Duke’s Med-Psych program boasts a large number of combined-trained faculty members, including:
- 16 trained in internal medicine-psychiatry
- One trained in neurology-psychiatry
- Two trained in pediatrics-psychiatry-child and adolescent psychiatry (triple-board)
- One trained in family medicine-psychiatry
Learn more about our faculty (interests noted in italics):
Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
![Joshua Briscoe](/sites/default/files/2023-08/briscoe_joshua_75x105.png)
Joshua Briscoe, MD
Medical Director, Durham VA Inpatient Hospice and Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care
Palliative care, hospice, consult-liaison psychiatry, mental health care at the end of life and in severe medical illnesses
![Greg Brown](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Brown_Greg_75x105.png)
Gregory Brown, MD
Medical Director for Behavioral Health, Duke Outpatient Clinic
Integrated care, primary care psychiatry, transplant psychiatry
![Jake Feigal](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Feigal_Jacob_75x105.png)
Jacob Feigal, MD
Medical Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Clinic
Electroconvulsive therapy
![Jane Gagliardi](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Gagliardi_Jane_75x105.png)
Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, FACP, DFAPA
Associate Dean for the Learning Environment and Well-Being at Duke University SOM
Medical education, overlap areas in medicine and psychiatry, patient safety, and quality improvement
![Liz Gilbert](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Gilbert_Liz_75x105.png)
Elizabeth Gilbert, MD
Consultation-liaison psychiatry, medical education, quality improvement
![Nicole Helmke](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Helmke_Nicole_75x105.png)
Nicole Helmke, MD
Program Director, Combined Medicine-Psychiatry Residency
Clinic Director for Lincoln Healthcare for the Homeless
Outpatient psychiatry, primary care, medical education, treatment of substance use disorders
![Bryce Jones](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Jones_Bryce_75x105.png)
Bryce Jones, MD
Medical Director, Duke Regional Consult Liaison Psychiatry
Psychosomatic medicine, transplant psychiatry
![Brian Kincaid](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Kincaid_Brian_75x105.png)
Brian Kincaid, MD
Medical Director, Emergency Psychiatry Services
Emergency psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, inpatient medicine and psychiatry
![Jonathan Komisar](/sites/default/files/2023-08/komisar_jonathan_75x105.png)
Jonathan Komisar, MD
Medical Director, Behavioral Health Inpatient Psychiatry Service
Inpatient medicine and psychiatry, electroconvulsive therapy
![James Lefler](/sites/default/files/2023-08/lefler_james_75x105.png)
James Lefler, MD
Psychoanalysis, medical education
![Vini Raman](/sites/default/files/2023-08/raman_vini_75x105.png)
Yeshesvini “Vini” Raman, MD
Director, Mental Health Primary Care Clinic, Durham VA Medical Center
Primary care for the mentally ill, outpatient psychiatry, obesity
![Paul Riordan](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Riordan_Paul_75x105.png)
Paul Riordan, MD
Medical Director of VA Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Palliative care, consult-liaison psychiatry, medical education
![Kristen Shirey](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Shirey_Kristen_75x105.png)
Kristen G. Shirey, MD, MHS
Medical Director, Medicine-Psychiatry and Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Services
Global mental health, inpatient medicine and psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine
![Ryan Slauer](/sites/default/files/2024-07/slauer_ryan_75x105.png)
Ryan Slauer, MD
Inpatient medicine and psychiatry, electroconvulsive therapy
![Cameron Strong](/sites/default/files/2023-08/strong_cameron_75x105.png)
Cameron Strong, MD
Inpatient medicine and psychiatry, electroconvulsive therapy
![Joe Zanga](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Zanga_Joe_75x105.png)
Joe Zanga, MD
Director, Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Pain Clinic, Durham VA Medical Center
Primary care for the mentally ill, pain medicine
Other Combined Specialties
![Nabil Ali](/sites/default/files/2023-08/ali_nabil_75x105.png)
Nabil Ali, MD
Specialties: Psychiatry and Neurology
Electroconvulsive therapy, brain imaging, translational neurosciences, care at the intersection of neurology and psychiatry
![Cerrone Cohen](/sites/default/files/2022-08/cohen_cerrone_75x105.png)
Cerrone Cohen, MD
Psychiatry Clerkship Director
Specialties: Family Medicine and Psychiatry
Primary care psychiatry, medical education, and integrated care
![Amanda Kimberg](/sites/default/files/2023-07/kimberg_amanda_75x105.png)
Amanda Kimberg, MD
Associate Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Specialties: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry
Outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry, telehealth, consultation
![Gary Maslow](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Maslow_Gary_75x105.png)
Gary Maslow, MD, MPH
Medical Director for Child Psychiatry Services
Medical Director for Integrated Mental Health Programs
Division Co-Director, Child and Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry
Specialties: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry
Adaptation to chronic illness, transition to adulthood for youth with chronic illness, positive youth development, quality of life