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Chris Pagnani, MD – Medical Director & Founder
Chris Pagnani, M.D. is an Instructor at The Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, a supervisor for Psychiatry Interns and Residents at Jefferson Hospital, an elected member of The Young Professionals Board for Uplift, The Center for Grieving Children, and a Private Practice Psychiatrist in Center City, Philadelphia, where he serves as the Medical Director of all Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates’ locations.
JESSICA M. PLOCHER, CRNP
ELIZABETH A. MILBURN, CRNP
RACHEL REIS, CRNP
RICHARD D’AMATO, CRNP
LORETTA SERNEKOS, PHD, CRNP
KIMBERLY JOFFE, CRNP
Our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners have several decades of combined experience in the mental health field. Experiences have included serving as the mental health resource specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, supervising at The Johns Hopkins Hospital for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, focused training in the evaluation and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Instructing at the University of Pennsylvania and extensive outpatient treatment of students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center (CAPS). All of our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners have taught or continue to teach at The University of Pennsylvania.
Our Therapists are trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and all have experience in teaching and/or supervisory roles. Experiences include providing state-board approval trainings for social workers, marital and family therapists, licensed counselors, and doctoral residents, training and speaking on the Recovery Oriented System of Care in collaboration with Philadelphia’s DBHIDS, and Instructing at the Penn Beck Community Initiative through the University of Pennsylvania.
Of note, if you are already working with a therapist or would like a specific type of psychotherapy, we are happy to not only work with your current therapist, but also to provide resources for therapists outside of our practice. We pride ourselves in collaborating closely with our patients’ providers.
John Dougherty III, DO
John Dougherty, III DO trained in Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and is Board Certified in Both Adult Psychiatry and Family Medicine. He serves as a collaborator for the Nurse Practitioners of Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates and maintains his own private practice in West Chester, PA www.JohnDoughertyDO.com
James Yi, MD PhD
James Yi, MD PhD trained in Adult Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Pennsylvania, lectured both Nationally and Internationally and has over a dozen publications. He serves as a collaborator for the Nurse Practitioners of Rittenhouse Psychiatric Associates and maintains his own private practice in Blue Bell, PA: www.BlueBellPsychiatry.com
