Michael J. Medvecky, MD Michael J. Medvecky Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Section Chief of Sports Medicine MD: New York Medical College (1995) BS: University of Scranton (1989) Fellow: Cincinnati Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic …

Sarah Jacobs, MBA, LCSW (she/her) Sarah Jacobs joined Yale Health in 2021 and became the Clinical Manager of Mental Health and Counseling in 2022. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and …

Ruben Atilano, PhD (He/Him) Dr. Ruben Atilano joined Yale Health in 2021. Before his appointment, he completed his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Georgia and interned at Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center …

Erica Robinson, MD (She/Her) Dr. Erica Robinson initially joined Yale Health in 2018. She became the Director of Residency Training at Mental Health and Counseling in 2022. She received her medical degree from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra …

Kia Sayers, MD Dr. Kia Sayers is a 3 rd  year psychiatry resident who joined Yale Mental Health and Counseling clinic in July 2023 and will be returning as a 4 th year resident. She moved to Connecticut from Louisiana to start Yale’s psychiatry residency …

Lora Wu, PhD Dr. Lora Wu joined Yale Health 2023. Prior to this, she was a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry in human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She spent time in sleep research and clinical work at the …

Elizabeth Burns, LCSW (she/her) Elizabeth Burns joined Yale Health in December 2023 as the Embedded Counselor at Yale Divinity School. Elizabeth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an M.S.W. from The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and …

Nientara Anderson, MD (She/Her) Dr. Nientara Anderson first joined Yale Health as a fourth-year psychiatry resident at Yale in 2023. Prior to joining Yale Health, Dr. Anderson was a Chief Resident of the Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP) in …

Alana Slavin, MD (she/her/hers) Dr. Alana Slavin joined Yale Health in 2024 as a psychiatry resident physician. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. Prior to medical school, Alana received a Bachelor of Arts in …

Katharine Straw, MSN, APRN, NP-C Education:  Katharine received her undergraduate degree from Bates College before pursuing advanced training at Yale School of Nursing, where she earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree. Katharine completed a nurse …