Dr. Darin D. Dougherty is the Medical Director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Institute at McLean Hospital, the Director of the Neurotherapeutics Division in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH, the Director of the Mood Disorders Section of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatric Neuroimaging Group, and the Associate Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatric Neuroimaging Group. Dr. Dougherty is also the Director of Medical Education at the Massachusetts General Hospital Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Institute and the Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Trichotillomania Clinic. Additionally, Dr. Dougherty is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a Clinical Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Visiting Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Professional Staff
Anne Chosak, Ph.D.
Anne Chosak, Ph.D., is Director of Psychological Services at the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD), and Director of the CBT Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is a staff psychologist at MGH and Assistant Professor (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chosak received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from SUNY at Albany in 2000. She received her post-doctoral training at CORD and was licensed in 2002. Dr. Chosak’s clinical and research background was in the anxiety disorders of adulthood, and her current clinical and research interests are in the OCD spectrum disorders of adulthood. Dr. Chosak serves on the Clinical Psychology Internship Training Committee at MGH.
Maria Lynn Buttholph, M.D.
Maria Lynn Buttholph, M.D., has been a staff psychiatrist and member of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) since 1988. She participated in the original clinical trials that helped to determine effective medications for the treatment of OCD. She has treated a large number of patients with OCD, as well as OCD spectrum disorders including trichotillomania. She has published numerous papers and has written a chapter about OCD and pregnancy. She is an Instructor at the Harvard Medical School and at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., is a Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Donovan-Chien Family Professor in the Field of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director of the Center for Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders (CORD) at MGH, and Director of the Center for Digital Mental Health in Psychiatry at MGH.
Dr. Wilhelm is recognized as a leading researcher in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRD). Her recent research focuses on using cutting-edge technology to improve and personalize mental health care for a range of mental health concerns. She is currently working on the development and testing of smartphone-based treatments for OCD, depression, and body dysmorphic disorder. Her ultimate goal is to use technology-based interventions to enhance global access to high-quality mental health interventions.
Dr. Wilhelm has published 342 papers and chapters, as well as nine books. She has also given around 300 talks on these subjects, locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Wilhelm has mentored more than 50 junior investigators in the field. She has been the principal investigator of numerous NIMH-and foundation funded clinical research grants investigating medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy, digital services, and other treatments for a range of psychiatric disorders in children and adults.
Dr. Wilhelm is the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. She serves on the Scientific Council for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the Tourette Syndrome Association Behavioral Science Consortium. She is the past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and was an Associate Editor for the journals Depression and Anxiety and Behavior Therapy. Dr. Wilhelm currently serves on seven editorial boards. She was the Scientific Program Chair of the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies held in Boston in June 2010. Additionally, Dr. Wilhelm is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Wilhelm received many awards for her work, including the distinguished Aaron T. Beck Award from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She was also awarded the Peter K. Ranney Innovation Award from the World Medical Innovation Forum and she is the recipient of the 2023 NAMI Scientific Research Award.