Barry W. Rovner, MD, Medical Director

• Professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior and director of the division of geriatric psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

• A leading expert in research and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. 

Rodney J. Pelchat, MD, PHD, Associate Director

• Assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

• Specializes in depression and the medically ill older adult.

Rona E. Pasternak, MD, Attending Psychiatrist

• Associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

• Specializes in bereavement and depression in the elderly. 

David L. Buch, MD, Attending Psychiatrist

• Clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

• Specializes in late-life alcoholism and other addictions. 

James M. Youakim, MD, Attending Psychiatrist

• Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson Univeristy

• Specializes in sleep disorders and depression in older adults.