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Organization
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Executive Director
Dr. Trestman is a professor of medicine and psychiatry
at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and
executive director of Correctional Managed Health Care, division the UConn Health Center
(contracted with the Connecticut Department of
Correction to provide all
medical and mental health care to inmates in all of
Connecticut’s jails, prisons, and halfway houses). Dr. Trestman received his Ph.D. in
psychology and his M.D.
from the University of Tennessee, and trained in
psychiatry and neurobiology at the Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine. He has been clinical vice chair of psychiatry
at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and at the
University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr Trestman has
studied the neurobiology and treatment of people with
severe mood and personality disorders, and currently
conducts translational research on correctional mental
health. He has published over 90 articles and book
chapters, consults to the National Institute of Mental
Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, several branches of the U.S. Department of
Justice, and is a councilor of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law.
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Director of Medical Services Dr. Buchanan is the
director of medical services for CMHC, with
responsiblity for CMHC physicians, nurse
practitioners, and physician assistants who provide primary
care, podiatry, optometry, infectious disease, and ob-gyn
services within DOC facilities. Dr. Buchanan also oversees
the dental program in conjunction with Dr. Al Toro, CMHC’s
dental coordinator. In addition, Dr. Buchanan manages inmate
access to specialty care at John Dempsey Hospital. He chairs
committees for utilization review and for pharmacy and
therapeutics (excluding mental health.) Dr. Buchanan also
serves on the faculty of the University of Connecticut
School of Medicine, teaching clinical care to second year
medical students. He holds degrees from Harvard College and
the Tufts University School of Medicine, and is
board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Buchanan’s career
prior to joining CMHC in 2002 included medical practice in
private and HMO settings, consulting, health insurance
administration, physician practice management, and
internet-based health programs.
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Statewide Director of
Mental Health and Psychiatric Services
Dr. Berger joined Correctional Managed Health Care
April 2007 as director of psychiatry. In that capacity,
he provides supervision to CMHC psychiatrists and mental
health A.P.R.N.s and oversees statewide psychiatric
services. Dr. Berger received his training in psychiatry
and forensic psychiatry at New York University Medical
Center and Bellevue Hospital where he later served as
director of forensic psychiatry, co-director of the
psychiatry and law fellowship training program, and
director of the assisted outpatient treatment programs
for New York County and Rikers Island. He has published
in the area of the interface of psychiatry and the law
and has served as psychiatric consultant to the Office
of the District Attorney in multiple counties, the
Office of United States Attorney, the United States
Secret Service, the Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender
Services, and other agencies. Dr. Berger is board certified in
psychiatry and forensic psychiatry and is
clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University
School of Medicine as well as the forensic psychiatry
section chief of the Mental Illness Prevention Center
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Director for Research and
Evaluation
Dr. Shelton, is the director
for research and evaluation for Correctional Managed
Health Care. Dr. Shelton is also an associate professor
in the School of Nursing and at the Division of Medicine
in the Division of Public Health and Health Policy at
the University of Connecticut. She received her Ph.D.
from The University of Virginia, did post-doctoral work
with the National State Mental Health Program Directors,
and at the John Hopkins
University School of Public Health. Her area of study,
children’s mental health services research, focuses on
the mental health services and systems of care for
children and adolescents addressing the health
disparities of minority young offender populations. With
expertise in advanced practice psychiatric nursing, Dr.
Shelton has also been actively involved in correctional
nursing research examining roles and competencies. She
has published over 60 journal articles and book chapters
and been invited to consult in the U.S. and
internationally in this field.
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Director of Administrative Services
Ms. Johnson is the director of administrative
services for Correctional Managed Health Care. She is
responsible for all administrative functions, including
fiscal management, information technology and
coordination of human resources and other integrated
functions with the University of Connecticut Health
Center. Prior to joining the UConn Health Center in
October 2006, Ms. Johnson worked as the Director of
Human Resources for the Hartford Board of Education.
