Department of
Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

Fellows

Current Fellows

A photo of Muhammad Jafary.
Muhammad J Jafary, MD
Position
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Phone
304-293-5323
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Lonnie Lucas, MD
Position
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Phone
304-293-5323

2023-2025 Fellows

Richard Cadenas, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
completing General Psychiatry residency at WVU School of Medicine

Jordan Sheets, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
completing General Psychiatry residency at WVU School of Medicine

2022-2024 Fellows

Meenal Balakrishnan, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Community Care of West Virginia

2019-2021 Fellows

Rawan Alshaikh, MD
Medical School: King Abdulaziz University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine Later work: Staff psychiatrist, La Jolla California

Stephen Deci, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine Later work – Assistant Prof., West Virginia University School of Medicine

2018-2020 Fellows

Mark Scott, DO
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
General Psychiatry: Ozark Center/Freeman Health Systems
Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Community Care of West Virginia

Anuhya Vallabhaneni, MD
Medical School: Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
General Psychiatry: Texas Tech University & WVU School of Medicine Later work: Assistant Prof., West Virginia University School of Medicine

2017-2019 Fellows

Samira Khan, MD
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
General Psychiatry: Albany Medical Center, NY
Later work: Faculty, Clerkship Director, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Eastern Campus

Nevine Estaphan, MD
Medical School: Cairo University
General Psychiatry: WVU Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

2016-2018 Fellow

Benjamin Hines, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Community Care of West Virginia

2015-2017 Fellows

Kevin Junkins, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Later work: Staff Psychiatrist and Director of Behavioral Health Services, Community Care of West Virginia

Shilpa Sammeta, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College
General Psychiatry: Charleston Area Medical Center
Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Appalachian Regional Healthcare

2012-2014 Fellows

Bridget Skidmore, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Assistant Prof., CAP Fellowship Program Director, WVU School of Medicine

Amy Wysocki, MD
Medical School: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center PA
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Geisinger Medical Center

2011-2013 Fellow

Ravi Shankar, MD
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Later work: Associate Prof., University of Kentucky Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director; University of Missouri-Columbia Psychiatry Residency Program Director & Psychiatry Clerkship Director.

2010-2012 Fellow

Achu Gill, MD
Medical School: St. Matthews University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Community Psychiatry in Gilbert, Arizona

2009-2012 Fellows

Richard Mullen, MD
Medical School: Marshall University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Private Practice in Morgantown, West Virginia

Bahar Altaha, MD
Medical School: University of Hamburg
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Associate Clinical Prof., University of Arizona College of Medicine

2008-2010 Fellows

Sonia Juneja, MD
Medical School: Tirunelveli Medical College
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: West Virginia University
Later work: Community Psychiatry in Washington D.C.

Stephen Neal, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathy Medicine
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University Later work: Staff Psychiatrist, Director of Psychiatry and Counseling, Cornerstone Care Community Health Center

2007-2009 Fellows

Benjamin Lafferty, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Later work: Faculty, Samaritan Health (Corvallis, OR) - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program Director

John Yarbrough, MD
Medical School: George Washington University
General Psychiatry: West Virginia University
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: West Virginia University
Later work: Community Psychiatry in Central California