About Our Residents

Laura Reynolds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
B.S.: Molecular Biology and Psychology, Tulane University M.P.H.: Tulane University
M.D.: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Travel, Pets, Outside Activities, Boating, Good Food

Shubi Mukatira
Undergraduate: Computer Science from Purdue University
M.D.: Indiana University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, Reading, Writing and International Travel

Danielle Todd
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Lucas Trautman
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
B.S.: University of Memphis
M.D.: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
M.P.H.: Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Pediatrics residency: Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Personal Interests: Privateering, Spirituality, the Jungle, Cuba, Youth, Organic Food, Movies, Adoption, New Orleans Brass Bands

Otis Anderson
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
B.S.: Biology, Dillard University
M.D.: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Basketball, Video Games, Reading, Fishing, Mentoring, Tutoring

Peter Chen
Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
B.S.: Biology, Emory University
M.D.: Meharry Medical College
Personal Interests: Tennis, Video Games, Movies, Food, Asian Stuff

Omar Mohamed
Home Country: Libya
Undergraduate: Al-Arab Medical University, Libya
M.D.: Al-Arab Medical University, Libya
Personal Interests: Reading, Soccer

Zhiqiang Sun
About Dr Sun:I graduated from Baotou Medical College in China in 1985. I received a master degree in neurobiology in 1988. I studied the neural tissue transplantation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Beijing Neurosurgical Institute from 1988 to 1992. I moved to Hahnemann University (now Drexel University School of Medicine) and joined Dr. Jay Schneider's lab to study the cognitive deficits and the treatment for the cognitive deficits with dopamine receptor agonists in Parkinsonian monkeys from 1992 to 1995, and became very interested in understanding the neural basis of behavior, particularly, the psychosis in schizophrenia during that period of time.

I moved to The University of Tennesse, Memphis and became a PhD student in the Neuroscience Program in August 1995, and graduated with PhD in 2001. My dissertation research was Huntington's disease pathogenesis supervised by Dr. Anton Reiner. I continued my research from 2001 to 2005 in Dr Reiner's lab. I became a psychiatry resident at The University of Tennessee Psychiatry Program in July 2005. My future plan is to seek understanding the biological basis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental disorders while I participate in clinical psychiatric service. I enjoy fishing very much.

Contact Us

Psychiatric Residency Training Program

135 North Pauline, 6th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38105
Phone: 901-448-4567
Fax: 901-448-2968
Allesa English, M.D., Director
Email: aenglis5@utmem.edu

Teresa Mitchell, Coordinator
Email: tmitch10@utmem.edu