Overview
The ACGME-accredited Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic offers a distinctive and immersive training experience at one of the world’s leading academic medical centers. Internationally recognized for clinical excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to education, Cleveland Clinic provides fellows with unparalleled exposure to medically complex and diverse patient populations.
This one-year fellowship accepts two fellows per year through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) as part of the Psychiatry Fellowship Match. The program is designed to prepare psychiatrists for expert practice at the interface of medicine and psychiatry, offering a rich variety of clinical rotations across multiple medical and surgical services, including oncology, transplant, cardiology, critical care, and women’s health.
Fellows benefit from:
- A collaborative, multidisciplinary training environment
- One-on-one mentorship with nationally recognized faculty
- Opportunities for academic research and scholarly activity
- Participation in teaching medical students and residents
- A structured didactic curriculum covering core topics in consultation-liaison psychiatry
Program Highlights
Our program follows a modular schedule, with each module consisting of a 4-week block. Over the course of the academic year, there are 13 modules that encompass inpatient and outpatient services, continuing education, and dedicated time for research.
Fellows spend approximately 10.5 modules of the academic year rotating on inpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry, with most of that time based at Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus. In addition to their Main Campus experience, fellows complete one module at a Cleveland Clinic regional hospital, gaining exposure to consultation-liaison psychiatry in a high-volume tertiary care setting. Fellows also spend two weeks on a palliative medicine consultation service to broaden their interdisciplinary training.
Throughout the academic year, fellows participate in the CL Fellows’ Consultation Clinic, rotate through core specialty immersion clinics (including movement disorders, transplant psychiatry, epilepsy, brain health, and psych-oncology), deepen their expertise through an elective immersion clinic of their choice, and attend weekly didactics and conferences.
Program Leadership
Leo Pozuelo, MD, MBA, FACP, FACLP
Chairman
Anna P. Shapiro-Krew, MD
Program Director
Jack Owens, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director
Alicia Coleman
Program Coordinator
colemaa@ccf.org
Application Process
Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and the program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency or equivalent training approved by one of the following:
- AOA
- ACGME-I (with Advanced Specialty Accreditation)
- The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
Important Dates
- Early July: ERAS application opens (9:00 AM ET)
- Mid-July: Programs begin reviewing applications (9:00 AM ET)
- September 1: Application deadline
- September–October: Virtual interviews
- November:
- NRMP ranking opens
- Meet our faculty at the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) Annual Meeting
- December: NRMP rank order list deadline
- January: Match Day
Visa Sponsorship
Cleveland Clinic supports H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorship for qualified applicants.
Compensation & Benefits
Enjoy competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and visa sponsorship options. Explore the full details on the Cleveland Clinic Graduate Medical Education website and discover resources that support your success in and outside of training.
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Our Fellows
2025-2026
Erin Driscoll, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Psychiatry
Facundo Sanchez, MD
Medical School: Universidad Austral Facultad de Ciencas Biomédicas
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Psychiatry
2024-2025
Mohamad El Zein, MD
Staff Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Lincoln Hospital
Jacob Wardyn, MD
Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Associate Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Program
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
2023-2024
Brian Tong, MD
Staff Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Staten Island University Hospital
Sukanya Vartak, MD
Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Mt. Sinai-Elmhurst Hospital Center
2022-2023
Edward Hamrick, MD
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Program Director
WVU School of Medicine
Molly Howland, MD
Cleveland Clinic Staff Psychiatrist
2021-2022
Raghid Charara, MD
Cleveland Clinic Staff Psychiatrist
Columban Heo, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Talkiatry (Private Practice)
