Current & Past Fellows

After graduating, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows can choose from a wide variety of professional careers such as establishing a private practice, academia, or working in a managed care or government setting. Many past fellows combine a variety of professional activities and roles, including joining the faculty at UVA.

Current Fellows

Past Fellows

Cordrey, Evan, MD
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
College: Creighton University
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Interests: Transition of Childhood ADHD to Adult ADHD, psychotherapies for adolescents
Currently: Clinical faculty at UVA, private practice in Charlottesville, Western State Hospital

Moutushi Kundu, MBBS
Hometown- Kolkata, India
Medical School- J.J. M Medical College
Residency- Harlem Hospital Center
Interests-Child & Adolescent mental health, Consultation-liaison psychiatry, Transgender care, women’s mental health, psychotherapy
Currently: Continuing training at VCU

Michael Heck, D.O.
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton, Florida)
Currently: Private practice in Charlottesville, VA and part-time UVA faculty

Choo Chong, Kayla, MD
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
College: Queen’s University
Medical School: Trinity College Dublin

Thomas Ball, M.D.
Hometown: Williamsburg, Virginia
College: The College of William & Mary
Medical School: University of Virginia

Julie Baldinger, D.O.
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
College: University of Virginia
Medical School: Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)

Michael Chon, M.D.
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida
College: University of Florida
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Larkin Community Hospital

Zev Zingher, M.D.
Hometown: Mountain View, California
Medical School: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa Israel
Residency: Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Berkay Kalinaga, M.D.

Colleen Leitner, M.D.
Hometown: Great Falls, Virginia
College: Duke University
Medical School: University of Michigan

Devender Kumar, MBBS
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Komal Singh, M.D.
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
College: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School: Avalon University School of Medicine

Trishna Chand Thakur, MBBS
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Medical School: Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
Fellowship 1st year: Uni of Maryland Medical Center and Sheppard Pratt
Interests: cultural psychiatry, Trauma focused care, Adolescent mental health, refugee mental health, disaster psychiatry.
Currently: Private practice outpatient clinic in Jacksonville, NC

Mohammed Ahmed, MD
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia / Al qadarif, Sudan
College: Virginia Tech
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Interests: Child psychiatry, global mental health, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
Currently: Faculty at Mather Hospital Northwell Health in Long Island, NY

Ashwini Sakinala, M.D.
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
College: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia Medical school – Katuri Medical College

Angela Diggs, M.D., MPH
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
College: University of Miami/ University of South Florida (MPH)
Medical School: St. George’s University

Tina Thakrar, M.D., Chief Fellow
Hometown: Albany, New York
College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Medical School: Albany Medical College

Prital Desai, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Gujarat, India
Medical school: B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India)

Toral Desai, M.B.B.S.

Meghan Gaare, M.D.
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
College: Stanford University / Harvard University School of Public Health (MPH)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Fellowship: Eating Disorders, University of Maryland and the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt

Robert Johnston, M.D.
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
College: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Amanjot Kaur, M.B.B.S.

Matthew McEachern, M.D.
Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana
College: Louisiana Tech University
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine