Hometown: Asheville, NC
College: Western Carolina University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Greenville Health System
Psychiatry Interest: Addiction Medicine
Hometown: Fayetteville, AK
College: Hendrix College
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Psychiatry Interest: Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Psycho-oncology
Hometown: Goose Creek, SC
College: College of Charleston
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Psychiatry Interest: Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, Brain Stimulation
Hometown: Galveston, TX
College: Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Psychiatry Interest: Addiction, Mental Health Policies, Cannabis Use, Criminal Justice System
Hometown: Denver, CO
College: The University of Florida
Medical School: Florida International University
Residency: University of Colorado
Psychiatry Interests: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Emergency Psychiatry
Jennifer Weigand is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a School-Based Therapist/Team Lead within the Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry. She attended The Ohio State University where she received both her Bachelor of Science in Social Work and Master’s in Social Work degree. Jennifer has been working in the mental health field for 23 years. She has been a Therapeutic Case Manager and Supervisor at the Department of Children Services, has provided individual, group and family therapy within a school & home based setting, has provided grief counseling through Hospice and has served as the Owner/Clinical Director of an adoption consulting agency. She is certified as an Advanced Trauma Specialist for children and adolescents and has focused on helping children and families enhance their lives throughout her career.
Lesley Omary, M.D. joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2013. She is currently Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and has a secondary appointment in the Department of Surgery. She directs the Transplant Psychiatry Service, where her clinical work focuses on psychiatric assessment and treatment for patients who need or have had a solid organ transplant, including liver, lung, heart, and kidney. She also performs psychiatric evaluations for potential living kidney donors and patients needing a larynx transplant.
Prior to joining the Vanderbilt faculty, Dr. Omary worked in the community mental health setting in Chicago. She primarily saw refugees and immigrants with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from civilian trauma experienced during wartime, and patients with chronic mental illnesses who were experiencing homelessness. She completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was Chief Resident, and her internship at Northwestern University. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
