Meet the Team
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The Clinical Team
MCW is pleased to introduce The Clinical Team of dedicated individuals responsible for The Periscope Project services. Their aim is to reduce access barriers to perinatal psychiatrists by leveraging the existing MCW infrastructure and technology to build health care professionals’ knowledge and skills in managing their patients’ behavioral health needs.
Christina L. Wichman, DO, is The Periscope Project Medical Director and responsible for the Project’s clinical services. She is a Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Director of Women’s Mental Health at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Wichman is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.
As The Periscope Project Medical Director, Dr. Wichman provides teleconsultation services and oversees perinatal psychiatrists staffing the consultation line. She is passionate about sharing her expertise with other health care providers and looks to build connections across geographical boundaries.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Maxwell Hovis, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her clinical interests include Perinatal Mental Health, Perinatal Substance Use Disorders and Emergency Psychiatry. Dr. Hovis completed medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, residency in General Adult Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In addition to her clinical roles, Dr. Hovis is a staff psychiatrist with The Periscope Project where she strives to improve access to quality care for patients struggling with mental health concerns during and following pregnancy.
Dr. Hovis provides teleconsultation service and provider education for The Periscope Project.
The Staff Team
Shelby Kuehn, BA, is the Program Manager for the Periscope Project. She comes to the Periscope Project with five years’ experience working in social services focused on economic empowerment programming. She has been a part of the Periscope team since 2017.
Shelby is responsible for overall project administration and coordination. She also provides back up triage coverage for the consultation line.
Esmirna delossantos Peralta, BA is the Program Coordinator for the Periscope Project. She has worked in the mental health field for two years.
Esmirna provides primary triage coverage for the provider consultation line. She maintains Periscope’s social media accounts.
Available Monday – Friday from 8am – 4pm CST, excluding holidays.
Provider to provider perinatal psychiatric tele-consultations within 30 minutes.
E-mails returned within one business day.
The Periscope Project is a program of the Medical College of Wisconsin – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
