Lisa A. Mellman, M.D. is the Samuel Rudin Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC and Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed her psychiatry residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute where she was Chief Resident. Dr. Mellman completed her psychoanalytic training at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. A national leader in psychiatric and medical education, Dr.