Physician Bios
Clinical Leadership Team
Joseph S. Vasile, MD, MBA
Chief of Psychiatry (585) 922-2530
Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certifications: Psychiatry and Neurology, Subspecialty Geriatric Psychiatry
Roopa Challapalli, MD
Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Rochester General Hospital
Medical School: Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India
Residency: Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Fellowship: Strong Memorial Hospital
Board Certifications: Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry
Mary K. Marrocco, MD
Medical Director, Psychiatric Emergency and Consultative Services, Rochester General Hospital
Medical School: Wayne State University, Detroit, Mi
Internship/Residency: Loyola University of Chicago
Fellowship: Psychiatry and Law at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Board Certifications: General Psychiatry
Greg L. Seeger, BS, MD
Medical Director, Rochester General Hospital Addictions Services
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Internship: Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CN
Board Certifications: Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry
James C. Mead, MD
Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Newark Wayne Community Hospital
Medical School: University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth, MN
Residency: University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Board Certifications:
Kashinath B. Patil, MD, FRCP
Staff Psychiatrist
Medical School: Fergusson College Poona of the University of Bombay, India
Residency: K.M. School of Post-Graduate Mediccine and Research and V.S. General Hospital, University of Gujrat, Ahmedad, India; West Park Hospital, Oakpark, IL; Medfield State Hospital, Harding, MA; University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Neurology:
Professional Interests: Psychopharmacology, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychantric Education, Behavioral Treatment of Aggressive Patients
Eric Rennert, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Medical School: Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada
Internship: Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Board Certifications: Psychiatry
Robert A. Stern, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Medical School: New York Medical College, New York, NY
Internship/Residency: Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center
Board Certifications: Psychiatry and Neurology
Anthony Villani, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Medical School: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Residentcy: Unviersity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Stacie L. Berlowitz, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Internship: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
Residency: New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: The New York Pyschoanalytic Institute, New York, NY
Board Certifications: Psychiatry and Neurology








