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Rachel D. Tester, MS, APRN, is the senior director of Residential Services and the senior director of nursing for residential and partial hospital programs at McLean. Previously, Ms. Tester was the program director for the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction and program director of the LEADER...

Craig Boyajian, MD, received his MD from Yale Medical School. He is a psychiatrist in charge at McLean Hospital’s Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program where he has worked since graduating from the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program in 1993.

Rebecca Sanford, MSN, APRN, PCNS, began her career in psychiatric nursing at McLean’s Hall Mercer Children’s Center in 1986. After working in a variety of acute care, community-based, and outpatient settings, she returned to McLean in 2005 after completing her master’s degree. Since that time Ms...

Emily Volpe, PsyD, earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from William James College. She completed her fellowship at Fernside, an addiction recovery program at McLean, and joined the staff in 2017. At Fernside, Dr. Volpe provides evidence-based treatment to individuals with substance use...

Quinn Tremblay has previously worked as a middle school teacher, a high school coach, and management in community-based housing in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. When Fernside opened in 2006, she joined the team, originally in a direct care position before becoming...

Jennifer Keller, BSN, RN, joined the team at Fernside, a McLean Signature Addiction Recovery Program, in 2014. She worked first as a staff nurse before transitioning to her current role as nurse manager. In her position, Ms. Keller facilitates groups focused on topics such as preventing addiction...

Omotola T’Sarumi, MD, is a psychiatrist in charge in McLean Hospital’s Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Dr. T’Sarumi completed her medical degree at Xavier University School of Medicine and is fellowship-trained in addiction psychiatry. In her current role, Dr. T’Sarumi manages patients...

Kelly Sagar, PhD, is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core (CCNC) and Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program, both directed by Dr. Staci Gruber. She joined the CCNC in 2009 as a research assistant, primarily working on studies...

Sarah Tarbell Kazmouski, MSW, LICSW, earned a BA in Psychology from Boston University and then went on to New York University’s School of Social work to earn her MSW. She previously held the position of senior clinical team manager at McLean Hospital’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program and...

Robin Gay, PhD, is the director of psychological services at Fernside, an addiction recovery program at McLean that specializes in treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions. Dr. Gay is also the director of the Fernside Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Addiction Psychology. She...

James I. Hudson, MD, ScD, SM, received his MD from Tufts University Medical School of Medicine and his ScD and SM degrees from Harvard School of Public Health. Joining McLean Hospital in 1980, he is currently a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Biological...

Jennifer T. Sneider, PhD, focuses her research on the role of the hippocampus, with a particular interest in characterizing sex differences and the role of the menstrual cycle on hippocampal-based memory function. She has received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to apply magnetic...

Julia E. Cohen-Gilbert, PhD, employs cognitive and behavioral measures in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the role of brain development in cognitive and emotional regulation during adolescence. She is particularly interested in dynamic...

Dawn E. Sugarman, PhD, is a research psychologist in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital. Dr. Sugarman focuses her research and clinical work on the treatment of addictive behaviors. She is particularly interested in gender-specific treatment for substance use disorders...

Marisa M. Silveri, PhD, has been studying the neurobiology of brain development and consequences of alcohol and drug addiction using preclinical and clinical models for over two decades. Her current work uses non-invasive magnetic resonance techniques to examine brain structure, function, and...

Dr. Kaufman is director of McLean Hospital’s Translational Imaging Laboratory, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-director of the NIDA T32 post-doctoral training program at McLean, and a Partners Human Research Committee member. He conducts translational research in...

Karen S. Kantor, LICSW, is an outpatient therapist and licensed social worker in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital. She has extensive training in the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses, such as mood and anxiety disorders. Ms...

Amber N. Edinoff, MD, is a psychiatrist at McLean’s Fernside, an addiction recovery program within the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, where she cares for people with substance use concerns with and without other mental health concerns. Dr. Edinoff is passionate about sports psychiatry...

Jungjin Kim, MD, is the medical director of the inpatient program in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital. He is board-certified in general, addiction, and forensic psychiatry. His clinical work focuses on the inpatient treatment of individuals struggling with substance...

Karsten Kueppenbender, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist who provides individual psychotherapy, case formulations, and substance use disorder consultations at The Pavilion. He also provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and treatment at the LEADER residence for men, a treatment program for...