Current DNP Scholar (2025-26)

Rajapillai L. I. Pillai, MD, PhD
- Training
- Pediatrics – University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine – Baystate Campus
- Child Neurology/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities – Boston Children’s Hospital

- Training
- Medical School – University of Rochester
- Child Neurology Residency – University of Utah
Past DNP Scholars

Dr. Ethan Hochheiser, MD
- Training
- General Psychiatry – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Dr. William Silver, DO
2023-2024
- Training
- General Psychiatry – University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – University of Florida College of Medicine
- Currently at Kennedy Krieger Institute:
- Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation
- Neuropsychiatry Program

Dr. Samieh Askari, MD
2022-2023
- Training
- Adult Psychiatry – Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Rutgers University/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Dr. Vamsi Kalari, MD, MS
2021-2022
- Training
- Adult Psychiatry – Northwell Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Northwell Health
- Currently at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders Consultation Clinic