Psychiatry Residency - Current Residents

I was born in Hamden, CT and I attended the University of Connecticut where I studied Molecular and Cell Biology. I completed my medical school at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. I’m excited to continue my training at Tufts Medical Center and I’m interested in addiction psychiatry and outpatient psychiatry.

I was born in Los Angeles and spent most of my childhood in Las Vegas, Nevada before returning to California for college. I attended California Lutheran University, where I majored in biology and minored in psychology. After graduating, I spent two years working in biopharmaceuticals before moving to Boston to attend medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine. While there, I took a year off to conduct research and help run a clinical screening program for breast cancer patients at the Dana Farber Brigham Cancer Center. I graduated from medical school and began my residency training in psychiatry here at Tufts Medical Center in the summer of 2025.

I was born and raised in San Marcos, TX. But to broaden my horizons and face my fear of the cold, I moved to upstate New York to study violin performance and music education at Ithaca College. During this time, I got involved with a group called Healing Companionship Through Music. Working with very sick and often isolated people opened my heart and mind in ways performing and teaching never had.

One music degree and two biology minors later, I found myself in medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in rural West Texas. I fell in love with the culture of pride and genuine friendliness in this region but also came to appreciate the obstacles in place for those who did not fit that mold. I felt drawn to working with people with complex and often puzzling health issues and soon found a home in psychiatry. I knew I wanted to work with an underserved, urban population and was thrilled to match at Tufts Medical Center! 

I was born in California but spent significant parts of my life overseas. After earning my BSc in Human Biology & Society at UCLA, I spent my gap years in Ireland and Australia. This nomadic lifestyle, shaped by my immigrant parents—a Croatian mother and Syrian father—immersed me in diverse cultures and perspectives. Having lived in multiple countries, each experience added depth to my identity and broadened my understanding of the human experience. My passion for psychiatry is rooted in a fascination with the human mind, informed by my tri-cultural and bi-religious upbringing. Naturally, I feel a strong connection to global health. I am particularly drawn to the study of early life environments and their impact on mental health, with a keen focus on adverse childhood experiences and trauma-informed care. 

I grew up in Florida and went to college at the University of South Florida where I double majored in Cell and Molecular Biology and Psychology. I worked as an EMT and a research assistant at a child and adolescent psychiatry clinic before going to medical school at the University of South Florida. I wanted to go to Tufts to be exposed to a diverse patient population in an urban setting. In my spare time, I love watching/playing basketball, reading and crosswords. I'm interested in CL psychiatry or outpatient psychiatry.