Psychiatry & Mental Health

Dr. John Anooshian, an associate professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, received his medical degree from the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine. 

Anooshian completed his general psychiatric residency at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine. 

Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he is medical director and senior psychiatrist at the UNLV Medicine Mojave Counseling Center. 

Michelle has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Service Management and a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, both from the University of Phoenix. Michelle is currently a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Intern.  

Demetria completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2017, and has 18 years of mental health experience. 

Dr. Fontenelle-Gilmer, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Fontenelle-Gilmer treats patients on the psychiatry consultation service at UMC hospital.

A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, she completed residencies at Harvard Medical School and Sheppard Pratt Hospital and completed a Master Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Irene is a psychiatric nurse practitioner that has spent her career treating patients at UNLV Medicine Mojave Counseling with severe and persistent mental illness. She worked at Mojave as a student nurse and returned to start her career there.

Dr. Eden Lee currently serves as associate director of Psychiatry Residency Training Program for UNLV School of Medicine.

She is a teaching attending for Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. Dr. Lee attended medical school at De La Salle University Health Sciences Institute in the Philippines. She completed her residency at Case Western University-MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Lee is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Garnette has provided individual and family therapy services for the last 21 years. She specializes in trauma, grief, mood and anxiety disorders. She treats children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health and medical concerns. Garnette specialized in grief working in the hospice field for 16 years prior to transitioning into trauma and foster/adoption care for the past 15 years.  Garnette has experience treating individuals who have experienced trauma, reactive attachment, fetal alcohol syndrome and severe anxiety as well as supporting  their caregivers.

David completed his Bachelor’s Degree (2006) in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Social Work (2011) at the University of Nevada, Reno. David has 13 years of social work experience, including 8 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the mental health field.

Dr. Mark Suhany, an associate professor in the UNLV School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, attended the University of Missouri School of Medicine. 

He completed a residency in psychiatry from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. 

Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he is a former president of the Nevada Psychiatric Association. 

Kathy has 28 years of experience in the field of mental health and has been practicing as a therapist for the past 13 years. She has treated children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health concerns, including extensive work with youth in the foster care system. Her background includes treating individuals who have experienced trauma as well as supporting caregivers of children exposed to trauma.