Faculty

Brief Bio

Ayman Fanous, MD
Ayman Fanous, MD

Department Chair

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Areas of Interest: Psychiatric genetics, psychotic disorders, precision medicine

Andrea Waxman, MD
Andrea Waxman, MD

Program Director and Director, Consultation-Liaison Service

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix 
Areas of Interest: Women's health, teaching psychotherapy and medical ethics.
Christian Cornelius, MD

Christian Cornelius, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Mood and anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology
Shehzad Ayub, DO
Shehzad Ayub, DO

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Campus/Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Teaching psychopharmacology, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and ADHD.
Scott Grogan, MD

Scott Grogan, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Reproductive psychiatry, psychopharmacology, acute care psychiatry, teaching residents and medical students
Sabhya Kumar, MD

Sabhya Kumar, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Graduate School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, collaborative care, resident and medical student education
Issam Awwad, MD

Issam Awwad, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Crisis management, borderline personality disorder, and grief/bereavement
Dhwani Kothari, PhD

Dhwani Kothari, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Graduate School: Arizona State University
Psychology Internship: Phoenix VA Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Behavioral medicine, pain management, sleep disorders, consultation-liaison psychology
Ahmed Elmaadawi, MD

Ahmed Elmaadawi, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Residency: University Of Louisville School Of Medicine 
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic - Rochester 
Areas of Interest: Interventional Psychiatry, mood disorder research, and medical education
Regan O’Brien, MD

Regan O’Brien, MD

Attending Faculty Psychiatrist

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Complex mood and personality disorders, neurodivergence in adults, psychotherapy