Our Psychiatrists

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Aldo Mejia

Dr. Aldo Mejia is a Louisiana-licensed adult psychiatrist with considerable experience in multiple clinical settings, including inpatient hospital units, outpatient departments, and rural mental health practice. He received his Medical Doctorate from the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and completed his psychiatric training with the LSUHSC & Ochsner Health Systems residency program.Dr. Mejia has comprehensive experience in diagnosing and treating depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety & panic disorders, phobias, psychoses, stress-induced adjustment disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, adult ADD/ADHD, and substance use disorders. He is a bilingual Spanish-speaking physician who provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management with special attention to individual patient needs, including attention to each patient’s personal history and their particular concerns about, or fears of, medications. He approaches each client with patience, warmth, understanding, and helpful explanations that facilitate treatment and the patient’s own sense of comfort and trust.

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Andrew Morson

Please note: Dr. Morson is currently not accepting new patients.

I have treated a variety of psychiatric conditions since I have been in practice. The most common ones have been generalized anxiety, depression, panic attacks and ADD/ADHD. I also have a lot of experience with Bipolar Disorder, OCD, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. I have worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and feel comfortable working with the entire spectrum of severity of illness.

Psychiatry requires understanding and compassion for the human condition and the adversities that come with it, as well as scientific knowledge of how the body affects emotional well-being. I believe one must address both biological and psychological factors contributing to one’s distress in order to treat the condition effectively, bringing about sustained relief.

I utilize treatment plans of medication management and supportive/insight-oriented psychotherapy to address biological and psychological factors in a person’s condition. I use cognitive-behavioral psychotherapeutic techniques to help a person modify behaviors and well-intentioned but sometimes maladaptive ways of thinking, thereby creating beneficial impact on mood, anxiety, and understanding of illness.

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Andrew Sander

Dr. Sander is a board certified psychiatrist trained in General Psychiatry and completed a Psychosomatic Medicine fellowship. He is from the greater New Orleans and trained in the state of Louisiana. He has interests in psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and psychosomatic disorders. His psychotherapy approach includes Cognitive behavioral therapy and Mindfulness therapy.

FNP, PMHNP

Angie Teague-Priddy

Angelia Teague-Priddy Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC

As a dual board-certified Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practitioner, with training and experience treating patients with psychiatric and medical disorders across the lifespan with acute and chronic disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. My education includes a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Post Master of Nursing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Southeast Louisiana University. I have a passion for providing holistic wellness through evidence-based integrative care, believing the focus should be individualized, patient-centered, and personalized to the client’s needs through actively involving the patient in the treatment plan.

As your nurse practitioner, I will listen to your story, provide a relaxing, trusting, and professional relationship that is personal, fulfilling, and long-lasting. My mission is for you to achieve personal growth and symptom resolution/reduction resulting in a productive and satisfying life. I am acutely aware of the healthcare needs within the community and the disparities that impact access to psychiatric healthcare. I enjoy working with children, adolescents, adults, and families starting at age 5 years old providing both pharmacologic management and supportive therapy for a wide range of mental health disorders, including those secondary to chronic medical illness, caregiver role stress, women’s health, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Autism, OCD, ODD, social relationships, Schizophrenia, mood disorders, substance abuse, and addictions.

In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors gardening, and swimming. I also enjoy mentoring other nurses and believe continued education is vital in healthcare.

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Asa P. Pharr

Dr. Pharr is a board certified psychiatrist trained in General Psychiatry. He received his medical training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His psychiatric training was completed at the Medical University of South Carolina. He offers a comprehensive approach that includes evidence-based psychotherapy and medication treatment for general psychiatric conditions. His psychotherapy background includes Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Mindfulness-based therapies. He views mental health treatment as a collaborative experience and the approach taken is based on the patient’s needs and goals. While in training he founded and lead the MUSC Mindfulness Program. He has experience teaching mind-body skills to various populations including veterans, college students, and employees in high-stress fields. He has also done research studying the effectiveness of mindfulness-based psychotherapy for PTSD.

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Jennifer Greco

I am double boarded in Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. I am a native New Orleanian. I graduated with a Bachelors in Genetics from the University of Georgia before attending LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans to complete my M.D. I then completed a Residency in Adult Psychiatry and a Fellowship in Child Psychiatry, both at LSU, and served as Chief Resident of my child program. I also completed the Harris Infant Mental Health Fellowship which focuses on treatment of trauma, attachment issues, and behavioral disturbances in children five and under. I treat patients of all ages and with all mental health issues, but I focus on ADHD, mood, and anxiety disorders.

I approach mental health from a biopsychosocial perspective that emphasizes how varied factors from birth through adulthood can interconnect to affect the presentation of symptoms.

