Meet Our Plenary Presenteres!

Frank Corrigan, MD
Frank Corrigan qualified in Medicine (MBChB) in Glasgow in 1976 and started working in psychiatry in 1977. He was from 1985 a consultant in general psychiatry with the NHS in Scotland. Over the decades he specialised gradually in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders, training in a number of modalities. He is now in independent psychiatric practice and is mainly involved in Deep Brain Reorienting, a modality which he developed which has been the subject of a clinical and neuroimaging study in London, Ontario. He has been a co-author of three books and a number of papers. He graduated from Aberdeen University with a degree in Medicine in 1989.

Milissa L. Kaufman, MD, PhD
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, serves as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is a trauma psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher focused on advancing evidence-based care for individuals affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder. As Kingdon Saylor Endowed Director of Trauma Programs at McLean Hospital, she provides strategic leadership across trauma-focused clinical services, research initiatives, and educational programs. Dr. Kaufman founded and co-directs the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program and serves as Medical Director of the Trauma Continuum of Care at Hill Center.

Dr. Kaufman plays a central role in building clinical and research capacity in trauma psychiatry. She directs both the Trauma Scholar Program and the Initiative for Integrated Trauma Research, Training, and Care at McLean and oversees trauma psychiatry education for the Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital Psychiatry Residency. She serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation and has received numerous local, national, and international awards recognizing contributions to research, clinical care, and training.

The Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program (DDTRP), co-led by Dr. Kaufman and Dr. Lauren Lebois, uses a multimodal approach to study trauma-related dissociation, integrating clinical and neurocognitive assessment with functional and structural neuroimaging and genetic methods. A central aim of the DDTRP is the identification of biomarkers of dissociation and recovery. This biomarker-focused work has been supported by multiple awards from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

For more than a decade, the lab has partnered with a DID/PTSD lived-experience advisory panel (LEAP). Panel members contribute to study design, implementation, and dissemination, helping to shape research questions, contextualize findings, and guide responsible communication of results.

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