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The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce results of the 2021 Residency Match for the General Psychiatry, Child, Triple Board, and Family Medicine/Psychiatry tracks. 

“We are so proud to welcome this group of new doctors into our awesome work family, and want to thank everyone who interviewed candidates or helped in any way during this virtual recruitment season,” said Michael Travis, MD (Senior Director for Postgraduate Physician Training). “This Match Day is a great opportunity to reflect on how our community has come together to overcome the challenges of the last 12 months. This is, as always, a total team effort involving everyone at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and in the Department of Psychiatry.”

Please welcome the new class of 2021 PGY1 psychiatry residents.

GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

• Helene Altmann (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
• Chad Donahue (Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine)
• Erin Driscoll (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)
• Jessica Fleischer (Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University)
• Paul Kim (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
• Christina Morello (University of Virginia School of Medicine)
• Kelsey Priest (Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine)
• Robert Tessier (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
• Benjamin Vanderschelden (University of California, Irvine School of Medicine)

GENERAL AND CHILD TRACK

• Isaiah Crum (University of Nebraska College of Medicine)
• Deenah Farrell (Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine – Rochester)
• Richa Lavingia (Baylor College of Medicine)
• Alexis McCathern (Baylor College of Medicine)

FAMILY MEDICINE/PSYCHIATRY

• UPMC St. Margaret: Rebecca Fabbro (Duke University School of Medicine)
• UPMC McKeesport: Jenna Stoken (Michigan State University College of Human Medicine)

TRIPLE BOARD

• Colette Buser (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
• Evan Keller (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)