WHO WE ARE

Program Core Faculty 

Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH

Program Director

Perinatal Psychiatrist

Deborah Cowley, MD

Co-Program Director, 

Perinatal Psychiatrist

Medical Director of PAL for Moms

Nadejda Bespalova, MD

Perinatal & Addictions Psychiatrist 

Program Core Staff

Jamie Adachi, MPH

Program Manager

Natalie Franz, MPH

Research Coordinator

Alicia Kerlee, MSW, LSWAIC

Perinatal Mental Health Navigator for PAL for Moms Program

Alexa Yadama MPHc

Student Assistant 

PAL for Moms Team

Carmen Croicu, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

Ramanpreet Toor, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

Aba Nduom, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

Kelly Wurzel, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

Katherine Palm-Cruz, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

Mollie Forrester, MSW, LICSW
Director of Patient & Family Experience

Laurel Pellegrino, MD

Psychiatric Consultant

MAP ECHO Series Team

Emily Fay, MD

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Tricia Spach, MN, ARNP

Perinatal Psychiatric ARNP

Christina Miko, MS

Parent Child Assistance Program

 Clallam County 

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Abigail Plawman, MD

Family Medicine and Obstetrics, Addiction Medicine