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Meet Our Team

Our team is made up of psychiatrists, neurologists, and TMS providers who will work with you and referring clinician to design and implement a TMS treatment plan. We collaborate with our patients' clinicians to develop a course of therapy that is individualized to meet each person's needs. Several members of our team are members of the Clinical TMS Society.

Physicians

Daniel Press, MD

Neurologist
Director, TMS Clinical Program
Daniel Press, MD is a cognitive neurologist with a clinical and research interest in Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Originally from Vernon, Connecticut he attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in the Biological Basis of Behavior, an interest that continues to this day. He attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine for his medical training. During his medical training, he attended the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - National Institutes of Health Research Scholar Program for one year at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. He then trained in neurology in the Harvard Longwood Neurology Training Program. He trained in Cognitive Neurology in the BIDMC Cognitive Neurology Fellowship. His research interests include developing new treatments for the cognitive symptoms in Parkinson's disease; and determining the effect of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease on motor learning. When he's not seeing patients, doing research, or writing grants, he can enjoys tennis, biking, and trying to convince his daughter to go camping!


Subha Subramanian, MD

Psychiatrist
Director of Psychiatry
Dr. Subramanian trained in psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis and participated in the research track. During residency, Dr. Subramanian became clinically interested in medication-resistant psychiatric disorders and gained expertise in several “interventional” treatments, including ECT, TMS, and ketamine. She joined the Berenson-Allen Center as a Sidney R., Baer Fellow in Neuropsychiatry to pursue clinical and research training in neuromodulation techniques for psychiatric illnesses. After fellowship, she transitioned to Psychiatry Director of TMS in the Center and treats individuals who have treatment-resistant depression with TMS. Dr. Subramanian's research focuses on “precision-based” neuroimaging approaches to improve TMS response rates for treatment-resistant depression.


Mouhsin Shafi, MD, PhD

Neurologist
Director, Berenson-Allen Center
Dr. Shafi obtained his MD/PhD in Neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He then completed his Neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2010, followed by a Clinical/Research Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at MGH. He is now the Director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation. His research involves the use of noninvasive brain stimulation in combination with EEG and MRI to understand investigate brain function, connectivity and pathology in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases.



Technicians

Julia Casas, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator/Neuromodulation Technician
Julia joined the Berenson-Allen Center as a Clinical Research Coordinator/Neuromodulation Technician in July of 2024. She graduated in 2024 Harvard University wih a degree in Neuroscience and Global Health & Health Policy. Outside of work, Julia enjoys exploring the greater Boston area in her free time. She also loves to play tennis, watch movies, and spend time with her friends.


Kevin Chase, BS

Kevin joined the Berenson-Allen Center as a Neuromodulation Technician in May of 2023. He graduated in 2021 from UMASS Amherst with a degree in Psychology. Outside of work Kevin spends his time finding new things to do in Boston, Exercising, watching the Red Sox, and spending time with his dog Sox.


Alex Diamond, BA

Neuromodulation Technician/Clinical Research Coordinator
Alex joined the Berenson-Allen Center as a Neuromodulation Technician in June of 2024. She graduated in 2023 from Brandeis University with a degree in Biology. Outside of work, Alex enjoys attending Boston sports games, trying new restaurants, practicing yoga, and decorating her apartment with homemade art and thrifted treasures.


John Scala, BS

Neuromodulation Technician
John joined the Berenson-Allen Center as a Neuromodulation Technician in September of 2024. He graduated in 2021 from St. Lawrence University with a degree in psychology. Outside of work, John enjoys reading, baking, skiing, board Games, movies and planning fun activities with friends.


Administrative Support

Mara O'Connell

Administrative Assistant
Bio coming soon!


Alisha Roby, MBA

Operations Manager
Alisha is a proud graduate of Merrimack College where she received her Bachelors Degree in Biology and Simmons University where she received her Masters in Business Administration. Alisha joined the Berenson-Allen Center in April 2015 as the Program Administrator overseeing both the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation Fellowship in the Clinical Neurosciences and Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses. She has been managing the center's clinical, research and educational opportunities since winter 2020.