Staff Profiles

McLean Hospital’s staff of more than 1,900 caring and compassionate individuals focus on the hospital’s mission to deliver compassionate clinical care, conduct innovative scientific discovery, provide comprehensive professional training, and offer robust public education.

Emily L. Belleau, PhD

Emily L. Belleau, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Brain, Affect, and Internalizing Disorders (BRAID) Laboratory

Harvard Medical School Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
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Nicole M. Benson, MD

McLean Hospital Title:

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

Harvard Medical School Title: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP

Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, International Dissemination of Evidence-Based Approaches (IDEA) Laboratory

Harvard Medical School Title: Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Vadim Bolshakov, PhD

Vadim Bolshakov, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory

Harvard Medical School Title: Professor of Psychiatry
Jay Bonnar, MD

Jay Bonnar, MD

McLean Hospital Title:

Staff Psychiatrist, The Pavilion

Harvard Medical School Title: Instructor in Psychiatry, Part-Time