DAVID W. ABBOTT, M.D.
Associate Professor And Director
Psychiatry Residency Training Program

David W. Abbott is an Associate Professor and Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Originally from Fargo-Moorhead, Dr. Abbott received his B.A. from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and his M.D. from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He completed his psychiatry residency training at Tulane and the University of Minnesota. He has practiced in various capacities in Fargo since 1977 and has been a member of the faculty of UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences since 1978. His clinical work focused for many years in eating disorders, an area in which he has also published. He is currently interested in predictors of resident performance. One of the original planners of the residency program, he has been its director since 1995.

RONALD M. BURD, M.D.
Clinical Professor

Ronald M. Burd is Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Burd's current clinical work is primarily with Chemical Dependency and general psychiatry in Partial Hospital and outpatient with MeritCare. A native Montanan, Dr. Burd received his undergraduate degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He earned his M.D. degree at the University of Utah and did his residency in General Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Burd is particularly interested in clinical quality improvement, psychopharmacology including medication treatment of chemical dependency and psychotherapy. Other activities include leadership within the American Psychiatric Association and expertise in coding and reimbursement.

CLAUDIA CARCOANA, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Claudia Carcoana is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a psychiatrist in the Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic/Consultation Service at the Fargo Veterans Administration Medical and Regional Office Center. A native of Romania, Europe, Dr. Carcoana attended Bucharest College of Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Fargo, N.D. She previously worked at a community mental health clinic in Moorhead, Minn. Her special interests are in working with veterans, complex care patients, PTSD, dual diagnosis, geriatric psychiatry and consultation liaison. Dr. Carcoana is a member of the APA and is Board certified in psychiatry.

DAVID L. CARLSON, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Third Year Psychiatry Clerkship & Undergraduate Medical Education

David L. Carlson is an Associate Professor and Director of Third Year Psychiatry Clerkship and Undergraduate Medical Education in Psychiatry for the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Carlson received his BA degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., his M.Div. degree from Luther Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, Minn., and his M.D. degree and residency training from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Carlson was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha as a medical student and selected as AMA - Education & Research Foundation Rock Sleyster Scholar in Psychiatry. He was both a Ginsberg and Post-Ginsberg Fellow with the Alcoholism & Addictions Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP). He previously served as director of the Fargo Veterans Administration Medical Center's Substance Abuse Treatment Program.

Before attending medical school, Dr. Carlson served congregations in North Dakota as a member of the ordained Lutheran clergy. He continues to co-direct a program working with newly ordained clergy, clergy in professional transition, pastoral care case studies groups, and multiple staff team consultation. Dr. Carlson is chair of the North Dakota Psychiatric Society (NDPS) Ethics Committee, Assembly Representative to the American Psychiatric Association, and Secretary/Treasurer of the NDPS. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in General Psychiatry with a subspecialty certification in Addiction Psychiatry, has served as a reviewer for the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Psychiatry Subject Exam and is a member of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step Two Test Development Committee in Psychiatry and the NBME Subject Exam Committee. He is a member of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), the Association of Medical Educators and Researchers in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), and the Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP).

KENNETH E. CHRISTIANSON, PH.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kenneth E. Christianson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at MeritCare, in Fargo, N.D. His subspecialty is in the treatment of affective disorders and sex therapy. Dr. Christianson is a native of North Dakota and attended the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree. One internship was completed at the Center for Marital and Sexual Studies with Drs. William Hartman and Marilyn Fithian. He has lived and worked in Fargo since 1988.

KAREN GARNAAS, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Karen Gamaas is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Staff Neurologist at MeritCare Neuroscience Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota. She received her medical degree from the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Gamaas completed her Adult Neurology Residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she also served as Chief Neurology Resident. She then received additional fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology/EMG at the Mayo Clinic, leaming specialized techniques in NCS/EMG; single fiber EMG; intraoperative monitoring, evoked potentials, EEG and Botulinum injections for focal dystonias, hemifacial spasm and spasticity. She joined MeritCare Neuroscience in 1995.Dr Gamaas' special interests include the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, dystonias, and neuromuscular conditions such as polyneuropathies, myasthenia gravis, myopathies, muscular dystrophies and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She also has subspecialty training in clinical neurophysiology/EMG which aids in the evaluation of neuromuscular problems. Dr. Garnaas is actively involved in teaching medical students and residents.

