The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship is a 2 year ACGME Accredited Program. The goal of the program is to graduate child and adolescent psychiatrists who are highly competent, ethical, and productive in the science and practice of this field. The program promotes mentorship and ensures success of trainees through gradual autonomy. Trainees may enter the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program as a PGY IV.

FELLOWS

2 SLOTS PER YEAR

   

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The Child and Adolescent Fellowship includes the following experiences:

  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient
  • Consultation Liaison
  • Child Neurology
  • Education Funds
  • Moonlighting Opportunities
  • Research Opportunities
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Apply

Applicants for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship must apply through ERAS.

ERAS

   

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA

Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director

   

Our Current Fellows

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Maitreyee Berends, MD

  • Hometown: Brownwood, TX
  • Undergraduate: Howard Payne University
  • Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine
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Sozan Aref Fares, MD

  • Hometown: Erbil, Kurdistan
  • Undergraduate: Hawler Medical University
  • Medical School: Hawler Medical University
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Laura Handal Abularach, MD

  • Hometown: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
  • Undergraduate: Universidad Catolica de Cordoba Facultad de Medicina
  • Medical School: Universidad Catolica de Cordoba Facultad de Medicina
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Saveen Sall, MD

  • Hometown: Vancouver, BC
  • Undergraduate: University of Calgary
  • Medical School: Windsor University School of Medicine

CONTACT THE CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP 

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Theresa McAnn, MBA
Program Administrator
(318) 675-6619
theresa.mcann@lsuhs.edu

Gladys Jackson, BS
Program Specialist
(318) 675-7520
gladys.jackson@lsuhs.edu

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Affecting Change in the Lives of Children

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Contact Our Offices
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: 
    (318) 675-6042
  • Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship Programs
    Theresa McAnn, MBA
    Program Administrator
    (318) 675-6619  Theresa.McAnn@lsuhs.edu

    Gladys Jackson, BS
    Program Specialist
    (318) 675-7520
    gladys.jackson@lsuhs.edu

Contact Our Clinics
  • Psychiatry Resident Clinic:
    (318) 626-2445
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Clinic: (318) 626-0092

Contact Research
  • Molecular Neuroscience Research:
    Donard Dwyer, PhD / (318) 675-7612
  • Psychiatry Research Clinic:
    Stephanie Saunders, MA, CCRC
    (318) 675-7065
    stephanie.saunders@lsuhs.edu
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