Second Year Fellows
Wendy Clay, MD, MPH
Wendy Clay, MD, MPH grew up in Blackstone, VA. She received her B.A. in History and Global Studies with a minor in Chemistry at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She subsequently earned her MPH at Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to obtaining her MD at Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed adult psychiatry training at Wright State University and currently serves as a Diversity Leadership Fellow for the American Psychiatric Association. She is excited to fast track into CAP training at Georgetown University and return to the DMV. Her professional interests include diversity, equity and inclusion, underserved populations, and healthcare pipeline programming. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys hiking, visiting museums, traveling, and discovering new bakeries.
Jonathan Extein, MD
Jonathan Extein, MD grew up in Florida and then Northern Virginia. He received his B.A. in Politics from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude. After college, he spent a year teaching English at a bilingual public elementary school in Madrid, Spain. He then moved back to the D.C. area and spent several years working in both philanthropic and government sectors on local K-12 public education reform. He completed his post-baccalaureate premedical studies at Goucher College and then earned his medical degree at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed his adult psychiatry residency training at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. His professional interests include school-based mental health, community psychiatry, health policy, adolescent mental health, and working with transitional-age youth. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, kayaking, reading, and exploring D.C. area restaurants with family and friends.
Joshua Palmer, DO, MPH
Josh Palmer, DO, MPH grew up in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. He received his B.S. degree in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut then earned a Masters of Public Health degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He then completed his medical degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) in Blacksburg, VA. He completed his adult psychiatric training at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Palmer’s career interests include collaborative care, neuromodulation, acceptance and commitment therapy, inpatient work and caring for underserved populations. Having played division, I college tennis at the University of Connecticut, he still enjoys playing tennis today while outside of the clinic. He is also passionate about Italian food, his golden retriever, and spending time with friends and family exploring the DMV. He is very excited to continue his training at Georgetown and join the CAP family!
First year fellows
Christyn Haigler, MD
Christyn Haigler, MD grew up in Lithonia, GA. She received her B.A. in English from Spelman College. After graduating she spent a couple years working as a program coordinator for a foster care and counseling agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She then attended Morehouse School of Medicine where she received her MD. She completed her adult psychiatry training at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, California. She has special interests in working with underserved populations, adolescent mental health, and health advocacy. She is also interested in Forensic Psychiatry. She loves travel and adventure and spent a semester in Cape Town, South Africa during Undergrad and while there went shark cage diving and paragliding.
Josefina Kather, MD
Josefina Kather, MD grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, in a bicultural, bilingual household. She earned a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Vermont (UVM), where she volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House, received the John Dewey Award for outstanding psychological research, and provided medical interpretation at public health clinics in the Dominican Republic. After college, she worked at a neurology clinic in Maryland before attending medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she served as a medical interpreter at the Human Rights Clinic, volunteered with the Department of Community Service, and contributed to medical student education and training. She then completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, conducting research on DBT-informed therapy in inpatient child psychiatry and pursuing further training in pediatric nutrition and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Dr. Kather’s interests include school-based mental health, health policy and advocacy, underserved communities, Latino mental health, global health, maternal mental health, integrated behavioral health, and the role of nutrition in mental health. Outside of work, she enjoys exercising, family time, and traveling. She is excited to return to the DMV area and join the CAP family at Georgetown!
Muna Telsem, MD
Muna Telsem, MD was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, with roots in Eritrea. She earned her undergraduate degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and later completed her master's degree at Davenport University. She graduated magna cum laude with her medical degree from Avalon University School of Medicine and went on to complete her General Psychiatry residency at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, where she served as Chief Psychiatry Resident. Muna is a proud REACH alumna, where she focused on providing culturally competent care to patients struggling with addiction. Her passion for psychiatry is fueled by her love of psychopharmacology. You can often find her immersing in drinking coffee and reading the latest newsletter from The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Outside of work, Muna enjoys spending time with her two-year-old child, who is her world. She is an avid traveler, having embarked on numerous overseas trips for both medical missions and personal adventures. In her free time, she loves meditative walks and exploring new ways to promote health and well-being.