Dr. Lizano is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Division Head of Translational Neuroscience at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is a graduate of the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program and Neuropsychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Fellowship at BIDMC. Dr. Lizano is the Deputy Editor for The Harvard Review of Psychiatry. He specializes in psychotic disorders, in particular as they relate to the early stages of psychotic and bipolar illnesses. He is actively involved in psychiatry residency education, clinical and translational neuroscience research, and diversity equity and inclusion initiatives at BIDMC. Dr. Lizano is from Ecuador and is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Keshavan is Stanley Cobb Professor at Harvard Medical School and Academic Head of Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He received his medical training in Mysore, India, and his psychiatric training in Bangalore (India), Vienna, London, and Detroit. Dr. Keshavan is closely involved in research in neurobiology of psychosis, especially as it pertains to first episode psychotic disorders. Dr. Keshavan is the Editor-in-Chief of Schizophrenia Research (Elsevier); His main areas of research include the neurodevelopmental basis of schizophrenia, neuroimaging, and early intervention. He is a distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Canada; and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK.
Dr. Herold is a staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. She is a graduate of the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program at BIDMC and the Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. She works as an attending on the consult-liaison and ambulatory psychiatry services at BIDMC. She also supervises residents in their psychopharmacology clinic and maintains a small psychotherapy practice. Her interests include serious mental illness and residency education. She is delighted to be a part of the ASPIRE clinic.
Dr. Brady is Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Psychiatry Residency Training Program. His research interests include medication-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In addition to his clinical and research interests, Dr. Brady teaches at the student, resident, and faculty level. He is director of the Research Track of the BIDMC Harvard Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
Dr. Mesholam-Gately is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Neuropsychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Mesholam-Gately received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Neuropsychology, from Drexel University. She has over 20 years of experience as an academic clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. In addition to her clinical and teaching/training roles, Dr. Mesholam-Gately’s research is broadly focused on characterizing and intervening in neurocognitive, olfactory, and reward-related difficulties in psychotic disorders, including through partnerships with individuals who have lived experience with serious mental illness.
Caroline Harris is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Program Director for the ASPIRE Clinic at BIDMC and also works as the ASPIRE Clinic’s Program Director. She obtained her Bachelor of Social Work from Appalachian State University and her Master of Social Work from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked as a medical social worker in both outpatient and inpatient settings, as well as a psychotherapist for private practice. Caroline provides supportive care, family therapy, CBT for psychosis, multifamily group therapy, and cognitive enhancement therapy.
Angie Mines, M.A. has over 16 years experience at BIDMC and is a Division Administrator and the Program Coordinator for Early Psychosis Fellowship. Angie also provides administrative support to Dr. Keshavan assisting with the planning and coordination of programs and their activities, along with being a liaison between Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
For additional staff and trainees, please view our ASPIRE clinic website.