Pearsall Fellowship

Thomas J. Pearsall, Jr. Fellowship

Fellowship supporting psychiatry residents and fellows in deepening their understanding of psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Geographic Scope: North Carolina and South Carolina

Focus Areas:

• Psychoanalytic training for psychiatry residents and fellows
• Integration of psychodynamic approaches into psychiatric practice
• Support for early-career psychiatrists developing psychotherapeutic skills

Eligibility:

• Psychiatry residents and fellows in academic training programs
• Interest in psychoanalytic theory and practice
• Commitment to integrating psychodynamic approaches into clinical work

2025-2026 Pearsall Fellows:

• Emily Aarons, MD (fourth-year psychiatry resident at Duke, interests in general adult psychiatry, psychotherapy, Spanish-speaking populations)
• Elise Abken, MD (second-year child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at UNC)
• Gabriel Brotzman, DO (fourth-year psychiatry resident at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville NC, interests in philosophy of psychiatry, psychotic disorders, psychodynamic psychotherapy)
• Adriana "Dree" Kavoussi, MD (final year child & adolescent fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill)
• Yi Ting Liu, MD (third-year psychiatry resident at Medical University of South Carolina, interests in underserved communities, consult-liaison psychiatry, reproductive psychiatry)
• Thomas Mayer, MD (second-year child & adolescent psychiatry fellow at UNC)
• Joyce A. Meza Venegas, MD (third-year resident in Duke's Psychiatry Residency, interests in addiction, global health, psychoanalysis)
• Joseph Muñoz Dayaa, MD, MS (child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at UNC, interests in child/adolescent psychiatry, women's/reproductive psychiatry, psychodynamic approaches)
• Saagar Patel, DO (fourth-year psychiatry resident and chief resident at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville NC, interests in crisis/emergency psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, cross-cultural psychiatry)
• Julia Rothschild, M.D., Sc.M. (fourth-year psychiatry resident at Duke, chief of Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic, interests in child/adolescent psychiatry, reproductive psychiatry, psychodynamic psychotherapy, climate change and mental health)

Non-Discrimination: PCC does not discriminate on basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, marital status, religion, sexual orientation/identification, or national/ethnic origin