Meet Your Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Leadership Team
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Leadership Team
Chair & Executive Administrator
Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD
Department Chairman, Psychiatrist-In-Chief
Salimah Velji, MPH, MBA
Unified Executive Administrator
Deputy & Vice Chairs
Bruce J. Schwartz, MD
Deputy Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Matthew R. Schneider, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Services
Ana R. Ozdoba, MD
Vice Chair, Education
Carol A. Bernstein, MD
Vice Chair, Faculty Development & Wellbeing
Scott E. Wetzler, PhD
Vice Chair, Population Health
Division Chiefs
Simon A. Rego, PsyD
Chief, Psychology
Andrea M. Kondracke, MD
Chief, Psychiatry & Medicine
Gary J. Kennedy, MD
Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry
Rubiahna L. Vaughn, MD, MPH
Chief, Women's Mental Health
Jelena Radulovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein
Campus Medical Directors
Melissa H. Rooney, MD
Psychiatry Director, Moses Campus
Natalia Markova, DO
Psychiatry Director, Wakefield Campus
Rubiahna L. Vaughn, MD, MPH
Psychiatry Director, Weiler Campus
Thomas F. Betzler, MD
Executive Director, Montefiore Behavioral Health Center
Claus P. Von Schorn, MD
Chief of Psychiatry, Mount Vernon Campus
Education Leaders
Audrey M. Walker, MD
Director, Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
Ana R. Ozdoba, MD
Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD
Director, Psychology Training
Melissa H. Rooney, MD
Psychiatry Director, Moses Campus
Rubiahna L. Vaughn, MD, MPH
Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Mirnova E. Ceide, MD, MS
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Usman S. Riaz, MD
Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Merrill R. Rotter, M.D.
Director, Division of Law & Psychiatry
Thomas F. Betzler, MD
Executive Director, Montefiore Behavioral Health Center
Senior Administrative Leaders
Sabrina Mueller, LCSW
Senior Director, Clinical Operations
Anthony Rocchio
Senior Director, Business Development & Finance
Yael L. Belinkie, PhD
Senior Director, Montefiore Einstein Psychiatry Associates
Juan Martinez
Administrative Director, Division of Services for Addiction (DoSA)
Dawn Colena, LCSW
Director, Psychiatry of Services, Moses Campus
Ana Valentine, LCSW
Administrative Director, Wakefield Campus
Adam R. McGahee, NP
Director, Quality Improvement
Sabina Campoverde
Interim Director, Grants & Program Development, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein
Affiliated Hospital Leaders
Maryann J. Popiel, MD
Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Tyson J. Boudreaux, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist
Eman M.A. El Gamal, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist