Teresa Hsu-Walklet
Dr. Hsu-Walklet focuses on Pediatric Psychology, treating children, adolescents and families. She concentrates on evidence-based treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, anxiety and depression, anger, trauma, behavioral management, as well as parenting support and education. Impact of multisystem risk factors on adolescent socio-emotional adjustment, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, prevention and public health
Dr. Hsu-Walklet’s research focuses on collaborative care in a primary care setting, multi-level and systemic understanding of child and adolescent mental health, prevention, and population health.
<p>Teresa Hsu-Walklet, PhD, is an Attending Psychologist for the Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Instructor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is evidence-based psychotherapy with children, adolescents and families to address challenges including anxiety and mood disorders, behavioral issues, trauma, adjustment issues and parent-child relationship problems. Dr. Hsu-Walklet joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Hsu-Walklet attended Northwestern University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She then received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University in 2011. Dr. Hsu-Walklet completed an internship in Psychology at Kings County Hospital Center, followed by a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at New York University in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care.</p><p>Dr. Hsu-Walklet’s research focuses on collaborative care in a primary care setting, multi-level and systemic understanding of child and adolescent mental health, prevention, and population health. Her work has been presented nationally and published in reviewed journals.</p>
Jason P. Herrick
<p>Dr. Herrick, M.D. currently serves as the Director of Psychiatry for the Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP). He has been affiliated with Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2008 when he begun his psychiatry residency. He completed his Child and Adolescent fellowship in 2013 and worked briefly at the New York City Children's Center - Bronx Campus, before returning to Montefiore full time.</p>
<p>Jason Herrick, MD, is an attending physician at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, Director, Behavioral Health at Montefiore Medical Group and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herrick’s career has focused on improving access to psychiatric services across the lifespan by supporting and leading the integration of mental health services into primary care practices.</p><p>After obtaining his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from Columbia University School of General Studies in 2004, Dr. Herrick earned his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 2008. He completed his residency in general psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2011, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the same institution in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Herrick is board certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. </p>
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Ammar Y. Ahmad
Dr. Ahmad's clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.
Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection.
<p>Ammar Yasser Ahmad, MD, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore. His clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Ahmad received his Bachelor of Science in history and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended St. George’s University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2015 with a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, he began a yearlong fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Montefiore. In 2020, Dr. Ahmad completed the certificate program in bioethics and medical humanities at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection. His work has been published in a number of abstracts.</p><p>In 2020, Dr. Ahmad received the Davidoff Teaching Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Psychiatric Association. </p>