Medical School: State University of New York Downstate
Residency: Loyola
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Medical School: University of N Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Texas at San Antonio
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Dr. McKernan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, having joined the faculty in 2014. Clinically, Dr. McKernan specializes in treating the intersection between co-occurring chronic health conditions and mental health. She has particular interests in working with trauma and chronic illness, urologic pain, and has additional expertise in clinical hypnosis.
Currently, Dr. McKernan works as a clinician at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (OCIM) and Department of Urologic Surgery. Dr. McKernan co-facilitates our interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome clinic with Rochell Sasse, APRN and W. Stuart Reynolds, MD. Dr. McKernan is currently funded by the National Institute of Health to develop innovative psychosocial treatments for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and the patients we serve at VUMC. Recognizing that pain is a highly unique experience to the individual, the lab and its collaborators are working to administer psychosocial interventions for urologic populations, specifically interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
The lab's focus is to inform treatment and intervention delivery through applying patient-informed approaches to care, understanding unique patient-level factors that influence pain, expanding treatments to a wider audience, and using data science to inform intervention efforts.
Dr. McKernan has a highly collaborative research lab, and you can follow her work by visiting mckernanlab.com or following updates on twitter through @LCMPhD or @themckernanlab.
Clinical Psychology Doctorate: University of Tennessee
Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Interstitial Cystitis (IC/BPS), Pelvic Floor Disorders, Chronic Pain Conditions, Trauma, Hypnosis
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn NY
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: BPH, Endourology, Laparoscopic and Robotics, Kidney Stones, Kidney Cancer
Dr. Kavoussi is a minimally invasive surgeon specializing in the application of novel technologies in the treatment of urologic diseases. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Surgery and Engineering and is actively involved in multiple research projects furthering the integration of technology and surgery.
Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: Columbia University, Urology
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Genitourinary and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Neurogenic Bladder, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Fistula, Bladder Dysfunction, Urodynamics
Dr. Sebesta is double boarded in both Urology and Urogynecology, and specializes in bladder dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, genitourinary reconstruction, and female pelvic health. Her research interests include the psychosocial impacts of urinary conditions.
Medical School: University of British Columbia
Residency: University of British Columbia
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Undergrad: Biology at Tennessee Tech University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Urology NP Fellowship
Clinical Interests: Endourology, Kidney Stones, Urologic Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia