Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board

  • Michael Jenike, MD, Chair
    Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Founder,OCD Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    Founder,OCD Institute McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
  • Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, Vice Chair
    Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Chief of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    Director, OCD Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD
    Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Throstur Bjorgvinsson, PhD
    Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Director, Behavioral Health Partial Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
    Director, Houston OCD Program, Houston, TX
  • James Claiborn, PhD
    Private Practice
    South Portland, ME
  • Kevin Chapman, PhD
    Private Practice
    Louisville, KY
  • Darin Dougherty, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Director, Division of Neurotherapeutics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    OCD Institute McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
  • Denise Egan Stack, LMHC
    Director, Atlantic Center for Behavioral Health
    Boston, MA
  • Jamie Feusner, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
    Director, UCLA Adult OCD Program
    Director, UCLA Eating Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Research Program
  • Martin E. Franklin, PhD
    Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    Director, Child and Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich & Anxiety Group (COTTAGe), Philadelphia, PA
  • Randy Frost, PhD
    Professor of Psychology
    Smith College, Northampton, MA
  • Wayne K. Goodman, MD
    Chair, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Jonathan Grayson, PhD
    The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety and OCD
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Benjamin Greenberg, MD, PhD
    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI
    Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI
    Butler Hospital, Providence RI
  • Jonathan Hoffman, PhD, ABPP
    Co-Founder and Clinical Director,
    NeuroBehavioral Institute/NBI Ranch, Weston, FL
  • Nancy Keuthen, PhD
    Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Co-Director, Trichotillomania Clinic and Research Unit,
    Chief Psychologist, Obsessive Compulsive Clinic,
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Adam B. Lewin, PhD, ABPP
    Associate Professor and Program Director,
    OCD and Related Disorders Behavioral Treatment Program,
    University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Charles S. Mansueto, PhD
    Founder and Director, Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Silver Spring, MD
    Professor, Emeritus, University of Maryland
  • Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    Director, Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders
  • Patrick McGrath, PhD
    Assistant Vice President, Residential Services,
    Clinical Director, Center for Anxiety and OCD,
    Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, Hoffman Estates, IL
    Foglia Family Foundation Residential Treatment Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
    Amita Health
  • Dean McKay, PhD
    Professor of Psychology, Fordham University Bronx NY
    Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, White Plains, NY
  • E. Katia Moritz, PhD, ABPP
    Co-Founder and Clinical Director,
    NeuroBehavioral Institute/NBI Ranch, Weston, FL
  • Tanya K. Murphy, MD
    Chair, Developmental Pediatrics
    Professor, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL
    Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Gerald Nestadt, MD
    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
    Director, OCD Clinic,
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Fugen Neziroglu, PhD
    Professor, Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
    Co-Founder, Director, Bio-Behavioral Institute, Great Neck, NY
  • Bunmi O. Olatunji, PhD
    Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
    Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
  • Michele Pato, MD
    Professor and Vice Chair for Research,
    Director, Institute for Genomic Health,
Department of Psychiatry/College of Medicine,
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY
  • Fred Penzel, PhD
    Western Suffolk Psychological Services
    Huntington, NY
  • Katharine A. Phillips, MD
    Professor of Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
    Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP
    Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
    Director, Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program, UCLA Semel Institute
    UCLA, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
  • Anthony Pinto, PhD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
    Director, Northwell Health OCD Center, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY
  • Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    Director, Yale OCD Research Clinic, New Haven, CT
  • C. Alec Pollard, PhD
    Professor Emeritus of Family & Community Medicine,
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    Director, Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders,
    Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, St. Louis, MO
  • Steven J. Poskar, MD
    OCD NYC
    New York, NY
  • Judith L. Rapoport, MD
    Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch,
    National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
  • Peggy M.A. Richter, MD
    Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Canada
  • Bradley C. Riemann, PhD
    Chief Clinical Officer, Rogers Memorial Hospital
    Oconomowoc, WI
  • Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Director, Translational OCD Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Director, Stanford Hoarding Disorders Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
    Staff Psychiatrist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
  • Sanjaya Saxena, MD
    University of California at San Diego
    La Jolla, CA
  • H. Blair Simpson, MD, PhD
    Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
    Director, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
  • Gail Steketee, PhD
    Dean Emeritus, School of Social Work, Boston University
    Boston, MA
  • S. Evelyn Stewart, MD
    Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA
    Founding Director, Provincial  OCD Program, BC Children’s Hospital
    Research Director, Child, Youth, and Reproductive Mental Health, BC Children’s Hospital
  • Eric A. Storch, PhD
    Vice Chair and Head of Psychology, Professor,
    Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Susan Swedo, MD
    Chief, Pediatrics & Developmental Neuroscience Branch,
    National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
  • Kiara R. Timpano, PhD
    Associate Professor
    University of Miami, FL
  • Barbara L. Van Noppen, PhD
    Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty Development,
    Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Aureen P. Wagner, PhD
    The Anxiety Wellness Center
    Cary, NC
  • Allen Weg, EdD
    Director, Stress & Anxiety Services of New Jersey
    East Brunswick and Florham Park, NJ
  • Monnica T. Williams, PhD, ABPP
    Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
    Founder and Clinical Director, Behavior Wellness Clinic, CT
  • Robin Zasio, PsyD, LCSW
    Founder and Director, The Anxiety Treatment Center, Sacramento, CA
    Founder and Director, The Compulsive Hoarding Center, Sacramento, CA Founder and Director, The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Edna B. Foa, PhD, Emeritus
    Professor, Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry
    Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • John H. Greist, MD, Emeritus
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Affiliate Professor, Cell Biology and Neuroscience Montana State University
  • Lorrin M. Koran, MD, Emeritus
    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
  • David Pauls, PhD, Emeritus
    Professor of Psychiatry (Genetics), Emeritus,
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Steven Rasmussen, MD, Emeritus
    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
    Chair, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    Brown University, Providence, RI
  • Scott L. Rauch, MD, Emeritus
    Chair, Partners Psychiatry and Mental Health, Boston, MA
    President and Psychiatrist in Chief, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
    Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA