Fellows - Geriatric Psychiatry
Current Fellows
Sherry Liang, MD
Dr. Sherry Liang grew up in Portland and was lucky to be raised by grandparents who modeled compassion, grit and gratitude. After medical school at OHSU, she moved to New Orleans to complete dual training in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. During that time, Dr. Liang discovered a deep joy in caring for older adults, which led her back to OHSU to pursue a combined fellowship in Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry. When she is not at work, you can usually find her out on a walk, lost in a book, or searching for her next favorite food spot!
Casey Love, DO
Hailing from several places but citing Southeastern Oklahoma as home, Dr. Love reflects fondly on the hum of cicadas, effervescent sunsets, and outstanding mentors he encountered while attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University for his undergraduate degree in biomedical science. He then headed to Tulsa, OK to get some kicks on Route 66, and attend Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences where he obtained his Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine. A serendipitous encounter in his early clinical years first developed an intrigue in the social and personal impact psychiatric illness can have. He migrated westward to Oregon to begin psychiatry residency, with hopes of seeking better fortune, new opportunities, and a climatic shift.
After arriving in Corvallis, OR, Dr. Love spent four years frequently fine tuning phenomenologic fluency of the field during psychiatry residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. During this time, he served in several administrative, educational, and clinical roles but also began to gain interest in numerous fields of psychiatry based upon his experience. The most impactful times of learning through this experience arose when exploring somatic symptoms, dissociation, and personality. During his second year of training, consequential encounters, and extraordinary mentorship piqued an interest in geriatric psychiatry. This propelled a further pursuit of training with the Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship here at OHSU, where he aims to gain expertise in one of humankind’s most conflicted process, aging.
While his preference is to focus on the present, future goals include applying the experiences gained through his training to serve community while using both adaptive and standardized techniques, modalities, medications, and interventional approaches.
After clocking out, he can be found scouring dusty bookstores for well worn titles, meandering logging roads, and practicing instruments.
Reflections from past fellows:
Cedar Anderson, MD, '26: "I can't overstate how much I have appreciated the education and professional growth that I gained through the geriatric psychiatry fellowship at OHSU. It's remarkable to reflect on how much there was still to learn about caring for older adults after finishing my residency program, and I didn't truly understand the scope of this until starting the fellowship. The faculty members are phenomenal educators and each took a genuine interest in my professional development during my year of training. Each rotation site was a valuable educational experience and I appreciated how much flexibility there was to adapt my schedule to my specific interests and goals. I recommend this program without reservations to any psychiatry trainee or practicing provider who is interested in expanding their repertoire of skills caring for older adults."
Lisa Wise, MD, '22: "I wasn’t sure I wanted to do a fellowship to begin with but have always been drawn to geriatrics and neurocognitive disorders and the beauty of the northwest was calling me. The geriatric psychiatry fellowship at OHSU was a memorable and meaningful experience. The faculty care about teaching and about patients and created a supportive environment. I had no call nights, no weekends and could enjoy a great work life balance. Best of all, I have developed skills that will follow me forever. I will continue to work on and develop these, but and I am much more confident having had this experience and would do it all over again."
Brent Beenders, MD/PhD, '20: "Geropsychiatry fellowship is equal parts rich training and rewarding patient care experience. The training facilitates confident, evidence-based practice, and while I am still early in my career, I believe the experience will translate to a broad array of practice styles and treatment settings."
Anna Jung, MD, '19: "I cannot emphasize how wonderful the geriatric psychiatry fellowship program at OHSU was for my education and growth as a psychiatrist. The rotations were well thought out, while providing some flexibility and my attendings were tremendous. Although I am currently working as a general adult psychiatrist, having completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship added so much more to the way I think about and approach the care of my adult patients and their future."
Mary Lajoy, MD, '15: "I am an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry with OHSU and serve as the rotation coordinator for the OHSU PGY2 geropsychiatry rotation. I found the geropsychiatry fellowship at OHSU to be unique and wonderful opportunity to further my knowledge in the field of geropsychiatry. The fellowship has a wide breadth of learning opportunities that left me feeling well prepared for a career in academic psychiatry at the VA."