Region 2 Team

Brett Nelson, MD is Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Department of Four Winds Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, NY and Medical Director of Project TEACH Region 2, Site 1. Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry residencies at the University of Florida School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson is a board certified adult and child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Sarah Klagsbrun, MD is Medical Director of Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, NY and Medical Director of Project TEACH Region 2, Site 2. Dr. Klagsbrun is a graduate of Princeton University. She received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed an adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic. Dr. Klagsbrun is affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is a board certified adult and child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Amy Silverman, M.D. is a Consulting Psychiatrist at Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, NY and serves Project TEACH, Region 2, Site 2 as an instructor of educational programs for primary care providers. She received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed her residency at the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Program and completed the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic. Dr. Silverman is a board certified adult and child and adolescent psychiatrist and in private practice in Harrison, NY.

Suzanne Summida, M.D. is a Psychiatrist in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic at Four Winds Saratoga, Saratoga Springs NY and provides telephone consultation support to primary care providers for Project TEACH, Region 2, Site 1. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Sumida completed her psychiatry residency at University Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Cincinnati, OH and her Child Psychiatry Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. She is board certified in both general and child and adolescent psychiatry.

Cathy Thornton is the Director of Referral Development at Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, NY and Linkage and Referral Coordinator for Project TEACH Region 2, Site 2. She is a graduate of Mercy College and the Cochoran School of Nursing. Cathy has worked at Four Winds Hospital for over 37 years, serving in a variety of clinical and community liaison roles.

Michele is the Director of Community Relations at Four Winds Saratoga and Project TEACH Coordinator for Region 2. She is a graduate of the Jandoli School of Communications at St. Bonaventure University. Michele has worked at Four Winds Saratoga for 16 years, leading community education planning and integrative care grant initiatives.