Our Faculty (in alphabetical order)
Right from the outset, our team has kept a laser-shaped focus on assimilating a select kind of faculty. Similar to a master poet, extraordinary teachers have the ability to impart knowledge about complex ideas in language which is simple to understand, yet blows your mind, leaving you longing for more.
After a decade of looking, we have been extremely lucky to have recruited some of the most esteemed and experienced professionals in the field, ensuring that our students receive one-of-a-kind education and mentorship. Our internationally renowned group of experts bring a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, innovative techniques to impart that knowledge, and a passion for teaching that is unmatched.
Think we are exaggerating ? Just google them!
Aisha Abbasi, MD
Dr. Aisha Abbasi is a renowned psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She is a supervising and training analyst at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and the Florida Psychoanalytic Center. She is a dynamic speaker and has presented all over the world, and has been invited to teach at various institutes including Columbia University..
In addition to being featured in America's Best Doctors for 19 straight years, Dr. Abbasi is an accomplished author, having written "he Rupture of Serenity: External Intrusions and Psychoanalytic Technique and co-edited Privacy: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms. She has also published numerous papers in professional journals and a book of Urdu poetry

Himanshu Agrawal, MD, DF-APA
Himanshu Agrawal is a child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with expertise in creating clinical programs and innovative curriculum (particularly in the field of psychotherapy and wellbeing/burnout). He has taught at the international level, and is the editor of the book Dear Institute.His awards include two national awards for teaching psychotherapy (Nancy Roeske award by the American Psychiatric Association and the Edith Sabshin Teaching award by the American Psychoanalytic Association)

Alok Banga, MD
Dr. Alok Banga is a highly regarded psychiatrist based in Elk Grove, California. He is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry and has extensive training and experience, holding graduate degrees in clinical research and public health. Before he became an inspiring entrepreneur and clinical leader in California, he was an award winning faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.Along with his ability to think dynamically and creatively, he is known for his individualized treatment plans, aiming to address each patient's unique needs and has received high praise from his patients for his thoroughness and caring attitude.

Jack Drescher, MD, DLF-APA, FABP
Renowned across the world for his expertise on gender and sexuality, Dr. Drescher is a prolific psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and speaker who has even been cited by the honorable Supreme Court of India in its landmark verdict!. He has been bestowed with innumerable awards, including the highest honor in psychoanalytic circles- the Sigourney award. In addition to his multiple leadership roles within the International Psychoanalytic Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association, he is the Author of Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man and Emeritus Editor of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health.

Geri Fox, MD, MHPE, FAACAP
Dr. Geraldine (Geri) Fox is a highly respected psychiatrist with a distinguished career in both clinical practice and medical education. She currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford (UICOMR) and is a Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatry.
Among other things, Dr. Fox is known around the nation (and beyond) for creating the ingenious "Normal Development Video Series" (starring her own family). This series is staple curriculum in most US medical schools.
Her numerous awards include the Fred Sierles Leadership and Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award and the Distinguished Educator Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Nick Flier, MA LPC
Nick Flier is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Clinic Director at Family Therapy Associates (FTA) in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He is also a Clinical Supervisor and a Certified Anger Management Specialist.
Nick has extensive experience working with patients of all ages, and is particularly skilled in anger management and in working with children on the autism spectrum and those who have struggled with attachment issues. He is the former president of the Minnesota Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and an author in the book Dear Institute...

Eric Marcus, MD, DLF-APA,FACP
Dr. Eric R. Marcus is a prominent figure at Columbia University, serving as the Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.He is a training and supervising psychoanalyst and has received numerous teaching awards, including the Columbia University President's Teaching Award. His areas of research involve symbolic alterations of reality, in psychotic and near psychotic phenomena, and in social psychoanalytic science research. He has authored several books including Modern ego psychology theory.

David Mintz ,MD
Dr. David Mintz is a distinguished psychiatrist at the Austen Riggs Center, where he serves as the Director of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training, and a Team Leader. He has led the American Psychiatric Association's' psychotherapy caucus.
Dr. Mintz's work focuses on integrating psychodynamic principles into pharmacotherapy, emphasizing the importance of meaning and interpersonal factors in treatment outcomes. He is the author of the book Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Caring for the Treatment-Resistant Patient.

Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP
Nancy McWilliams is a prominent psychologist, psychoanalyst, and author whose books are a staple part of curricula all over the world (Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Psychoanalytic Case Formulation, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalytic Supervision and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual).She is a Visiting Professor Emerita at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology ad has received numerous awards and honors, including the Gradiva Prize, the Goethe Scholarship Award, and the Rosalee Weiss Award for contributions to practice. She has taught in 30 countries, and her writings have been translated into 20 languages.

Dhwani Shah, MD
Dhwani Shah is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst currently practicing in Princeton, New Jersey. He is a clinical associate faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a supervising analyst and instructor at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He is an award-winning teacher, a recipient of the Laughlin Fellowship, and the author of The Analyst's Torment.

Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD
Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra is a Professor in the Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Department at Boston College. Among her numerous awards and honors, she is among the top 2% of Highly-Cited Scholars Worldwide (Stanford University Report).She is a prolific author and researcher with a focus on the psychology of immigration and trauma, and culturally informed psychodynamic psychotherapy. In addition to being a sought-after lecturer, she has authored/edited several books such as Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy and chapters such as one with Salman Akhtar, MD in Freud Along the Ganges. She is an Associate Editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and former Associate Editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology. She has served on the American Psychological Association's Presidential Task Force on Immigration, the Task Force on the Revision of the Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice and Organizational Change for Psychologists, and the Presidential Task Force on Trauma and Grief. Professor Tummala-Narra is also a member of the Holmes Commission on Racial Equality in American Psychoanalysis, initiated by the American Psychoanalytic Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN).

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