Clinical Psychiatry News is pleased to announce the addition of two new Editorial Advisory Board members.
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health and perinatal psychiatry, and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University, Washington. She maintains a private practice in Washington and is a clinical supervisor in the university’s Five Trimesters Perinatal Psychiatry Clinic. She is passionate about empowering women through psychoeducation and advocacy. She takes an integrative approach to psychiatry and frequently writes about topics related to women’s mental health, maternal mental health, and self-care.
Dr. Steven Starks
Steven Starks, MD, a geriatric psychiatrist, is a congressional fellow at the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program in Washington. Dr. Starks, a representative to American Psychiatric Association assembly for the APA Caucus of Black Psychiatrists, is keenly interested in understanding the cultural and social effects of geriatric mental health conditions on the lives of patients and families. Previously, Dr. Starks served as an assistant professor in the Baylor College of Medicine Menninger department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and in the department of neurology, Houston. He also was a faculty member at Baylor’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorder Center.