Learn about the panelists:
Dimple Patel earned her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology degree from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Patel serves on the Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Illinois Chapter, and is co-chair of the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. Through her advocacy work, Dr. Patel sheds light on the shame and stigma surrounding mental health issues across the board and within the South Asian community.
Zheala Qayyum is Training Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, and also Medical Director of the Emergency Psychiatry Services at Boston Children’s Hospital. She holds faculty appointments at Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Qayyum trained in child and adolescent psychiatry and consultation liaison psychiatry, and subsequently completed a Master’s in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School.
Deepak Penesetti is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, and an alum of Mount Sinai Hospital’s Triple Board Program in New York City. Dr. Penesetti serves as Chair for Health Equity at the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and also sits on the New York City board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He heads the selection committee for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Minority Fellowship Program, and was appointed to the APA's Council on Communications, as well as its Scientific Program Committee. |
