Our Team
Sheppard Pratt has an interdisciplinary team of providers dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate autism spectrum disorder services. We involve a wide variety of clinicians to ensure that your child or loved one has all of the support they need to thrive. Different types of disciplines bring needed expertise to the table – meaning that every aspect of care is thoughtfully planned out.
Our team includes child and adult psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, behavioral specialists, social workers, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, and special educators.
Meet Our Team
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Robert Wisner-Carlson, MD
Chief, Autism and Neurodevelopmental Outpatient Program; Senior Psychiatrist and Service Chief, Adult Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Unit; Clinician Investigator, Sheppard Pratt Autism Registry; Chair, Ethics CommitteeSpecialties:Adult Psychiatry, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Neuropsychiatry -
Tom Flis, MS, BCBA, LBA, LCPC
Clinical Director, The Center for Autism; Behavioral Services ManagerSpecialties:Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychotherapy -
Crystal DeVito, PhD
Senior Child & Adolescent PsychologistSpecialties:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychological Assessments, Evidence-Based Psychotherapy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pediatric Behavior, Mood, and Adjustment Disorders -
Susannah Dowling, MSN, MACP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse PractitionerSpecialties:Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Neurodevelopmental Disorders -
Jason Emejuru, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Center for AutismSpecialties:Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics -
Kathy Flannery, MEd
Regional Director, Sheppard Pratt SchoolsSpecialties:Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School Mental Health Services, Special Education -
Vaune Kopeck, OTR/L
Occupational TherapistSpecialties:Occupational Therapy -
Bimla Rai, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Sheppard Pratt Outpatient Clinics + SchoolsSpecialties:Anxiety Disorders, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders -
Robert J. Schloesser, MD
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer; Director, Point-of-Care Research & InnovationSpecialties:Adult Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry -
Sara Uram, LCSW-C
Social WorkerSpecialties:Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders