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
Michael Brooks, JD, DO
Position: Attending psychiatrist, Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Psychiatry Residency: University of Arizona
CAP Fellowship: Nationwide Children's Hospital / The Ohio State University
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Cory Alexander, MD
Position: Psychiatrist, BEST Program
Medical School: Milton S Hershey Medical Center of Penn State University
Psychiatry Residency: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
CAP Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Hazel Brogdon, MD
Position: Attending Psychiatrist, PCCA
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency: Psychiatry Residency Spokane
CAP Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Fellowship Spokane
Clinical Interests: Addiction and substance use disorders in the adolescent population
