Core Faculty
Erik Loraas, MD
Position: Program Director; Attending psychiatrist, RISE Program
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CAP Fellowship: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Early development; attachment theory and disorder; psychodynamic psychotherapy;
history and philosophy of psychiatry
Jane Phelps-Tschang, MD
Position: Associate Program Director; Attending Psychiatrist, BEST Program
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CAP Fellowship: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Community Psychiatry Fellowship: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Anxiety disorders; OCD; trauma informed care; family work; community psychiatry