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Meet Our Interventional Psychiatric Team

Clinical Staff

Each of our doctors is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Carmen Andreescu, MD
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation

Tejal Bhojak, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, ECT Services

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, esketamine

Marie Anne Gebara, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Ketamine Services

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, esketamine

Matthew Geramita, MD, PhD
T32 Research Fellow and Staff Psychiatrist

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, esketamine

Hader Mansour, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise: Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Ryan Peterson, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, esketamine

Daniel Varon, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation

Lauren Kane, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC

Areas of Expertise: Electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, esketamine

Administrative Staff

Darla Donatelli, MHA

Director of Operations, Center for Interventional Psychiatry

Sarah Bryant, RN, BSN

Unit Director, Center for Interventional Psychiatry

Other members of our team include:

  • Inpatient and outpatient nurses
  • Certified technicians
  • Other specialists in interventional psychiatry treatments
  • Social work services, provided by UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Contact the Center for Interventional Psychiatry at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

For more information or to schedule an appointment with the Center for Interventional Psychiatry, please call 412-246-5063.