Prior to her tenure with the Hartford Public Schools Ms.
Johnson held a range of senior management positions with
Aetna, in Corporate Planning, as head of the Defined
Benefits Business Unit and as vice president of customer
service for financial services. Ms. Johnson holds a
Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters degree in
Business from the University of Connecticut. She has
served on the board of the Hartford Community Mental
Health Center and just completed her six year term as a
board member of the YWCA. She currently serves as a
member of the Finance Committee of the Metro Hartford
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Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services
Dr. Weiskopf joined the UConn Health Center in
1979 as a member of the psychiatric consultation liaison
team. In 1985, she became the director of psychiatric
nursing, and from 1988-1999 served as the division Director
for medical-surgical and psychiatric nursing. In that role
she worked closely with the Connecticut DOC to develop the John Dempsey Hospital
Medical-Surgical prison unit. In 2000, she joined
Correctional Managed Health Care and is now director of
nursing and patient care services where she is responsible
for selected operations, nursing clinical practice for over
400 nurses who deliver care to DOC inmates in prisons and
jails throughout the state, coordinates the development of
policies/procedures, and national accreditations. Dr. Weiskopf earned a Bachelor of Nursing Science from Villanova
University, a Master’s Degree in psychiatric nursing from
the University of Maryland, and earned a Ph.D. in nursing
from the University of Connecticut. She holds the
appointment of clinical associate III, the University of
Connecticut School of Nursing, is a certified correctional
health care professional, nationally certified as a clinical
nurse specialist in adult psychiatric and mental health and
was past president of the International Association of
Forensic Nurses, Connecticut chapter. Dr. Weiskopf has a
special interest in creating caring environments in health
care delivery, and has published on correctional nursing,
psychosocial implications in critical care, and issues
related to liaison psychiatry. |
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Assistant Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services
Ms. Castro joined Correctional Managed Health
Care as medical program manager in 2004 with experience
in primary, chronic, and acute health care after a career in retail management. In 2007, she accepted the
responsibility of assistant director of nursing and
patient care services to assist the director in
overseeing nursing practice and health care operations
of multiple correctional facilities. Ms. Castro earned
an Associate Degree in nursing from Mattatuck Community
College, baccalaureate and master’s degrees in nursing
from Western Connecticut State University, a post
master's gerontological nurse practitioner certificate
from Yale School of Nursing, and a post master’s adult
nurse practitioner certificate from Western Connecticut State University. She is
currently enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice
program at University of Connecticut. Ms. Castro holds
national certification as an adult health clinical nurse
specialist, gerontological nurse practitioner, and adult
nurse practitioner.
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Director of Adolescent Services
Ms. Coleman has been an employee of the University of
Connecticut Health Center since 1989, and has been
affiliated with Correctional Managed Health Care
since 1999. She is an R.N. with a master’s degree in health
care administration from the Hartford Graduate Center who
has considerable clinical, administrative, training, and
quality improvement experience in health care, juvenile
justice and correctional settings, with both child,
adolescent and adult populations. She has been involved in
various initiatives with CMHC including mental health,
training, quality improvement, health records and most
recently adolescent services. She has functioned as the lead CMHC contractor for the
court support services division
health services quality improvement contract for the
juvenile detention system since July of 2000. She is a
certified correctional health care professional. |
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Director of Education and Training
Mr. Nicholson is the director of education and
training at CMHC, which he joined in 2006. He was appointed
director in 2007.
His diverse experiences include
consultative risk management, active duty and reserve
U.S. Air Force officership, flight nursing and flight
clinical coordination, critical care and emergency
nursing experiences.
He earned his master’s degree in Business
Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
his bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of
Hartford. Certifications include American Heart
Association faculty appointment, State of Connecticut
train-the-trainer certification, U.S. Air Force trainer
and certifier certification, American Heart Association
core instructor certification, basic life support
instructorship and advanced cardiac life support
certification. |
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