Meet the Trainees
Adrian Fanucci-Kiss, MD
PGY-4/Child Fellow
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Academic Interests: Family systems, college mental health, psychotherapy, evolutionary psychiatry, and the effects of trauma on development.
Hobbies: Hiking, paddleboarding, gardening for wildlife, and spending time with family/friends/pets.
Why UMass: Supportive and collaborative environment, diverse patient population, dedicated faculty, and many opportunities for mentorship. I feel very fortunate to have been able to train here for medical school through fellowship!
Why Worcester: Worcester has lots of restaurants and is within driving distance of great hiking! It’s also very doable to live outside of Worcester and commute in, which allows for some nice flexibility.
Haille Geller, MD
PGY-4/Child Fellow
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Academic Interests: Attachment disorders, trauma related disorders, anxiety disorders
Hobbies: Spending time in nature, baking, reading science fiction, spending time with my family and friends
Why UMass: Supportive faculty, warm environment and strong training opportunities
Why Worcester: Worcester has a rich, diverse music and food scene with low cost of living and proximity to beautiful nature.
Danielle Clifford, MD
PGY-5/Child Fellow
Undergrad: St. Lawrence University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Academic Interests: child and adolescent psychiatry, college mental health, women’s mental health, nutritional psychiatry, medical education reform, advocacy
Hobbies: hiking, visiting the National Parks, spending time with my rescue cat, tennis, and baking.
Why UMass: One of the many reasons why I chose UMass was because of the unique child psychiatry track. This track offers special faculty mentorship in child psychiatry, allows residents to rotate in pediatric subspecialties (peds neuro, genetics, adolescent medicine, etc), and guarantees a fellowship position in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Why Worcester: I appreciate that Worcester is conveniently located close to Boston, but far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the city. As someone that appreciates nature, I enjoy going to the local botanical garden and hiking in the beautiful State and National Parks of New England.
Robert Daly, MD MS
PGY-5/Child Fellow
Undergraduate: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Worcester School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Childhood trauma; evidence-based practice of psychopharmacology; residential treatment and integrated care models
Hobbies: hiking; gardening; spending time with family; history podcasts
Why UMass: I loved my experience training at UMass as a medical student and knew the CAP program had a supportive learning environment with many dedicated and passionate faculty. I am overjoyed to be able to return to train and work with so many amazing staff members.
Why Worcester: Central Massachusetts offers a breadth of experiences in urban, suburban, and rural settings with diverse populations (an added bonus being significantly less traffic than Boston).
Patty Shi, MD
PGY-5/Child Fellow
Undergraduate Institution: Duke University
Medical School:Wayne State University School of Medicine
Academic interests:School-based mental health and transitional age youth; Psychodynamic, family, and play therapy; OCD and eating disorders; global mental health
Hobbies: Anything outdoors, including hiking and playing pickleball, exploring national parks and traveling, playing board games, watching thriller movies, and spending quality time with family and friends
Why UMass: UMass is a wonderful combination of having kind, supportive, and talented faculty members and providing diverse and unique clinical experiences.
Why Worcester: Although I'm originally from the West Coast, I was excited to train in a new environment and explore the beautiful outdoors the Northeast offers. Worcester is also a growing city filled with tons of novel restaurants.