Adult Psychiatry Part 2 Oral Board Preparation Course Faculty

Jack Krasuski, MD
Executive Director
The American Physician Institute, LLC



Jack Krasuski, MD, is the founder of the American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies. He continues to develop educational and training courses for psychiatrists and other health care professionals and personally trains approximately one thousand psychiatrists a year. Dr. Krasuski completed a three year fellowship at the National Institutes of Health as a Senior Staff Fellow. He then returned to his alma mater, the University of Illinois, to take an academic position in the medical school. Dr. Krasuski is married, has three children and lives in Hinsdale, IL, a suburb of Chicago.





Mercedes Martinez, M.D.



Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    • Position

  • Pilsen Wellness Center (mental health clinic), Lutheran Social
  • Services (SASS), Gateway Foundation (Substance abuse program) all of Chicago, IL
  • JXP Healthy minds. Annually teaches the Northwestern Child Fellows about child psychiatry from a multicultural perspective

    • Awards

  • The Group for Advancement of Psychiatry Fellowship
  • The Sor Juana Inez Woman's Achievement Award from the National Mexican Fine Arts Museum

    • Education

  • Finch University Chicago Med School, North Chicago IL

    • Experience

  • Medical Director for the City of Chicago, Division of Mental Health







    • Bradley Pechter, M.D.



    Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    • Position

  • Assistant Professor at Northwestern Memorial

    • Specialty

  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Pediatric/Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry

    • Education

  • Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago IL, Northwestern University







    • Deirdre Dupre, M.D.



    Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    • that
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry


    • Position

  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center


    • Specialty

  • Psychiatry & Neurology Sub-specialties: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry


    • Education

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago

  • UCLA Medical Center/UCLA D Geffen School, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • University of Illinois College of Medical Psychiatry







    • Carol Flippen, M.D.



    Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    • Position

  • Henry Ford Columbus Center Detroit, Michigan

    • Specialties

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry

    • Education
  • Wayne State University, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI







    • Ronald St. Hill, M.D.


    Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    • Position

  • Hannibal Regional Hospital

    • Specialty

  • Pediatric/Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Psychiatry

    • Education

  • University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences - St Augustine, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago








    • Ozlem Dubauskas, M.D.


    Board Certifications

  • Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    • Speciality

  • Psychiatry & Neurology
  • Sub-specialties: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry

    • Position

  • Dupage County Health Dept

    • Education
  • Medical School, Tip Fakultesi, Marmara Universitesi, Istanbul Turkey
  • Graduate, Sisli Etfel, Turkey Neurology
  • Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Child Psychiatry







    • Dheeraj Raina, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Position(s)
    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
    Medical Director, Chicago Read Mental Health Center, Chicago, IL

    Education
    Fellow, Refugee Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago
    Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago
    Junior Resident, Section of Psychiatry Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
    Junior Resident, Section of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge MedicalCollege, New Delhi, India
    Government Medical College, Nagpur University Nagpur, India
    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

    Awards
    Caregiver Recognition Award
    Alzheimer’s Association, Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation
    Chequamegon Bay Chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
    Merton Gill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Case Study,Writing
    University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Psychiatry Fellowship of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis

    Special Interests
    Education, program development & administration,Management of mood disorders, dementia, addictions, PTSD,ADHD,Improving management of dementia, depression in primary care







    Venugopal Depala, M.D.


    Board Certifications
  • Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
  • Licensed Physician, State of California
  • Licensed Physician, State of Iowa
  • Licensed Physician, State of AP, India
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support
  • USMLE – Steps 1, 2 and 3 with an indefinitely valid
  • Standard ECFMG Certificate


    • Position(s)
  • Medical Director - Corona Regional Medical Center, Corona, CA 92879
  • Private Practice - Temecula, CA 92590
  • Instructor and Examiner - Preparatory Review for American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology conducted by American Physician Institute


    • Education
  • M.D. Psychiatry, FUHS/CMS, 2002
  • M.B.B.S. Osmania University, India, 1990

    • Work Experience
    07/16/07- Present
  • Medical Director - Corona Regional Medical Center, Corona, CA 92879
  • Private Practice - 27349 Jefferson Avenue Suite 109 Temecula, CA 92590

    • 08/01/03 - Present
  • Instructor/Examiner - Preparatory Review for American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology conducted by American Physician Institute

    • 03/04/06 – 07/15/07
  • Corporate Medical Director - Outpatient Community Psychiatry at Bridgeview Community Mental Health Center in Clinton, IA

    • 07/10/02 – 7/15/07
  • Medical Director - Partial Hospital Program Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA

    • 07/98 – 06/30/02
  • Residency in Psychiatry,FUHS/CMS AND Affiliated Hospitals, IL
  • Inpatient and Outpatient Adult Psychiatry at North Chicago VA, Mount Sinai Hospital and Elgin State Hospital
  • Child Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital and Kyle Development Center
  • Outpatient Community Psychiatry at Ecker Mental Health Center and Alexian Brothers Northwest Mental Health Center
  • Geriatric Psychiatry and ECT rotation at NCVA
  • Forensic Psychiatry at Elgin State Hospital

