Psychiatry and Medical Providers

Dr. Christie Sylvester completed her psychiatry training through Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic/ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is double board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She completed additional training in Academic Administration and Education, Women's Mental Health, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related conditions. She is a certified provider in Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD and trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for anxiety disorders, OCD and ARFID.

She started her career as an outpatient psychiatrist through Allegheny Health Network where she treated children, adolescents, and adults, taught resident physicians, and provided clinical supervision. At CPC she provides medication management and psychotherapy and often recommends lifestyle modifications and complimentary approaches when appropriate. She predominantly works with children, adolescents and transitional age youth struggling with anxiety, OCD, eating, or mood concerns and enjoys working with parents as well to help support their anxious children. She is available for both in person and virtual sessions and tailors her approach to every individual and their family.

She lives in Harmony with her husband, four children and cat, Luna. She enjoys being outdoors (at least 3/4 of the year), coffee, puzzles, crafting and mystery books/movies.

Elizabeth is a board certified psychiatrist and native Pittsburgher. She is so honored by the opportunity to care for patients age 18 and older within the greater Pittsburgh area. Dr. Fourcade received her undergraduate degree from Yale University, cum laude. She then went on to medical school at Case Western Reserve University, followed by residency at Stony Brook University Hospital. She returned to Pittsburgh, where she worked at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) as a staff psychiatrist in several areas of psychiatry, including the outpatient, inpatient, and consult-liaison services. She received an academic appointment as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine/Psychiatry at Lake Erie College of Medicine, and continues to serve as a lecturer and preceptor for the AHN psychiatry residency program. Dr. Fourcade is a staff psychiatrist with admitting privileges at Forbes Hospital (AHN).

Dr. Fourcade provides specialized care to individuals suffering from behavioral health issues. He performs psychiatric evaluations and maintenance pharmacotherapy for adults (18 and older) needing treatment for a
wide range of psychiatric conditions including, but not limited to, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and attention deficit disorder.

Dr. Jorge Lindenbaum is a native of Argentina where he obtained his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires. He completed his post graduate studies as an intern at Altoona General Hospital, in Altoona, PA. and then began a three-year residency in Internal Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Pursuing further post graduate training, he completed a two-year fellowship program in hypertension and clinical pharmacology at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1979 he began his private practice in internal Medicine and later joined the UPMC faculty to continue to teach medical, nursing, physician assistant and pharmacy students.

Dr. Lindenbaum brings years of experience and a real passion for helping his patients improve their health. He has amassed extensive experience in treating mental health disorders over the course of his career, especially in the areas of Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar and ADHD. His treatment philosophy begins with building a good patient/physician relationship which is crucial for success. With expertise in pharmacological assessment and intervention, he knows that finding the right medication can make a huge different for patients.
On weekends he enjoys attending jazz concerts, following Argentine futbol, and relaxing with family and friends. He is also fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Dr. Mukherjee is a psychiatrist who has experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, chemical dependency, geriatric and emergency psychiatry. He treats clients aged 18 years and up. In addition to our practice, Dr Mukherjee is a staff psychiatrist with admitting privileges at Mercy Hospital and Ohio Valley Hospital. Dr. Mukherjee also works at Partial Program and Outpatient Psychiatry Unit at Mercy Behavioral Health. He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.

Dr. Sanchez completed his medical education at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine after which he completed a pediatrics residency at Washington University in St Louis/St Louis Children’s Hospital. He went on for additional fellowship training in child/adolescent and adult psychiatry at the Post Pediatric Portal Program at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. During his time in these programs, Dr. Sanchez published research on autism spectrum disorder, pediatric bipolar disorder and presented locally, regionally and nationally on a variety of topics including teen to adult transitions in autism spectrum disorder and the metabolic effects of psychotropic medications on children.

Dr. Sanchez enjoys and values establishing longitudinal relationships with both children and families through outpatient child psychiatric practice. He treats a wide variety of pediatric mental health conditions through both medical management and integrated psychotherapeutic techniques. Dr. Sanchez has special interests in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual/developmental disabilities, anxiety disorders, mood disorders and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents.

Rachel Strosnider, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, is a dually board-certified Nurse Practitioner in both Psychiatric Mental Health and Family Health. She obtained her doctorate and post-graduate certificate from Washburn University in Topeka, KS. Her career has included time spent with pediatrics, military/veteran’s, women’s health and has spanned across 4 states. She enjoys caring for clients of all ages and throughout all walks of life but her passion is empowering women to wellness and the aging adult/geriatric population.
She believes it is important to meet each individual client where they are and form a meaningful
collaborative relationship between client and provider. She is board-certified with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses
Credentialing Center and is a proud inductee of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society.
She performs initial diagnostic assessments, medication management, and brief psychotherapy

Robyn is a dedicated psychiatric nurse practitioner committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based mental health care and medication management. With a Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University, Robyn brings eight years of nursing experience, including five years specializing in mental health and addiction medicine, into her practice as a provider.
Growing up locally, Robyn developed a passion for understanding and advocating for mental health awareness, as well as dismantling stigma surrounding mental illness and addiction. She believes in a person-centered approach, offering tailored medication management and therapeutic care to patients aged six and older.
Robyn works to empower patients suffering with psychiatric illness on their journey to recovery, breaking down barriers to care through compassionate, evidence-based treatment. She prioritizes patient autonomy and collaborates with individuals to help achieve their mental and physical wellness goals.

