Fellows

Hi everyone! My name is Cameron and I was born and raised in Oklahoma. I graduated from Oklahoma City University where I studied biology before attending medical school at Saint Louis University. During my time in St. Louis, I volunteered as an HIV tester across various medical clinics and community sites. This afforded me the opportunity to learn about the disparate, psychosocial needs affecting many disadvantaged communities and served as the impetus for my decision to pursue psychiatry. I completed my general psychiatry residency at RUSH University where I developed my professional interests in psychotherapy, trauma, and LGBTQ+ mental health. In my free time, I love cooking, yoga, reading, and watercolor painting. Excited to be joining the team at CHA!
 
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Hello Everyone! My name is Ian Hammer and I respond to Ian, Hammer, Dr. Hammer or any well executed pun of my last name. I grew up in the southern suburbs of Seattle (Kent specifically) and spent most of my upbringing in the Pacific Northwest. I am the 32nd member of my family to attend Gonzaga University and thus have a passion for college basketball. I attended Albany Medical College for both medical school and residency. There, I developed a passion for expanding access to care, medical education, advocacy, and DEI initiatives. Professionally my areas of interest include C/L, Autism, access to ECT, suicide risk reduction, collaborative care, and motivational interviewing. I am particularly passionate about developing plans to address the emergency room boarding crisis. In addition to my more professional interests, I am excited to bring my joy of cooking and humor to the betterment of our workplace and communities we serve.

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Hi everyone! My name is Sanjana. I originally grew up in Rochester, NY but now my family lives close by in Lexington, MA. I went to undergrad at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA (go bears!) and then medical school at Case Western in Cleveland, OH. I completed my adult psychiatry residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. I’ve slowly been making my way back to New England! My interests within psychiatry include cultural psychiatry, complex trauma, and working with transgender kids and teens. I am also very passionate about DEI work and increasing the representation of women of color in our field. Outside of work I love to try new restaurants, explore with my friends, and spend time with my two pugs, Bubba and Spencer. I am so excited to be joining the CHA community!

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Hi everyone, I’m Jasmine Race. I was born and raised in Thailand, spending summers in Somerville, MA with my grandparents. I attended boarding school in England, studied Classics and Biblical Hebrew at Princeton and took time off afterwards to study Arabic in Jerusalem. As a med student at Mount Sinai I fell in love with child psychiatry and have since admired the resilience of this patient population. I stayed on at Mount Sinai West and Morningside for residency and have loved the emphasis on community and emergency psychiatry in Harlem. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to train at Rikers Island and the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute which were transformative experiences. I’m in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and have an interest in the mental health of service members, veterans and their families. I’m so excited to join Cambridge Health Alliance for its psychodynamic and community focus. I’m thrilled to be back in the Cambridge-Somerville area, where I love going to Market Basket and emerging hours later with more groceries than I can carry!

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Hi there! I go by Katie. I'm originally from small-town Indiana. I studied biology at Purdue University and went to Indiana University for medical school. Prior to medical school, I worked as a case manager in a community mental health program servicing a large rural catchment area. This sparked my passion for working with disadvantaged and underserved communities. I went to Nashville for my psychiatry residency at Vanderbilt University and am now so excited to be coming to Cambridge for fellowship! My professional interests are in psychodynamic therapy and trauma-related disorders. Outside of work, I love spending time with my two cats, Helen and Athena, and with my ever-growing jungle of house plants. I also enjoy cooking, playing board games/video games, and trying new foods while traveling.

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My name is Gabriela Cintron Bernier (Gabi), and I’m thrilled to be a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance. I was born in Puerto Rico, raised in Florida, and attended medical school at Florida State University. In between studying for exams, I sang educational songs with my medical school band, advocated for my classmates as our wellness representative, and developed a deep appreciation for the mind’s incredible role in healing. Naturally, I found my way to psychiatry and matched at Boston Medical Center, where I honed my focus on cultural mental health, trauma-informed care, and working with underserved communities.

When I'm not in the clinic, you might find me at an improv class, wandering the arboretum with my co-residents, or performing my latest silly song for my roommate and our Boston Terrier. No matter where I am, I’m always drawn to the power of storytelling—whether through music, laughter, or therapy—and I'm so grateful to be on this journey, helping young minds heal and grow.
 
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Hello! My name is Bill and I am a lifelong resident of the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I grew up in the South Shore town of Pembroke and completed my undergrad at Boston College, where I studied biology. My medical education brought me westward along I-90, first to medical school at UMass in Worcester and then to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield for my psychiatry residency. I was drawn to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry for its strengths-based and collaborative approach to patient care and am thrilled to return to the Boston area for fellowship at CHA. Outside of medicine, my interests include art and photography, poetry, guitar, and video games.

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Hey! I’m Martha. I’m originally from Ghana but moved to Berrien Springs, Michigan with my family in 2000. I studied psychology with an emphasis in behavioral neuroscience in undergrad at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. After graduation, I moved to Southern California to attend medical school at Loma Linda University. While there, I got the opportunity to take a year off after MS3 to pursue a masters in bioethics. After medical school, I headed to the east coast to start residency down the street at Boston Medical Center! During residency, I’ve had many cool opportunities such as being a CIR delegate and teaching psychiatry to medical students in Ghana. Within psychiatry, my interests include global mental health, forensics, and neuromodulation. Outside of psychiatry, I love reading (mainly fantasy), baking, shopping, trying to learn how to swim, and scrolling on TikTok.

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Hi there! My name is Kathleen Naeher and I am very excited to be a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance! After growing up on Long Island, I moved to Ithaca to study Human Biology, Health, and Society at Cornell University. While at Cornell, I spent my time competing in two different Division I sports and promoting the mental health of my peers as a leader of Cornell Minds Matter. After college, I headed back home to Long Island to serve those with severe and persistent mental illness in the community that I grew up in by working at a local PROS program. From there, I started medical school at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. I absolutely loved my time in Buffalo and consider myself to be a proud member of Bills Mafia. After medical school, I matched at Albany Medical Center for general psychiatry residency. During residency, I served as an advocate on the national scale by attending AACAP’s Annual Legislative Conference and serving as the Area 2 (New York State) Resident/ Fellow Representative to the APA Assembly. As bittersweet as it is to leave the Empire State, I am very excited to join you all at Cambridge Health Alliance for this next stage of my training to become a Child and Adolescent psychiatrist! While I have interest in all aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry, I have particular interest in OCD, anxiety, and college mental health. Additionally, I have a personal and professional passion for wellness. I strive to live a healthy, well-balanced life and will always work towards helping my patients to do the same!

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Hey there! I'm Meredith and I am thrilled to join CHA this year. I was born in Cambridge, so it is especially exciting to be back serving my own community.

I completed my undergraduate at Duke University and a masters at Johns Hopkins University studying biochemistry and molecular biology. I then taught biology at a private boarding school where I discovered my passion for working with children. I attended medical school at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and psychiatry residency at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire. My interests within psychiatry include global mental health, trauma, and LGBTQIA+ mental health. When I'm not working, I enjoy travel, cats, and singing in my local all-female barbershop quartet.

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