Clinical Staff
Each of our doctors is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. We provide interventional treatments in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and esketamine (intranasal) and ketamine (intravenous).
Carmen Andreescu, MD
Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Areas of Expertise: ECT
Tejal Bhojak, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, ECT Services
Areas of Expertise: ECT, TMS, esketamine
Marie Anne Gebara, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Ketamine Services
Areas of Expertise: ECT, TMS, esketamine, ketamine
Matthew Geramita, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Areas of Expertise: ECT, esketamine
Ryan Peterson, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Areas of Expertise: ECT, esketamine, ketamine
Daniel Varon, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, TMS Services
Areas of Expertise: ECT, TMS, esketamine
Lauren Kane, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Areas of Expertise: ECT, TMS, esketamine
Administrative Staff
Darla Donatelli, MHA
Director of Operations, Center for Interventional Psychiatry
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.