Leadership Team

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Affective Disorders Research Program at Silver Hill Hospital

Mauricio Tohen, MD, DrPH, MBA, is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry in Albuquerque, NM. His career spans a clinical directorship at the Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders Program at McLean Hospital; Head of the Division of Mood & Anxiety Disorders and the Krus Endowed Tenured Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and authorship of 250 original publications and co-editor of four books on mood disorders. Dr. Tohen has received numerous awards including the National Service Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Harvard University.

Dr. Tohen earned his medical degree from the National University of Mexico and his Doctorate in Public Health (Epidemiology) from Harvard University. His postdoctoral training included a residency in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a fellowship at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tohen also obtained an MBA degree from the Indiana University Kelly School of Business.

Director of the Center for Depression Research & Clinical Care, Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health & Julie K. Hersh Chair in Depression Research and Clinical Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX

Dr. Robin Nelson is a psychiatrist in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with DGR Behavioral Health, LLC and Caron Treatment Centers. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine.

Marla Moses, FNP, PMHNP owns a private practice, IN Moses Mental Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, which is focused on mental health across the lifespan. She has previously practiced at Riley Hospital for Children and Lafayette-Arnett Indiana University Hospital.

Dr. Henry Nasrallah is professor and chairman of the Department Psychiatry at Saint Louis University, and holds the Sydney W. Souers Endowed Chair. He is a widely recognized neuropsychiatrist, educator and researcher. Following his psychiatric residency at the University of Rochester and neuroscience fellowship at the NIH, he served as chair of the Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry for twelve years. In January 2003, he joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine as Associate Dean and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. In October 2013, he joined St. Louis University to chair the integrated Department of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Dr. Nasrallah’s research focuses on the neurobiology and psychopharmacology of schizophrenia and related psychoses. He has published 385 scientific articles, 450 abstracts, 130 editorials, and 12 books. He is Editor-In-Chief of two journals (SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH and CURRENT PSYCHIATRY) and is the co-founder of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS). He is board certified in in adult psychiatry. He is a fellow in the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and has served as president of the Cincinnati Psychiatric Society and as president of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists. He has twice received the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award and was chosen as the U.S.A. Teacher of the Year by the Psychiatric Times. He has received over 90 research grants and is listed in all editions of the book “Best Doctors in America”.

Dr. Rebecca S. Roma is a Psychiatrist who serves as Medical Director of the Community Treatment Team at Mercy Behavioral Health in Pittsburgh. Additionally, she is an Inpatient Psychiatrist with the Behavioral Health Unit at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy Hospital. She also treats patients at several Pittsburgh-area homeless shelters. Prior to her clinical work, Dr. Roma undertook several research endeavors, including work in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Endocrinology, and Psychiatry. She has given presentations on Psychotropic Medications and addressing challenging Behaviors and was the recipient of the American Psychiatric Association/Janssen Resident Scholarship in 2003 and the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004. After earning an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration and a Doctorate in Economics and Market Research from Indiana University, Dr. Roma received her MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She continued on to Residency Training at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC and has been Board Certified in Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.

Clinical Research Interests

• Schizophrenia
• Behavioral Disorder
• Mental Disorders

Mr. Doederlein is the President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), a national mental health advocacy, education, and peer support organization led by and serving people who have depression and bipolar disorder. Through more than 700 support groups and 250 chapters, DBSA reaches millions of people each year with in-person and online peer support; current, readily understandable information about depression and bipolar disorder; and empowering tools focused on an integrated approach to wellness.

Mr. Doederlein earned his Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

Paul Gionfriddo has been the President and CEO of Mental Health America since May 1, 2014. He also serves on the 12-member National Advisory Council to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services. He is currently a member of the Board of the Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health in West Palm Beach, Florida and the Golden Center Foundation. Mr. Gionfriddo is the author of the book, Losing Tim: How Our Health and Education Systems Failed My Son With Schizophrenia.

Mr. Gionfriddo earned his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

President and Medical Director of Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine, Inc. Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

John Luo, MD is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, and Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program. He is also the Interim Chief Medical Information Officer at UCR Health.

In addition to his academic duties, Luo is a practicing psychiatrist whose emphasis is on psychotherapy and medication management for patients with depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.

Previously, Luo was a clinical professor of psychiatry and co-chair of the medical neuroscience block at the UCLA School of Medicine and ambulatory care program  associate at the UCLA Semel Institute. He also was senior physician informaticist with the UCLA Health System. He has also worked at UC Davis as director of psychiatric informatics and as assistant professor of clinical psychiatry.

He also served on the Council on Communications for the American Psychiatric Association and is the Gores Informatics Advocacy Chair for the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry. He writes a regular column in Psychiatric News on computer technology in the field of psychiatry.

Luo is a distinguished fellow and past-president of the Association for Academic Psychiatry and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Luo earned his BS in biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, then earned his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas before returning to California to conduct his internship and residency at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Luo has an interest in the use of technology in the practice of psychiatric health care. He has served as principal investigator on several research projects involving medical informatics and social skills training.