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The Children’s Psychiatric Medical Team recently welcomed a new and talented psychiatrist Emily Williams, MD, MPH as a part-time Staff Psychiatrist in Children’s Outpatient Services. She is board certified in general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Williams earned her bachelor of science degree in psychology from Davidson College in North Carolina where she graduated cum laude. She then went on to earn a master of public health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health and her doctorate degree from Duke University School of Medicine also in North Carolina. She completed her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship as well as her general psychiatry residency at Palmetto Health and University of South Carolina where she was named Resident of the Year.

Emily is an active member of the Florida Medical Association, American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association.

Williams joins Maribel Rivera, MD, the Staff Psychiatristwho provides services in both Naples and Immokalee through the NCEF funded Beautiful Minds Initiative which is a collaboration between Florida State University School of Medicine, Healthcare Network of SW Florida and DLC; Lori Ann Nervina, ARNP; and Frank W. Lehninger, MD the Senior Physician of Children and Adolescent Services who is the sole physician for the Children’s Community Action Team (CAT).