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PhysiciansSikandar Khan, M.D.Medical Director/Corporate Vice-President of Community Psychiatric ServicesDr. Khan is the Medical Director for Bridgeway Center, Inc. and has been employed with Bridgeway Center since 2003. Prior to joining Bridgeway's medical staff, Dr Khan was Medical Director at Moberly Regional Medical Center heading up the both the Geripsych Unit and Partial Hospitalization Program while maintaining a private practice. Dr. Khan held the Medical Directorship for Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center's Laughlin Pavilion, a psychiatric facility serving adult, geriatric, youth, and chemical dependency patients, and was an Adjunct Professor at the Kirksville College of Medicine. While at Kirksville, Dr. Khan was also Chairman of Quality Improvement for the Pavilion. Dr. Khan's psychiatric training included a Psychiatric Residency and Child Psychiatry Fellowship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Effective August 2006, Dr. Khan was promoted to Corporate Vice-President of Community Psychiatric Services. He treats patients from as young as two years of age to geriatric patients. Dr. Khan specializes in ADD/ADHD with children and adolescents. Chanalarp Holliday, M.D.Assistant Medical DirectorDr. Holliday is the Vice President of Inpatient Psychiatric Services of Bridgeway Center Inc., joining our team July 2003. Prior to affiliating with BCI she was Staff Psychiatrist at the G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital, Consulting Psychiatrist at South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Consulting Psychiatrist at Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Acting Medical Director at Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Consulting Psychiatrist at Directions for Mental Health Clearwater and operated a private practice in Florida. Dr. Holliday attended the Chulalongkorn University Hospital Medical School, Bangkok, Thailand, rotating Internship at the Chulalongkorn University Hospital Medical School and completed her psychiatric residency at St. Louis University Group Hospitals. She treat adults age 18 and up and specializes in geriatrics. Dr. Holliday also specializes in the treatment of chronic and persistent mental illness. Generoso Masangkay, M.D.Staff PsychiatristDr. Masangkay has been part of the Bridgeway team since 1992. He has a wide area of interests and extensive experience working with adolescents as well as adults with acute and chronic mental illness. Prior to joining BCI, he served as Medical Director for West Florida Community Care Center, Medical Director for The Meridian, Lakeview Center Inc, and Medical Director for Twelve Oaks Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center. Dr. Masangkay also serves as a consultant for Pensacola Boys Base and is the psychiatrist for Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility. Dr. Masangkay obtained his medical degree at the University of East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines. He interned at V. Luna Medical Center (Philippines) earning the honor of Most Outstanding Intern for his class and completed his residency in Wisconsin. Dr. Masangkay also received the honor of "Doctor of the Year" in 2001 by the Catholic Medical Association; Diocese of Northwest Florida. He is a member of the Association of Philippine Physicians of the Florida Panhandle and has been a member of the American Psychiatric Association and Florida Psychiatric Society. Peter A. Szmurlo, MDStaff PsychiatristDr. Szmurlo has provided psychiatric services at Bridgeway since 1992. He holds numerous certifications to include the titles of Diplomate in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Diplomate in Pain Management, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Diplomate in Pain Management, American Academy of Pain Management; Diplomate in Biofeedback, Biofeedback Certification Institute of America; Diplomate in EEG Biofeedback, Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, Certified as an Expert Medical Witness to the Florida Board of Medicine; and a Diplomate in Forensic Medicine, American Board of Forensic Medicine. Dr. Szmurlo obtained his medical degree at the Academy of Medicine in Warsaw, Poland. He completed his residency training in psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Szmurlo has been the Medical Director for Baptist Hospital's Eating Disorder Unit, Pensacola; Medical Director for Lakeview's Center for Personal and Family Development, Pensacola; Medical Director for Pensacola Metro Treatment Center, Medical Director for North Florida Wellness Institute, and currently holds the title of Chief of Psychiatry, Northwest Florida Region, Prison Health Services. Dr. Szmurlo treats patients 14 years old and up. ARNPsRobert Donofrio, ARNPPsychiatric ServicesMr. Donofrio is a retired Naval Officer and previous Assistant Professor at the University of West Florida. He is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health Therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. He holds two Masters Degrees and is a recognized specialist in child and adolescent problems. Mr. Donofrio has been a part of the staff at Bridgeway Center Outpatient Psychiatric Services since 1996. Patricia Christie, ARNPPsychiatric ServicesPatricia Christie is an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with Outpatient Psychiatric Services, joining Bridgeway's team in December 2001. Prior to affiliating with BCI, she worked as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with Lakeview Center in Pensacola. Ms. Christie has worked as a psychiatric nurse for a total of 38 years. She is a retired Colonel with the United States Air Force Reserve. Ms. Christie received her Master's degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Community Mental Health Nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile. She completed her post-graduate work as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner through the University of South Alabama. She holds board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Ms. Christie treats adults age 18 years and older and specializes in the treatment of chronic and persistent mental illness. Kay S. Whitten, M.N.Sc., ARNPPsychiatric Care Services ProgramKay joined the Bridgeway team in 2002 as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner to provide physician extender services in the Psychiatric Care Services Program in the Crestview Office. Kay obtained her B.S.N. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, her M.N.Sc. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and has pursued doctoral course work at the Louisiana State University. Kay has worked as a Nurse Practitioner in a variety of settings that include; Bay County Behavioral Partial Hospitalization Program, and Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii. She also worked as an R.N. and a Community Health Nurse in many different places including; Massachusetts, Virginia, Utah, Arkansas and Alabama. She has been an Assistant Professor, Adjunct Professor and Faculty Associate in such institutions as; Florida State University, The University of West Florida, The University of Hawaii, Boston College, University of Utah, and The University of Arkansas. Kay is a member of The American Nursing Association, the Florida Nurses Association and the Southern Nursing Research Society. She is also an Expert Record Reviewer to the Florida State Board of Nursing Attorney. Kay serves her community through volunteering in the Okaloosa County Healthy Start Coalition/Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Committee and is a volunteer in Okaloosa County Schools. Kay and her husband Steve reside in Niceville. Therapeutic StaffCraig BoydstonEducational Background:
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