    • 06/95 – 06/98
  • Research Associate Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine,Finch University of health Sciences/ChicagoMedical School

    • 08/93 – 05/94
  • Senior House Officer in the Department of Internal Medicine, Neville Hall Hospital, United Kingdom

    • 02/92 – 07/93
  • Resident Medical Officer in the Department of Internal Medicine, Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad, India

    • 01/90 – 01/92
  • Senior Resident in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Gandhi Hospital, India

    • Honors and Awards
  • Elected as Overall Program Chief Resident for FUHS/Chicago Medical School
  • Chief Resident North Chicago, VA, North Chicago, Illinois
  • Nominated as Instructor, Faculty of FUHS/CMS, North Chicago, Illinois, July 2001
  • Resident Teacher for the Academic Year 2000-01(by Medical Students and Faculty), FUHS/CMS
  • Physician Recognition Award from The American Medical Association, 2001

    • Teaching and Research Experience
  • Chairman of the Psychiatric Committee Mercy Medical Center, in Clinton, Iowa 2005-2006
  • Member of the Medical Records Committee, Emergency Services Committee, Medicine Committee and Credentials Committee at Mercy Medical Center, in Clinton, Iowa
  • Examiner Preparatory Review for American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology conducted by American Physician Institute. Aug 2003 - Present
  • Have been teaching Medical Students, Psychologists, Social workers, Nurses, Junior Psychiatry Residents and Physician Assistants for the past 6 years
    • Publications
  • Sant P. Singh, V Depala, R Hines: The Effect of Ethanol on Muscarinic Receptor-G Protein Coupling In the Rat Cortex. Accepted for publication in Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Dec 1997)

    • Abstracts
    The Effect of Ethanol on Glucose Transporters and Their Gene Expression in Rat Brain. Presented American Diabetes Association (Jan 1997)
    Professional Organizations
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • Iowa Psychiatric Society
  • American Medical Association







    • Antonia Baum M.D.


    Board Certifications
    American Board of Psychiatry

    Position(s)
    Major League Baseball Drug Program Consultant, Therapeutic Use Exemptions
    Board of Directors, Washington Psychiatric Society
    United States Anti-Doping Agency, Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee
    Faculty, American Physician Institute, LLC, Psychiatry Boards Part II preparation course
    Women’s Caucus Representative, Washington Psychiatric Society
    Vice President, International Society for Sport Psychiatry
    Clinical Faculty, George Washington University MedicalCenter, Dept. of Psychiatry, Wash. DC.
    Private Practice, Chevy Chase, MD

    Education
    Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, RI

    Fellowships
    Consultation-liaison Fellow in the Dept. of Psychiatry, Fairfax Hospital, Georgetown University
    Clinical/research fellow in Reproductive Psychiatry, BC Women's Hospital, U. of British Columbia
    Clinical/research fellow in the Eating Disorders Clinic, St, Paul's Hospital, U. of British Columbia

    Residencies/Internship
    Psychiatry residency, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, RI
    PGY-3 Radiology resident, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    PGY-2 Radiology resident, Strong Memorial Hospital, Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine, NY
    Internal Medicine, Roger Williams General Hospital, Brown Univ. Program in Medicine, Prov. RI

    Experience
    Major League Baseball Rookie Career Development Program staff
    WPS committee on Disaster Response: Intl’ Comm.—liaison to Japanese and Zambian Embassies
    WPS committee on Disaster Response: International Committee—liaison to New Zealand Embassy
    Co-owner/faculty, PsyPrep, LLC Psychiatry Boards Part II preparation course
    Board of Directors, Washington Psychiatric Society
    Investigator, clinical drug trials, Comprehensive Neuroscience Inc., Chevy Chase, MD 20815
    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, George Washington University Medical Center
    Clinical Senior Instructor in Psychiatry in the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Associate Attending Psychiatrist at Strong Memorial Hospital
    Faculty, Osler Institute, Terre Haute, Indiana, Psychiatry Boards Parts I & II preparation course
    Consultation-liaison outpatient practice, Medical Illness Counseling Center, Chevy Chase, MD
    Faculty, University of Chicago Psychiatry Boards Part II preparation course
    General outpatient practice, Harvard Community Health Plan of New England
    General outpatient practice, Psychiatric Specialists, Inc., Providence RI
    Consult liaison, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.
    Co-taught course in human behavior to Brown Univ. Medical students
    Psychiatric Consultant to Brown Univ. Div. of Athletics (lacrosse, tennis, ice hockey, basketball)
    Sports psychiatry tutorial: Sports Psychiatry Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin.





