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Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) - Staff The OCD office is located in the Clinical Research Center, room 6-5340. Clinical Director – Maryland Pao, M.D.   Dr. Pao oversees all functions of the OCD including policy and program planning. She is the Director of Clinical Fellowship Training Program and the PGY-4 Psychiatric Residency Program. She is the Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service. Telephone: 301-435-5770 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Pao Deputy Clinical Director – Joyce Chung, M.D.   Dr. Chung assists the Clinical Director in all functions pertaining to the Office of the Clinical Director. She is the Director of the Clinical Fellowship and PGY-4 Training Program. In addition she is an Attending on the Psychiatry Consutation-Liasion Service. Telephone: 301-443-8466 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Chung Director, Outpatient Clinic – Peter J. Schmidt, M.D.   Dr. Schmidt’s responsibilities include management of the Mental Health Outpatient Clinic and coordination with the outpatient nurse manager for all outpatient protocols. He is also the Chief of the Section on Behavioral Endocrinology (SBE). Telephone: 301-496-1620 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Schmidt Psychologist – Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D.   Dr. Horowitz is a Senior Clinician on the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service. She is responsible for monitoring patient safety and coordinating OCD quality improvement projects. Telephone: 301-435-6052 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Horowitz Office Manager – Dorothy Drake   Ms. Drake is the Office Manager for the OCD. Her responsibilities include personnel, travel, procurement, budget, and other administrative functions. Telephone: 301-496-1338 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Ms. Drake Neuropsychologist – Joseph Snow, Ph.D.   Dr. Snow is a clinical and research Neuropsychological Consultant to the Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service. Dr. Snow's responsibilities include evaluating the neuropsychological functioning of NIH patients either for clinical reasons or as part of NIH protocol driven research. Telephone: 301-496-5197 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Snow Clinical Research Coordinator – Chau (Christy) Hoang   Ms. Hoang provides administrative and technical support to the OCD and Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service. Telephone: 301-496-9675 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Ms. Hoang Assistant to the Clinical Director – Deborah Snyder, M.S.W.   Ms. Snyder is a Senior Clinician on the Psychiatry Consultation Liasion Service. In addition, she assists the Clinical Program Training Director with residency and fellowship training activities. Telephone: 301-594-7379 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Ms. Snyder Staff Clinician – Adriana Pavletic, MD, MS   Dr Pavletic is a senior staff clinician who performs medical screening of volunteers participating in studies led by non-physician principal investigators. She also participates in teaching psychiatric fellows and other trainees, and advises clinical director on policies and procedures related to medical evaluations of research volunteers. Telephone: 301-594-7386 FAX: 301-402-2588 E-mail Dr. Pavletic Associate Deputy Director – Jeanne Radcliffe, R.N., M.P.H.   Ms. Radcliffe is the Associate Deputy Director in the OCD. She assists Drs. Pao and Chung in administrative matters and coordinates program activities for the OCD She is involved in setting policy guidelines related to clinical care activities within protocols. She is an educational resource for investigators as they write protocols. She reviews clinical and research records for protocol compliance. Telephone: 301-594-7732 FAX: 301-480-4088 E-mail Ms. Radcliffe Protocol Coordinator – Donna M. Howard   Ms. Howard is the NIMH protocol coordinator for the CNS IRB and the NIMH credentialing coordinator. She maintains the IRB meeting schedule and all active NIMH protocols and records. Telephone: 301-496-4588 FAX: 301-480-4088 E-mail Ms. Howard Welcome Letter for New Clinical Research Fellows OCD Staff Clinical Care in a Research Setting Outpatient Clinical Guidelines Guidelines for Emergency Transfer Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service Combined Neuroscience Institutional Review Board Documents and Forms Human Subject Protection Unit Marketing and Community Relations Unit On Call/Officer of the Day Patient Recruitment The Elements of a Successful Informed Consent Training Video Office of the Scientific Director Office of the Clinical Director Office of Fellowship Training Office of Technology Transfer Administrative Services Branch Administrative Services Office of the Scientific Director Site Map Participate in Research Contact Us Careers in Research What’s New Principal Investigators Scientists & Clinicians DIRP Labs and Branches DIRP Research Areas Functional MRI Core Magnetic Resonance Core Magnetoencephalography Core Microarray Core Neurophysiology Imaging Facility Scientific and Statistical Computing Core Section on Instrumentation Core Transgenic Core Veterinary Medicine Resources (Staff only)

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The Division of Intramural Research Programs is within the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a part the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.