christian Trentacosta, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, New York City Children's Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Education Summary:
St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Graduate Medical Education:
Residency (Psychiatry) Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Services,
Trinitas Hospital
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ - Fellowship (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Mary Helen Usubiaga, MD
Attending Psychiatrist New York City Children's Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
Education Summary:
Catholic University of Cordoba
Graduate Medical Education:
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Psychiatry
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)