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Jill McCall

Dr. McCall was born and raised in New Orleans. She completed her undergraduate medical education as well as her Psychiatry Residency at LSU Medical School in New Orleans. She treats patients with all mental health issues, and she is especially interested in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, OCD, and ADHD. She also has experience treating patients with psychotic disorders and substance use disorders. She believes in working with patients on multiple levels, including helping patients to meet their physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs, in addition to their pharmacologic needs. She was recently awarded the Excellence in Psychiatry award for graduating residents by the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association.

PMHNP-BC

Keirra White

Keirra is a Masters-prepared board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, who completed her studies at McNeese State University. She is a competent and compassionate nursing professional with 15 years of healthcare experience working in a wide variety of clinical areas in both medical and psychiatric settings. Services provided include psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and supportive therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with mental health disorders. With a focus on establishing a trusting therapeutic client-provider relationship while developing safe and effective evidence-based treatment plans that align with clients’ personal goals. The goal is to provide culturally competent care in the treatment of a wide range of mental health and behavioral disorders that include mood and behavioral disorders, anxiety, panic disorder, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, Insomnia, and depression. Keirra is an ardent believer in the use of therapy and lifestyle modifications in adjunct to medication management to improve an individual’s mental health.

PMHNP-BC

Kellie Newman

Kellie is a New Orleans native providing mental health care to the greater New Orleans area. She is a masters prepared, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC). She attended Nicholls State University where she received her bachelors and master’s degrees. Kellie has 12 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings and is passionate about increasing access to mental health care. Kellie can effectively communicate with patients through empathy and care. This combined with evidence-based guidelines for treating mental health disorders, allows for a patient-centered approach to care.

PMHNP-BC

Larnaisha Williams

Larnaisha is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) She is passionate about mental health, understanding, and a skilled nursing professional with 8 years of experience working in various clinical settings that include in-patient and outpatient psychiatric facilities. She is certified to provide quality, compassionate, and efficient comprehensive mental health services to individuals across the lifespan. Her role as a PMHNP-BC is multifaceted including advocating for patients, providing evidence-based education and management, and providing patient-centered psychiatric care.

Larnaisha possesses clinical skills enhanced by her natural ability to build rapport with patients and families. Services that she provides include, but are not limited to, supportive therapy, thorough initial evaluation, psychiatric diagnosing, medication management, and Spravato (esketamine). All of which are based on up-to-date evidence-based guidelines.

As part of the IBH team, Larnaisha collaborates with interprofessional colleagues to provide the best care for all encountered and to provide patient-centered mental health care.

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Louis Dedon

Dr. Louis Dedon was born in Baton Rouge May 24, 1957. He has spent most of his life in Louisiana apart from attending college and medical school at The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. After medical school he returned to New Orleans where he completed his residency in psychiatry.

Dr. Dedon has treated a broad range of patients from children to geriatrics. He has worked in hospitals and clinics throughout the State of Louisiana. His first practice was with the chronically mentally ill and forensic patients at East Louisiana State Hospital. Subsequently he worked with outpatients at Baton Rouge Mental Health. He has worked with inpatients at the Central Louisiana State Hospital and Crossroads Hospital. Dr. Dedon was the Medical Director at the Child and Adolescent unit at Central Louisiana State Hospital. He also served as the medical director at The Baton Rouge Methadone Clinic. Dr. Dedon has worked with patients in the detox units at River Oaks Hospital in New Orleans and treated mental health patients in the River Oaks Hospital Trauma and Eating Disorder Unit.

Dr. Dedon enjoys working individually with patients to help them to grow, recover, and overcome problems that have been hindering their growth and development while therapeutically supporting them to improve their quality of life.

He looks forward to therapeutically supporting you in whatever difficulties and challenges you are facing.

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Michael Biunno

I am a board certified psychiatrist with 27 years of experience.   I specialize in Adult Psychiatry.  I was Chief Resident at Tulane Department of Psychiatry, and served 10 years as Assistant Professor.  I served as Clinical Director of Adult Inpatient Services during my tenure at Tulane.  I have also 10 years experience in pharmaceutical research as an investigator in clinical trials.   My current focus is on adult outpatients, especially treatment resistant depression.

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Morgan Feibelman

Dr. Feibelman is a graduate of Tulane Medical School where he completed a psychiatric residency and a Child and Adolescent Fellowship. Several years of teaching children have inspired him to focus on children’s mental health. He is a native of New Orleans.

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Shanel Chandra

I am a board certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. After completing my Psychiatry Residency from Rutgers University, I decided to pursue further training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from SUNY Upstate. I believe mental health is a vital aspect of any individual’s well-being and want my patients to feel comfortable, heard, and supported as we work together to develop an optimal treatment plan. I recognize how debilitating mental health issues can be, and have seen the positive impact that treatments can make in a person’s life.

I have extensive experience in diagnosing and practicing evidence-based treatments in children, adolescent and adults who have anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, mood disorder, autism spectrum disorder, PTSD, and psychosis as well as providing parenting, behavioral strategies and life style modifications to improve relationship and quality of life.