Our Fellows

First Year

Ryan Braumann, DO

Undergraduate school: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
Medical school: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Colorado
Residency: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC
Clinical interests: Transitional age/college psychiatry, community mental health, anxiety disorders, ADHD
Research interests: Mental health advocacy and legislation, immigrant and refugee mental health, impact of environment on mental health
Other interests/hobbies: Hiking, running, skiing, painting, ceramics, listening to live music, road trips, and hanging out with my cat and dog

Jacob Kisiel, DO

Undergraduate school: Gannon University, Erie, PA
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Residency: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Clinical interests: My clinical interests include treating mood, anxiety, and neurodevelopmental disorders in both child and adolescent populations. I am interested in utilizing an integrative approach combining both psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in a variety of clinical settings including inpatient units and outpatient clinics.
Research interests: My research interests reflect my clinical interests, reviewing different treatment modalities and interventions involved in treating mood, anxiety, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Other interests/hobbies: Soccer, golf, hiking, skiing, spending time with my wife and family

Talitha “Tai” West, MD, JD

Undergraduate school: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate school: Stanford University (Juris Doctor)
Medical school: Hackensack Median School of Medicine in New Jersey
Residency: Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center
Clinical interests: Mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, first episode psychosis, inpatient and C/L psychiatry, behavioral and cognitive approaches to psychotherapy
Research interests: Applications of meditation and yoga for anxiety disorders in adolescence, relationships between spirituality/religiosity and adolescent suicidality, culturally inclusive psychiatric care, immigrant mental health
Other interests/hobbies: Hiking, meditation, yoga

Second Year

MacKenzie Sloas, DO

Undergraduate school: University of Louisville
Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Gateway Behavioral Health, Psychiatry
Clinical interests: Early identification and treatment of primary psychotic disorders. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Research interests: Effective methods of diversion from justice system involvement to mental health treatment.
Other interests/hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my loved ones including my dog Niles. I also enjoy film, pop culture trivia, pottery, and crochet.

Nikhila Veluri, MD

Undergraduate School: York University, Toronto, Canada
Medical School: American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine
Residency: Texas Tech University El Paso
Clinical Interests: Autism spectrum, impulse control, mental health in minorities, psychodynamic and family therapy
Research Interests: Trauma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), community psychiatry, mental health among South East Asians
Other Interests/Hobbies: Traveling, reading, coffee, physical/mental wellness

Jessica Weeks, MD

Undergraduate school: SUNY New Paltz
Graduate School: SUNY New Paltz
Medical school: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Adult Psychiatry Residency program
Clinical interests: Child and adolescent psychiatry, legislation and policy
Research interests: Child development, juvenile justice policy
Other interests/hobbies: Hiking, running, and spending time outside