Why this doctor became a psychiatrist
Serving others
My career path has been non-traditional, but my mission and values as a psychiatrist emerge from the traditions of medicine and religion. Although I studied visual arts in college, I was drawn to the challenge and meaning of a career serving others.
Understanding patients
During residency at Hopkins, I was trained in a psychiatry that recognizes that similar distressful mental symptoms can emerge from several different sources and that psychiatric disorders …



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