Current fellows
Renita Ng, DO
Renita Ng, DO
Renita Ng, DO grew up in San Francisco, CA. She received a B.A. in Integrative Biology and a minor in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. Between college and medical school, she discovered her interest in mental health care and later completed her medical degree at Touro University in Nevada. She finished her adult psychiatry residency at Rowan-Virtua School of Medicine. Dr. Ng is interested in the education of medical trainees, palliative care, and LGBTQIA+ care. Outside of work, she spends her time exploring new restaurants, baking, spending time with friends, and reading up on the newest food trends. She is very excited to be in Georgetown to grow her C-L Psychiatry knowledge and practice.
Incoming fellows
Martin Clark, MD
Martin Clark, MD
Martin Clark, MD began his career in mental health as a technician at Tucker Pavilion Psychiatric Hospital while completing a post-baccalaureate pre-health sciences program. During this time, he became deeply involved in community mental health work, later serving as a rehabilitation specialist on an Assertive Community Treatment team in Washington, DC. In this role, he worked closely with adults experiencing homelessness and chronic mental illness—an experience that profoundly shaped his commitment to caring for vulnerable populations and to expanding access to psychiatric care in the community.
He is currently completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University and will pursue a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry fellowship at Georgetown University and the National Institute of Mental Health. Throughout his training, Martin has been recognized for leadership and excellence in mental health advocacy, clinical care, and community engagement. His clinical and academic interests lie at the intersection of medical illness and psychiatric care, with a particular focus on improving psychiatric care for medically complex and underserved patients.
In addition to his clinical training, Martin has pursued advanced study in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic theory. He completed a psychoanalytic fellowship through the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and maintains a strong interest in integrating psychoanalytic and psychodynamic perspectives into contemporary psychiatric practice, particularly within consultation-liaison settings.
Outside of medicine, Martin enjoys long-distance backpacking, having hiked 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and 1,250 miles of the Appalachian Trail. He is also an avid bicycle tourer and has ridden sections of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Montana, as well as the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath. His other interests include trail running and electronic music production.
Lindsey Shain, MD
Lindsey Shain, MD
Lindsey Shain, MD received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in psychological sciences from Western Kentucky University. She then completed her medical degree at University of Kentucky prior to moving to New York City for psychiatry residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. As a resident, she maintained an interest in academic psychiatry and quality improvement work with participation in the Mount Sinai Beth Israel root cause analysis committee. Lindsey is excited to return to DC/Bethesda for CL fellowship after previously working at the NIMH as part of the Summer Internship Program in 2017. After fellowship, she hopes to practice in a primarily hospital setting while continuing to explore interests in psychotherapy and community psychiatry.
Recent alumni
Jungeun Choi, MD
Jungeun Choi, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
After Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Consultation Liaison Service
Daniel Powell, MD
Daniel Powell, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
After Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Plastics/Wound Center
Martekuor Dodoo, MD
Martekuor Dodoo, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
After Graduation: Washington Hospital Center Consultation Liaison Service
Michael Dunlap, DO
Michael Dunlap, DO
Medical School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine and Duke University Medical Center
After Graduation: OU Health
Ivan Pagan Colon, MD
Ivan Pagan Colon, MD
Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo
Residency: Aventura Hospital and Medical Cente
After Graduation: National Institues of Health (NIH)
Kimberly Clawson, MD
Kimberly Clawson, MD
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Residency: Georgetown University
After graduation: Forensic Psychiatry Fellow at UCLA
Waseem Abdallah, MD
Waseem Abdallah, MD
Medical School: Al-Baath University
Residency: Howard University
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington Hospital Center (MedStar Health/Georgetown University)
Mariam Faris, DO
Mariam Faris, DO
Medical School: Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center/Sheppard Pratt
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University
Daniel Maass, MD
Daniel Maass, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami
Paul Noufi, MD
Paul Noufi, MD
Medical School: Université Saint Joseph School of Medicine
Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center
After graduation: Palliative Medicine Fellowship, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Tiffany Lago, MD
Tiffany Lago, MD
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Medical Center (PGY1-3), NIMH (PGY4)
After graduation: Advanced Research Fellow at VA Boston Healthcare System
David Daniels, MD
David Daniels, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago
Residency: Loyola University Chicago
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, Loyola University Chicago
Matthew Hopkins, MD
Matthew Hopkins, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Georgetown University
After graduation: Primary Care Mental Health Integration, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Anna Jolliffe, DO
Anna Jolliffe, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Utah
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Alainia Morgan-James, MD
Alainia Morgan-James, MD
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt
After graduation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland
Jessica Samples, MD
Jessica Samples, MD
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
After graduation: Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs