Clinical Advisory and Governance Board

Dr. Wayne Goodman is Professor and Chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Goodman is principal developer of scales used to assess Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including the Y-BOCS (Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale) and CY-BOCS (Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale), which are recognized as the gold standards for measuring severity and treatment outcome in OCD. Prior to his position at Baylor College of Medicine, he held senior positions at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the University of Florida. He began his Psychiatry training at Yale where he also served as faculty for 7 years.

Dr. Katharine Phillips is Professor of Psychiatry, DeWitt Wallace Senior Scholar, and Residency Research Director at Weill Cornell Medical College and Attending Psychiatrist at New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Phillips is internationally recognized for her expertise in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and related disorders, such as Olfactory Reference Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Dr. Phillips has conducted pioneering research studies on BDD, and for the past 30 years she has been providing expert evaluation and treatment for people with these and other conditions.

Dr. Josh Spitalnick is Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta. He is a Board Certified (ABPP) Licensed Clinical Psychologist and specializes in providing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat adolescents, adults, and families who are struggling with many of the common issues people face, including anxiety, depression, stress, health and medical issues, and relationship difficulties. As a CBT psychologist, Dr. Spitalnick is uniquely trained to provide Exposure-based Therapies, which are recognized as some of the most evidence-based approaches for treating anxiety disorders, including Social Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Panic, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Dr. Eric Storch is Professor, Vice Chair, and McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Storch is an experienced professor, researcher and clinician who has devoted his career to work in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related disorders. He has a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and is skilled in clinical psychology, research, writing, science, editing, curriculum development, and public speaking. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College of Columbia University.