Associate Professor of Medicine and Behavioral Science
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition,
Section of Gastroenterology,
RUSH Medical College
Clinical Psychologist
Education
Certificate, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program (post-graduate)
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited), 2001-2005
Internship, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (APA-accredited)
Fellowship, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited), 1999-2001
Research Areas
Psychosocial factors (such as depression, anxiety, coping and stress) related to patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)and psychosocial interventions for patients with IBD