    Gagan Dhaliwal, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    Certified in Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Position(s)
    Assistant Clinical Professor University of Alabama Birmingham

    Awards
    Stonewell B. Stickney Award for Excellence in Resident Education at University of South Alabama
    Best Paper Award at Southern Association of Research Conference, Georgia
    Best Resident Research Award at Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Board of Directors, The National Children’s Advocacy Center, Huntsville, Alabama

    Education
    Child, Adult & Forensic Psychiatrist
    Child, Adult & Forensic Psychiatrist at Bayview
    Professional Associates, Mobile Mental Health
    Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry, New York University
    Chief Resident in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry University of California
    Child Psychiatry fellow, University of California
    Resident in Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Research work in Neurology, VA Medical Center, Los Angeles
    Primary Care Physician at Saluja Clinics, Delhi, India
    Medical degree from Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India

    Experience
    Chief Resident, Department of Child Psychiatry University of California, San Diego, CA
    Member, Child Psychiatry Residency Education Committee, University of California, San Diego, CA
    Volunteer, Setons House, Virginia Beach, VA A shelter home for runaway teenagers
    Nominee of Department of Psychiatry to the Medical Students
    Psychiatry Club at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA





    Abdi Tinwalla, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Position(s)
    Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment and Detention Center, Rushville, Illinois Forensic Psychiatrist
    Illinois Department of Human Service Conditional Release Program, Chicago, Illinois Forensic Psychiatrist
    Cook County Department of Correction Psychiatrist
    Oak Forest Psychological Services Group Therapist

    Education
    DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
    MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICS University of Utah
    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy
    University of Bombay, India

    Awards
    Rush University Medical Center, Recipient of Applause Award for outstanding patient care in the Department of Psychiatry
    Vernon Volland Memorial Scholarship for Academic Achievement in Medical School, Medical College of Ohio
    Gold Medallist, Principal, K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy
    Late Smt. Jethibai Hirdaram Jagtiani Award for academic achievement in Undergraduate Pharmacy, K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy





    Poonam Jha, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Position(s)
    Children’s Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois Psychiatry outpatient and inpatient duties, clinical teaching

    Education
    University of Michigan School of Literature, Science & Arts
    Interflex Program Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science
    University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan Doctor of Medicine
    Psychiatry Residency University of Michigan
    Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship University of Michigan

    Awards
    Medical School Clerkship Honors in Psychiatry
    Phi Kappa Phi;Class Honors, James B. Angell Scholar
    William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize





    Uzma Yunus, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Experience
    Staff Psychiatrist at Duluth Clinic, Ashland (Duluth Clinic Ashland is a rural multi-specialty clinic where my experience includes treating both geriatric and child patients and treatment of most major psychiatric illness)
    Medical Staff at Memorial Medical Center , Ashland
    Addiction Fellow at University of Illinois at Chicago
    General Adult Psychiatric Residency at University of Illinois at Chicago. Experience included 3 sites, University of Illinois Hospital, Michael Reese Hospital and Jesse Brown VA.

    Education
    Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S), The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.

    Awards
    Lisa Cudahy Women’s Health Grant for Healthy Women Healthy Communities, Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation
    Fellow at the Institute of Psychoanalysis in Chicago
    Eli Lily Fellow to the US Mental Health and Psychiatric Congress
    Wyeth-Ayerst Resident Reporter to the Annual Meeting of The American Psychiatric Association
    Talent Award for one of the Hundred Best Talented Females in Pakistan in the Southeast Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Year of the Girl Child in 1990
    Begum Shafiq-Zia Scholarship for excellence in performance in medical education
    Begum Shafiq-Zia scholarship for academic excellence





    Jennifer Kurth, M.D.


    Board Certifications
    Part I American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Psychiatry and Board Certification Neurology
    Board Certified in Psychiatry American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

    Position
    Psychiatric Consultant Threshold’s Young Adult Program Chicago, IL
    Attending Physician Loyola University Hospital Department of Psychiatry Chicago, IL
    Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry Private Practice Chicago, IL
    Psychiatric Consultant Threshold’s Mother’s Project Parenting Assessment Team Chicago, IL
    Physician (Moonlighting) Linde Healthcare Locum Tenens

    Education
    Children’s Memorial Hospital Fellowship in Child McGaw Medical Center and Adolescent
    Feinberg School of Medicine Psychiatry Northwestern University
    University of California Irvine Residency in General Medical Center Psychiatry
    College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Doctor of Pacific Osteopathic Medicine
    Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA
    University of Illinois of Bachelor Science Urbana-Champaign Cell and Structural Champaign, IL

    Experience
    Faculty Mentor, NUSign, Medical Student Academic Organization, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    Clinical Instructor, Medical Student Psychiatry Clinical Rotations, Warren Wright Adolescent Center, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    Faculty Discussant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Case Discussions: 3rd year Medical Student Didactics, Children’s Memorial Hosptial, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    2008 Faculty Discussant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Case Discussions: 3rd year Medical Student Didactics, Children's Memorial Hosptial, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    Faculty Discussant, Multidisciplinary Case Conference: "Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice", Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    Teaching In-service Series to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit Staff, Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice", "Applying Evidence-Based Practice", and "A Case Example Using Evidence-Based Practice", Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL

    08/2006 - Appointed Mentor for first year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents on the Consultation Liaison Rotation, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

    08/2004 - Mentored Pre-medical student, Outpatient Psychiatric Services at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

    07/2003 - "Mentor Buddy" Program for Interns, University of California Irvine Medical Center, General Psychiatry Resident Training Program, Orange, CA