Meet the Faculty
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences boasts a large and diverse group of talented and dynamic faculty, many of whom choose to stay at Duke expressly for the opportunities to teach and learn from trainees. Our programs' core faculty devote a significant amount of time and effort to the mission of teaching our residents.
Click on a faculty member’s name to view their profile, including their grants and publications.
Duke University School of Medicine
John Beyer, MD
Outpatient psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, mood & anxiety disorders and medical education
Gregory Brown, MD
Medicine-psychiatry, integrated care models, care coordination and patient-centered medical home
Sandra Brown, MD
Emergency psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry and medical education
Jacob Feigal, MD
Medicine psychiatry, healthcare for homeless individuals and population health
Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS
Medicine psychiatry, quality improvement, evidence-based medicine and medical education
Elizabeth Gilbert, MD
Medicine psychiatry, mindfulness, CL psychiatry and general medicine
Susan Hazlett, PhD
Psychotherapy and family and couples therapy
Nicole Helmke, MD
Medicine psychiatry, community psychiatry, disparities, holistic care and medical education
Shelley Holmer, MD
Inpatient psychiatry, administrative psychiatry, health policy, patient safety and quality improvement
Wei Jiang, MD
Medicine psychiatry, mind-body (cardiovascular emphasis) and global health
Bryce Jones, MD
Medicine psychiatry and transplant psychiatry
Brian Kincaid, MD
Medicine psychiatry, ED psychiatry, medical education and leadership
Poonam Sharma, MD
Medical education, evidence-based medicine and hospital medicine
Kristen Shirey, MD
Medicine psychiatry, CL psychiatry, inpatient medicine psychiatry integration and leadership
Heather Vestal, MD, MHS
Inpatient psychiatry, wellness and medical education
Marla Wald, MD
Psychotherapy, outpatient psychiatry, transgender care and perinatal psychiatry
Aimee Zaas, MD
General medicine, transplant infectious diseases, epidemiology and medical education
Joseph Zanga, MD
Medicine psychiatry and chronic pain
Noga Zerubavel, PhD
Psychotherapy, trauma and physician wellness
Central Regional Hospital
Justin Gettings, MD
Severe and persistent mental illness, psychotic disorders and community psychiatry
Zachary Lane, MD
Severe and persistent mental illness, psychotic disorders and community psychiatry
Barbara Mattox, MD
Community psychiatry and leadership
Elizabeth Sumner, MD
Severe and persistent mental illness, psychotic disorders and community psychiatry
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Tracey Holsinger, MD
Inpatient psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, military psychiatry, community psychiatry, administration and medical education
Rebekah Jakel, MD
Neuropsychiatry, CL psychiatry, movement disorder psychiatry and medical education
Warren Kinghorn, MD
Medical humanities, spirituality and psychiatry and medical education
David Simel, MD
Evidence-based medicine, internal medicine, and medical education
Veshesvini Raman, MD
Medical education, internal medicine psychiatry, psycho-oncology and menteal health primary care integration
Paul Riordan, MD
Medicine psychiatry, care of veterans and medical education