MEET OUR 2020 COUNCILORS!

GASTON BASLET, MD, FANPA   

Dr. Baslet has been a member of the American Neuropsychiatric Association since 2006. He trained at the University of Illinois at Chicago and stayed as faculty in Neuropsychiatry until 2012, when he moved to Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS). Dr. Baslet is currently director of Neuropsychiatry and co-director of the UCNS-accredited Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry fellowship at BWH/HMS. Functional neurological disorder (FND) has been an important clinical and research focus of his career. He currently leads the FND multidisciplinary team at BWH and he has been active at the American Epilepsy Society and the American Psychiatric Association promoting increased understanding of FND and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures through educational activities and membership in committees. In recent years, he joined the ANPA Committee on Research where he has contributed and collaborated in different projects. In his words, Dr. Baslet has described ANPA as “one of the most welcoming groups of clinicians and scientists that care about brain and behavior.” Dr. Baslet is committed to the growth of ANPA by expanding the association’s outreach and presence beyond its membership.  He looks forward to serve as council to help achieve those goals.

Colin Harrington, MD, FANPA

Dr. Harrington attended Middlebury College and Tufts University School of Medicine.  He completed a Transitional Internship at Naval Hospital Portsmouth and then served for 3 years as a General Medical Officer (GMO) in the US Navy.  After his GMO service he completed an additional year of Internal Medicine training at UNC Chapel Hill, then went on to Brown University where he completed a Residency in Psychiatry and a Fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (BNNP).  He is board certified in Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsyciatry by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS).  He is a Distinguished Fellow of the APA and a Fellow of the American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA) and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM).  He currently serves as Director of the CL Psychiatry service and of Neuropsychiatry Education at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and as Director of the CNS-Psychiatry Clerkship and the CL Psychiatry Fellowship at Brown Medical School.  He is a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Clinician Educator, at Brown Medical School.  ANPA has been his professional home for greater than 20 years and has been the source of great learning, collaboration, and personal and professional relationships throughout his career.  He has been an active participant in ANPA meetings and in ANPA administrative and leadership roles and is delighted to have an opportunity to contribute to the organization as a member of Council.

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