Personal Experience
Kristina earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Touro University and holds active PA licenses in Illinois and Wisconsin. She is NCCPA-certified and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
As a psychiatric physician assistant with 15 years of clinical experience, Kristina provides compassionate, patient-centered care across psychiatric, emergency, outpatient, and long-term care settings. She takes a whole-person approach to treatment, recognizing that effective mental healthcare involves understanding the individual beyond a diagnosis.
Specialties include:
Psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and complex psychopharmacology, with experience treating treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and co-occurring conditions, emergency and crisis assessment.