Helping People Overcome Life’s Challenges

Annie Cherian, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Cherian specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. She also is the medical director for Lakeview Center.

• Medical Education: Madras Medical College, Madras, India, and The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, India
• Residency: Creedmore Psychiatry Center, Queens, New York
• Clinical Interests: Adult Psychiatry

Douglas H. Fraser, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Fraser specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He sees patients at Lakeview Center's Summit Group, a specialty practice located in Jefferson Office Park on the corner of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail.

• Medical Education: Jefferson Medical College , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Residency: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Tampa, Florida
• Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; American Board of Forensic Medicine; National Board of Medical Examiners
• Clinical Interests: Adult Psychiatry

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Cynthia Javellana, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Javellana specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. She sees patients at Lakeview Center's Summit Group, a specialty practice located in Jefferson Office Park on the corner of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail.

• Medical Education: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
• Residency: Lincoln Hospital, New York Medical College, Bronx, New York
• Professional Memberships: American Psychiatric Association; Association of Philippine Physicians
  

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Luis Lemus, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Lemus specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He is qualified to treat both children and adults, and is a member of the Lakeview Center medical staff.

• Medical Education: Universidad de El Salvador Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Residency: Bergen Regional Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program, Paramus, New Jersey
• Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
• Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Professional Memberships: American Academy of Children and Adolescents Psychiatry
• Clinical Interests: Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Guido Ludergnani, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Ludergnani specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He sees patients at Lakeview Center's Melba B. Meyer Children's Services Center.

• Medical Education: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
• Residency: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, N.Y.; University Hospital of Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• Fellowship: University of Michigan Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Board Certifications: Adult Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry
• Clinical Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  

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Generoso P. Masangkay, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Masangkay specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He is the medical director for West Florida Community Care Center, a state psychiatric hospital located in Milton and managed by Lakeview Center.

• Medical Education: University of East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
• Residency: Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Winnebago, Wisconsin
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Clinical Interests: Adult and Adolescent Psychiatry

Scott McIntosh, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. McIntosh specializes in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He is the director of Inpatient Services for Lakeview Center, and he is also the attending physician for Baptist Behavioral Medicine Center's Women's Unit.

• Medical Education: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
• Residency: Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Clinical Interests: Schizophrenia, Bipolar and other Affective Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Chemical Dependency.
• Professional Memberships: American Psychiatric Association; American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Kaberi Samanta, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Samanta is a physician specializing in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. She is a staff psychiatrist for Lakeview Center's Acute Stabilization Unit, an inpatient facility for adults experiencing severe mental health or substance abuse crises.

• Medical Education: Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta, India
• Residency: University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala.
• Clinical Interests: Adult Psychiatry
• Professional Memberships: Escambia County Medical Society

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R. John Sarazin, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Sarazin specializes in medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He sees clients at Lakeview Center's main campus, Avalon Center and Summit Group, and is qualified to see children, adolescents and adults.

• Medical Education: University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Residency: Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI; University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
• Fellowship: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
• Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Clinical Interests: Mood Disorders, ADHD and Anxiety Disorders
• Professional Memberships:American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association,
  Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Canadian Medical Association

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Venkata Sompalli, M.D.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Sompalli is a physician specializing in the medical management of disorders affecting the mind, mood and behavior. He treats adults at Lakeview Center and the Baptist Hospital Behavioral Medicine Center.

• Medical Education: Guntur Medical College, Guntur City, India
• Residency: Mount Sinai Services at City Hospital Center, Elmhurst, N.Y.
• Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, N.Y.
• Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult and General Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry
• Clinical Interests: Adult Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Addictions Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry

Tanya Theriault, D.O.
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Theriault is a physician specializing in the medical management of disorders affecting mind, mood and behavior. She treats children and adolescents at Lakeview Center.

• Medical Education: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Clinical Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Professional Memberships: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; American Osteopathic Association
  

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• Medical Education: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
• Residency: Charleston Naval Regional Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
• Additional Credentials: Certification in Addictionology by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Professional Memberships: American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association
• Clinical Interests: Addiction disorders, medication-assisted treatment of opiate addictions
• Additional Information: Dr. Ptacek is licensed to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication marketed under the brand name, Suboxone, and proven to be effective in treating addiction to prescription pain medicines and other opium-related drugs.

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Robert A. Althar, M.D.
Dr. Althar is a retired surgeon who is experienced in wound care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and pain management. Having longstanding ties with the medical communities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Dr. Althar provides Suboxone therapy to people who are dependent on prescription pain pills and other opium-related drugs.

• Medical Education: University of the Northeast School of Medicine, Tampico, Mexico
• Post-Doctoral Training: Case Western Reserve, North Eastern Ohio University College of Medicine
• Residency: Western Reserve Care System, Youngstown, Ohio
• Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
• Clinical Interest: Medical treatment of opioid dependencies
• Professional Memberships: American College of Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, Florida Physician Association, Florida Surgical Society, American Society of General Surgeons, Pensacola Surgical Society, Santa Rosa County Medical Society and American Society for Bariatric Surgery.
  

Terry Ptacek, M.D.
Dr. Terry Ptacek is Lakeview Center's medical director for substance abuse services. A certified addictionologist, Dr. Ptacek treats clients at The Friary, Summit Group and the Medication Assisted Treatment Clinic of Lakeview Center. He is board certified in family practice.

• Medical Education: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
• Residency: Charleston Naval Regional Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
• Additional Credentials: Certification in Addictionology by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Professional Memberships: American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association
• Clinical Interests: Addiction disorders, medication-assisted treatment of opiate addictions
• Additional Information: Dr. Ptacek is licensed to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication marketed under the brand name, Suboxone, and proven to be effective in treating addiction to prescription pain medicines and other opium-related drugs.

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