Mental Illness in America

Marissa Cummings Leslie, MD has dual board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry.  She is currently the Medical Director of both Inpatient and Outpatient Services for Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Health & Wellness Services in Rockville, Maryland. She completed her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of Pennsylvania program in 2007. She completed her General Psychiatry residency at Loma Linda University in Southern California in 2005. She has previous research collaborative experience in anti-violence and anti-bullying studies at CHOP. She has also holds a certificate from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. Her main academic interest is PTSD in immigrants and refugees.