As Co-Director of the Neuromodulation Fellowship Training Program and Chief of Electroconvulsive Therapy Services, I oversee the management of UF’s dual-hospital ECT facilities while spearheading psychiatric Deep Brain Stimulation programming and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. My role fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across neurology, neurosurgery, and anesthesia, reflecting a shared commitment to innovation in patient care. Beyond these clinical and academic responsibilities, I maintain a part-time engagement at the Student Health Center, where the pursuit of patient well-being remains paramount.

My intellectual and clinical pursuits traverse psychiatry and its peripheries, encompassing neuromodulation, the esoteric foundations of electromagnetic field theory, and avant-garde psychiatric frontiers such as psychedelic neuroscience and neurophenomenology. Within this breadth, I am also engaged in psychiatric movement disorders and collegiate sports psychiatry, addressing both the neuropsychiatric complexities of movement disorders and the distinct mental health needs of student-athletes. Beyond the empirical, I advocate for the integration of the arts and humanities into medicine, recognizing their capacity to deepen empathy, enrich therapeutic rapport, and elevate patient-centered care. The most profound discoveries emerge at the boundaries—where disciplines converge, where certainty fractures, and where the unknown demands to be explored.

My academic foundation was laid at Louisiana State University, where I earned undergraduate degrees in zoology, physiology, and philosophy in 1992 before completing medical school at LSU New Orleans in 1996. I pursued my psychiatry residency at Tulane University, where I remained for two decades, serving as director of ECT. Further refining my expertise in neuropsychiatric interventions, I completed fellowships in electroconvulsive therapy at Emory University and transcranial magnetic stimulation at Duke University, solidifying my commitment to advancing the domain of psychiatric therapeutics.

Mentorship is not merely guidance—it is the ignition of inquiry, the scaffolding of scholarly independence, and the refinement of academic articulation. I potentiate students and residents to lead as first authors, amplifying their work on global stages such as the World Federation of Neurology, the World Congress of Psychiatry, and the APA. Our collaborations span neuropsychiatric frontiers, from psychotropic innovation to the biophysical dynamics of neural modulation. In fostering this scholarship, I aim not only to shape the next cadre of psychiatric leaders but to propel the field itself forward, advancing rigorous inquiry, and redefining possibilities in mental health care.

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