MEDICAL STAFF

Our Medical Staff members lead our interdisciplinary treatment team. They collaborate with our counseling and clinical case management staff by providing needed medical/psychiatric services and oversight of all treatment planning.

Physicians

Elizabeth A. Blencowe, MD

Janet Carella, MD

Michele M. Gunning, M.D.

Kala Kumar, MD

Gabriel K. Lieberg, MD

Khara Lucius, ND

John J. Palmieri, MD

Quentin A. Turnbull, MD

Nurse Practitioners

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Elizabeth A. Blencowe, MD

Academic Degrees
MD, The University of Texas Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
BA, Cum Laude, Austin College, Sherman, TX

Postdoctoral Training
Residency, St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship, The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, TX

Specialty Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry

Academic Appointments
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Licensure
State of New Hampshire and Texas

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Janet Carella, MD

Academic Degrees
MD, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
BS, University of California, Santa Barbara

Postdoctoral Training
Chief Fellow, University of Virginia, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Division of Child & Family Psychiatry, Charlottesville, VA
Internship/Residency, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Lebanon, NH

Specialty Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards
American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award (1998)

Licensure
State of New Hampshire and Virginia

Special Interests
Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry, Administrative Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

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Michele M. Gunning, M.D

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Kala Kumar, MD

Academic Degrees
MD, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India

Postdoctoral Training
Chief Resident, Child Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB
Senior Resident – Clinical Coordinator, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB
Resident, Adult Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB
Fellow, Child Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB
Rotating Internship, University Hospital, Nagpur India
Internship, General Surgery, Bombay Hospital, Bombay University, Bombay, India

Specialty Board Certification
Board Eligible in Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Academic Appointments
Assistant Clinical Instructor, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB

Licensure
State of New Hampshire and Florida

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Gabriele K. Lieberg, MD

Academic Degrees
MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
BS, Magna Cum Laude, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Postdoctoral Training
Clinical Fellow, Psychiatry, Harvard University Health Service, Cambridge, MA
Resident, Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA
Internship, Internal Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Specialty Board Certification
Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Licensure
State of New Hampshire and Massachusetts

Special Interests
Community mental health, health and wellness

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Khara Lucius, ND

Academic Degrees

Naturopathic Doctor, Southwestern College of Naturopathic Medicine, Temple, AZ

Licensure:
State of New Hampshire, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine

Special Interests:
Mental Health

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Quentin A. Turnbull, MD

Academic Degrees
MBBCh, BScMed, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa

Postdoctoral Training
Fellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Virginia, Department of Psychiatry, Charlottesville, VA
Internship / Residency, University of Virginia Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Charlottesville, VA
Internship / Residency, Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Lebanon, NH

Specialty Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry

Awards
American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award (1998)

Licensure
State of New Hampshire and Virginia

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