| Resident Research Trainees | | | | | | | Current Resident Research Trainees | | | | | | | | | 
| Tal Herbsman, M.D. - Fourth Year Resident (2007-2009) herbsma@musc.edu Dr. Herbsman is a PGY-4 resident in the general psychiatry program at MUSC. His MD is from the University of Florida. He also earned a BSE from Princeton University and a MSE from the University of Michigan, both in electrical engineering. His research interest is in the neural substrates of affective disorders--bipolar disorder in particular. Under the guidance of Dr. Nahas of the Brain Stimulation Laboratory at MUSC, Dr. Herbsman is involved in several projects with the common theme of trying to establish a rational approach to somatic therapy for mood disorders. In doing this he is learning to use several different techniques including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), functional MRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation. |
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| Rebecca Payne, M.D. - Fourth Year Resident (2007-2009) paynere@musc.edu Rebecca A. Payne is a fourth year psychiatry resident in the General Psychiatry Residency Training Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include the role of gender differences and hormones in substance disorders, the interplay of chronic pain disorders with comorbid psychiatric illness, and the misuse of prescription opiates. Clinically, she is interested in patients with severe and persistent mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, and comorbid substance disorders. Her career goals include completing a fellowship in addictions and incorporating a career in research with clinical practice. She is currently conducting a study examining gender differences and the prevalence and correlates of prescription opioid use among inpatients admitted to a short-term primarily alcohol and drug detoxification unit. | | | | | | | | | | |  | Andrew Clark, M.D. - Fourth Year Resident (2007-2009) clarkand@musc.edu Dr. Clark is a fourth year resident in the general psychiatry program at MUSC. He has initiated an integrated child and adolescent research tract, having already started his C&A fellowship at MUSC. He has a BS in Biology from Wilkes University and earned his MD from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Clark is working with his mentor Dr. Deborah Deas on several projects related to substance abuse and risk taking behaviors in adolescents. His interests include objective measures of impulsivity, developmental neuroscience, and treatment approaches to patients with comorbid disorders susceptible to substance abuse and behavioral addictions. | | | | | | Resident Research Graduates - Congratulations! | 
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| Kelly Barth, D.O. (2006 - 2007) | Richard Holt, M.D. (2005-2007) | Bryan Tolliver, M.D. (2005-2007) | | | | | | 
| | | Emily Goddard, M.D. (2006-2008) | |
| Contact us: Crissy Voigt, Resident Research Training Administration 843-792-0291 | | | | |
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