Tara Lynn Burkholder is a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner who graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Masters of Science in Nursing. She began her career after graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from the University in Pittsburgh and working at WPIC on the John Merck unit for nearly a decade. Additionally, she obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Carlow University, graduating Summa Cum Laude as well as being awarded the Maureen and Valdeane Brown Award for Scholastic Achievement.
She has worked in a variety of settings as a Nurse Practitioner including inpatient hospital settings as well as nursing facilities. She has cared for patients in many areas including pain management, palliative care and bariatric surgery.

Currently, she specialized in providing medical management to patients 18 years of age and older in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and depression.

She believes in a Holistic approach to psychological health and wellness that involves the relationship between physical, mental, and emotional health.

Terri West is a board-certified Physician Assistant with many years of experience in mental health and psychiatry treating a spectrum of conditions, including anxiety, depression, OCD, mood disorders, and attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) across all age groups. She dedicated the past 15 years as a provider and associate medical director in a medical-based ADD specialty practice and has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of ADD/ADHD and associated comorbidities. Terri believes that finding the right medication, dose, and delivery system is critical and should be individualized for each patient and collaborating with each individual to identify their (and/or their family’s) need for additional support for immediate or longer-term goals (IEPs, college accommodations, drug/alcohol referrals, obesity, social skills, relationships, CBT, and maintaining routines and a healthy lifestyle.)
Prior to working in mental health, Terri worked in family practice, and surgery before dedicating the next 11 years in the surgical specialties of gyne-oncology and breast cancer at Magee-Woman’s Hospital working with a multi-disciplinary team. Here she appreciated the importance of addressing both the physical disease state and mental health status to enhance patient compliance and optimize treatment response. She continues using this approach to develop good patient relationships and help individuals achieve their goals.
Terri completed her PA training at Gannon University. She is a member of AAPA (American Assoc of Physician Assistants) and APSARD, (The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders) where she serves as a mentor in APSARD’s Mentoring Program, partnering with individual medical providers in the US and Canada seeking support/expertise for treatment of ADD/ADHD in their own practice settings.

Dr. Kross is a native of the Pittsburgh area. He attended the University of Pittsburgh,
graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He then
attended Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia. He was
accepted into an internal medicine internship at McGill University in Montreal, Canada
followed by an internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas. Dr. Kross also did post-graduate study in psychiatry at West Virginia University in
Morgantown, West Virginia. He is board certified in both Addiction Medicine and Internal
Medicine.
For many years, Dr. Kross maintained a private practice involving internal medicine,
addiction medicine, and primary care-based psychiatry. He ran an office based opioid
addiction treatment program using both buprenorphine and injectable naltrexone. This
included many patients with complex dual diagnosis psychiatric conditions. For five
years, Dr. Kross directed the Drug and Alcohol detox unit at Gateway Rehabilitation
Center in Aliquippa, PA. At this facility, he cared for patients with both
addiction/psychiatric disorders who were detoxing from alcohol or drugs. In 2019, Dr.
Kross started and was the director for the buprenorphine opioid treatment program for
inmates with opioid use disorder who were incarcerated by the Pennsylvania State
Department of Corrections.
Dr. Kross has experience treating many psychiatric and addiction disorders. He has
special interest in treating anxiety disorders and mood disorders, including but not
limited to major depression, bipolar I and II disorder, cyclothymia, and chronic persistent
depression.
Living in Wexford, Pennsylvania, Dr. Kross is married and has 3 grown children. For
many years, his hobby was flying. He has a commercial pilot license and instrumental
rating. In his private practice, he also was an aviation medical examiner, receiving
commendation from the FAA for his many years of service. In his leisure time, Dr. Kross
sings in the church choir, does volunteer work at the church, and spends a good deal of
time fixing things and doing projects around the house.

Wade Wolowiec, DO is a board eligible psychiatrist. I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. I then attended the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 2017. I continued my training in psychiatry at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. My office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Our office is handicap accessible and has ample parking. I perform psychiatric evaluations and maintenance pharmacotherapy for adults (18 and older) needing treatment for a wide range of psychiatric conditions. During an initial 60 minute visit, a comprehensive review of individual psychiatric and medical history is completed, including the events and symptoms leading an individual to seek psychiatric care.