ZELKO LEON, M.D.
Clinical Professor

Zelko Leon is Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and practicing psychiatrist at MeritCare Health System both in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born in the former Yugoslavia. His interest in medicine led him to attend medical school in Belgrade, and after graduating in 1978 he served as a military doctor for one year. In 1980 he began his psychiatric training by working in a large psychiatric hospital, after which he completed residency training in neuropsychiatry in Belgrade. In 1988 he came to the United States and began a psychiatric residency program at the University of North Dakota. Upon completion he worked at the VA Hospital in various positions. In 1996 he moved to Providence, RI where he was hired as a full-time outpatient psychiatrist by Butler Hospital. In November 2001 he opened a private practice, The Center for Mood and Anxiety Disorders. He has been actively involved at Brown University through clinical research activities and the training of medical students and residents and currently holds Clinical Associate Professor title. In May 2005 Dr Leon returned to Fargo to work as an outpatient psychiatrist for Meritcare Health System . He is also involved with obesity treatment program at Eating Disorders Institute. He is one of the core faculty members in the department involved in teaching of psychiatry residents and medical students.

ANDREW J. McLEAN, M.D.
Clinical Professor

Andrew J. McLean is Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Medical Director, Southeast Human Service Center, Fargo, North Dakota. A native of North Dakota, Dr. McLean obtained his medical degree from UND School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Wisconsin Health Sciences where he also served as chief resident. He has been with the Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Southeast Human Service Center since 1992. Since 2006 he has also been medical director of One Center-North Dakota State Hospital and Developmental Center. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Dean’s Recognition Award and the Metro Mayor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Dr. McLean is involved in local, statewide, and national human service organizations and is particularly interested in public psychiatry and the treatment of the seriously mentally ill.

JAMES E. MITCHELL, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neuroscience

James E. Mitchell is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the President and Scientific Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, both in Fargo. A native of Chicago, Dr. Mitchell attended Indiana University and earned his M.D. degree at Northwestern University Medical School. He took his residency training at Indiana University Hospital and the University of Minnesota. Dr. Mitchell previously served as Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Adult Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He is a founding member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Research Society. He is a fellow of the American Association for Social Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and American Psychopathology Association. Dr. Mitchell is internationally known for his research in eating disorders and obesity. He actively collaborates with researchers in the clinical and basic biomedical sciences.

ROBERT J. OLSON, M.D.
Clinical Professor

Robert J. Olson, M.D., is Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and practicing psychiatrist at MeritCare Health System both in Fargo, North Dakota. A native of North Dakota, raised in Williston, graduating from Jamestown College, Dr. Olson attended University of North Dakota Medical School graduating in 1985. His psychiatric residency was earned at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. After residency training, he joined MeritCare Clinic in Fargo to work in psychiatric private practice as well as a gradually increasing role in teaching medical students and psychiatric residents. In 1994, he became board certified in Psychiatry's added qualifications in Geriatrics and continues to practice in the areas of general and geriatric psychiatry including nursing home outreach. In the residency, Dr Olson's roles include classroom teaching, supervising the resident outpatient clinic at MeritCare as well as the ER Psych and Geriatric rotations. He is a member of the AMA, APA and American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

JAMES ROERIG, Pharm.D., BCPP
Associate Professor

James L. Roerig, Pharm.D., BCPP is Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and is based at the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute located in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Roerig is Board Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP) by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. His area of focus is psychopharmacology, drug interactions and eating disorders. Dr. Roerig teaches the psychopharmacology course for the psychiatric residents, and participates in the neuroscience course and the evidence based learning seminar and literature review seminar in the residency program. Dr. Roerig is pursuing the development of a research program in the area of the psychopharmacology of eating disorders and psychotropic associated weight gain as well as the pharmacological treatment of obesity. Prior to this, Dr. Roerig was the Director of Psychopharmacology Research in the Department of Behavioral Health at Regions Hospital and Coordinator of the department's Clozapine Clinic. He also was the course director for Introduction to Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience for the Hennepin -Regions Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Roerig received his Bachelors of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota.

STEPHEN WONDERLICH, PH.D.
Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Neuroscience

Stephen Wonderlich is Professor and Associate Chairman of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He also serves as Co-Director of the Eating Disorder Institute and Director of Clinical Research for the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute in Fargo, North Dakota. He has published extensively in the area of eating disorders, with a particular emphasis on psychiatric comorbidity in eating disorder patients, new treatment strategies for anorexia and bulimia nervosa, and the role of childhood abuse in eating disorders. He currently sits on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Eating Disorders Review. He is past President of the North Dakota Psychological Association. His is past Board Member of the Eating Disorder Research Society and is a Past President of the Academy for Eating Disorders.