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CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sept 2017
Full medical licenses in Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, Wyoming, Illinois, Colorado, Georgia, and West Virginia
Buprenorphrine waiver, Nov 2018
WORK HISTORY
Teladoc: Telepsychiatry
March 2020-present
Hummingbird Psychiatry: Colorado, Vermont
Integrative Psychiatrist
May 2019-present
Private Practice
Wholeness Center Fort Collins, CO
Private Contractor
October 2019 - February 2020
Ketamine Therapy and Integrative Psychiatry
The Health Center Plainfield, VT
General Psychiatrist
January 2019 to September 2019
Federally Qualified Health Center
Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin, VT
Inpatient Psychiatrist (per form)
January 2019 to September 2019
15 bed inpatient psychiatric unit, medical and ER psychiatric consults
Marshfield Clinic Minocqua, WI
General Psychiatrist
July 2017-January 2019
900 patient panel with supervision of RNs integrated in primary care
University of Vermont Medical Center. Burlington, VT Adult Psychiatry Resident Physician
June 2013-June 2017
Adult Psychiatry Training Program
Clinical Instructor for medical students
Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin, VT,
Inpatient Psychiatrist (per diem)
July 2016-June 2017
15 bed unit with ER, medical floor and ICU consults
Grand Targhee Resort Victor, ID
Adaptive Ski/Snowboard Instructor
February 2013- April 2013
Taught skiing and snowboarding to people with cognitive and physical impairments
Pettygrove Classical Chinese Portland, Oregon. Medicinary worker
September 2006-April 2008
Prepared herbal formulas from raw herbs and decoctions while completing herbal study
EDUCATION
Psychedelic Research and Training Institute Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Training
October 2019 Fort Collins, CO
MAPS MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy Training
May 2019 Shambala Mountain Retreat Center
University of Vermont Burlington, VT
Psychiatry Resident Physician
June 2013-June 2017
-GME Adult Psychiatry Training Program
-Taught medical students as clinical instructor
Ross University School of Medicine Portsmouth, Dominica Medical Student
May 2009-Feb 2013
-Completed a Doctorate in Medicine
National College of Natural Medicine Portland, Oregon Natural Medical Student
Sept 2006-Dec 2008
-Completed 2 years coursework in Naturopathic and Classical Chinese medicine
Bridge-Linguatec Santiago, Chile Student
March 2004
-CELTA based teaching certificate for English as a foreign language
University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Undergraduate Student
August 1999-August 2003
-Bachelor of Arts focused in Psychology
University of Warwick England Study Abroad
September 2001-June 2002
-Studied psychology as a foreign exchange student
TEACHING
Greenway Crossing Montessori School Madison, WI Teacher and Office Manager
January 2005-June 2005
-Developed and taught a preparation course for Montessori-style education
In Latin America
Washington School San Jose, Costa Rica
Head Teacher
August 2004-December 2004
-Designed curriculum and taught elementary school classes in Spanish and English
Colegio San Francisco de Asís San Juan, Argentina English Teacher
March 2004- July 2004
-Designed and taught English classes for 250 students aged 9-12
Working with developmental disabilities
Create-Ability Madison, WI
Residential Support Staff
August 2000-December 2003
-Assisted developmentally challenged residents in activities of daily life
VOLUNTEER HISTORY
Vipassana Meditation Center: Illinois
Mindfulness training
February 2006- May 2006
-Managed a kitchen cooking for 30-50 people per day for meditation courses
-Student manager facilitating communication for students of meditation and supervisor
RESEARCH HISTORY
UW-Madison Dr. Morton Ann Gernsbacher's Laboratory Madison, WI Research Assistant
August 2002-May 2003
-Collected necessary research materials for current research in Autism
Marshfield Clinic Minocqua, WI
Principal Investigator
July 2017-January 2019
-Studied the effects of cannabinoids on mood
About me
I am originally from Wisconsin, though I grew up without the usual education in deer hunting or American football.
During my undergraduate career at the UW-Madison, I traveled to England for a year to finish my psychology degree. After which time I was bitten by a travel bug that led me to teach in South and Central America where I taught English to children and decided on a career in medicine.
I moved back to the US to begin my journey to medicine at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. I studied there for two years before deciding that I wanted to gain the knowledge and credentials of an MD physician.
I moved to the island nation of Dominica and attended Ross University, where I split my first two years between Dominica and Grand Bahama.
Along the path of years 3 and 4 in med school, I completed clerkships all over the United States, including a year in Danbury, CT, where I came to know UVM through its medical students. I also did clerkships at the Mayo Clinic for child psychiatry and with Patch Adams on his farm in West Virginia.
I finished my educational journey in Vermont where I found love and made a family. Then moved back to my home state of Wisconsin for my first job as an attending psychiatrist and first real taste of working high volume care as a conventional board certified psychiatrist.
I then made the leap to study psychedelics in mental health. I completed training in using ketamine therapy and started the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy training program.
Now I am looking to create more personalized care incorporating what I have learned along the way in my journey.
If you are looking for personalized care please check out:
Www.hummingbirdpsychiatry.com for services in Vermont and Colorado
