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Staff & Advisors

The Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) Resource Center is directed by Ms. Karen Blumenfeld, who received her MBA from Yale University, MSW from the University of Michigan School of Social Work, and BA in Psychology from Smith College. The Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) Resource Center has a dedicated staff that is supported by the full breadth of resources in the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Department.

The MADI Resource Center’s Advisors are made up of leading mental health professionals as well as lay people who are passionate about educating patients, families and the community, and are deeply committed to the MADI Resource Center’s mission.

Staff

Karen Blumenfeld, MBA, MSW, Director
Jessica Solodar, Senior Writer

Sean Ward, Financial Manager
Hannah Lund, Research Assistant
Rebecca Ametrano, Research Assistant

Advisors

Mark Pollack, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Related Disorders,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Gary Sachs, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Bipolar Programs,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Anthony Weiss, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program and Psychiatric Neuroimaging Group,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Jeffrey Bostic, MD, EdD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director of School Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Melissa Murphy

Steve Willis and family

Mark Zanger

Content Reviewers for “Common Mental Health Conditions” Section

Anxiety Disorders: Mark Pollack, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Related Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Jeffrey Bostic, MD, EdD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director of School Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bipolar Disorder: Michael Ostacher, MD, MPH
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Medical Director, Bipolar Clinic and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Depression: George Papakostas, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Mood Disorders in Women of Reproductive Age: Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Staff Psychiatrist, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Disclosure Statements

Medical advisors’ and content reviewers’ disclosure statements are available upon request to moodandanxiety@partners.org. Disclosure statements are standard reports of financial and professional interests, including pharmaceutical and/or medical company affiliations, honoraria, research funding, and memberships on advisory boards. Disclosure statements help identify potential conflicts of interest that could arise as a result of these relationships.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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