Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, CERT ’20, is the chief wellness officer of GW Medicine, interim director and research director of the R&W Center, executive director of the GW Office of Integrative Medicine and Health (OIMH), and an assistant professor in the departments of Clinical Research and Leadership and Physician Assistant Studuies, and co-director of the Frame-Corr Lab here at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. While working at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Frame earned her PhD in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and also received a Master of Health Science in Immunology from the same school.
Viktoriya Karacheyeva, MD, MS, NCC, LCPC-SP, LCADAS, is the R&W Center's associate director and behavioral services director and adjunct faculty in the Department of Clinical Research & Leadership in the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences. She is responsible for planning and implementing programs, developing and coordinating services, activities, and offerings to meet the social and emotional needs of trainees, faculty, staff, and their families. She received her MD degree from Dnipropetrovsk National Medical Academy in Ukraine with a focus in psychiatry but does not practice in the U.S.
Darshana Bhattacharyya, MD, is the R&W Center's medical director and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at GW, where she is currently the assistant director of Medical Education and works primarily as an outpatient psychiatrist. She is board-certified in Psychiatry and Family Medicine. She completed a combined residency at the University of Cincinnati and served as chief resident in her final year. During residency, she sought additional training in psychotherapy, including certification in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT). She received her Medical Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley.
Lara Williams, MD, MSHS`20, FACOG, IFMCP, FAARM, ABOIM, is the women's well-being champion for the R&W Center's Rosemary Bowes, PhD, Women’s Well-being Initiative. Dr. Williams is the managing partner of The Oregon Clinic – OBGYN North, where she provides a holistic approach to women’s health care issues including menopause and hormone replacement therapy. She finds new avenues for education utilizing telemedicine and group visits to meet her patients’ wide variety of needs. Dr. Williams has a MD degree from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. She did her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of New Mexico. She did fellowships with the Institute of Functional Medicine and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (in progress).
Patrick Corr, EdD, MEd, AFAMEE, is the R&W Center's research associate, program director of the GW Integrative Medicine Programs, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Research & Leadership, and co-director of the Frame Corr Lab here at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Corr teaches coursework in qualitative research methods, academic writing, and health equity. His research interests are in subjective well-being, whole body health, and addressing the academic and social inequities that impact health outcomes. He earned his doctorate in education at GW and his master's degree in education at Salem State University.
Janette Rodrigues is the R&WC's administrative director. In this position, she helps to create a space where faculty, trainees, students, and staff can learn the tools to help them cope with stress, burnout, an anxiety. Prior to GW, Janette was the editorial director of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and a newspaper reporter for nearly 20 years with The Houston Chronicle, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and several other papers. Janette has a BA in communications, with a concentration in print journalism, from the Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications.
Melea Johnson, MA, LGPC, is a staff clinician with the R&W Center. She has received her masters degree in Counseling Psychology at The Chicago School - Washington, D.C. campus. She has been practicing as a licensed graduate professional counselor in the DC area with a focus on young adults and life transitions.