Core Faculty
Tayo Obatusin, MD, FAPA
Psychiatry Residency Program Director
Dr. Obatusin received his medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and his fellowship in addiction was completed at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, New York. Dr. Obatusin has more than 35 years of experience, and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
Michael Lynskey, MD
Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director
Dr. Lynskey earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and his medical degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He completed a residency in Psychiatry also at Upstate Medical University.
Dr. Lynskey has worked with the Donald J. Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Rome, New York, providing psychiatric services to patients of the clinic. He also has provided psychiatric services to the Onondaga Nation.
Katherine Warden, PhD
Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director
Dr. Warden earned her doctorate in Clinical Forensic Psychology and her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology at Alliant International University, California School of Forensic Studies in Fresno, California. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at State University of New York (SUNY) at Cortland in Cortland, New York. Dr. Warden is a licensed psychologist and a Batterer’s Intervention Program (BIP) Facilitator, having completed BIP Facilitator training and domestic violence training. Dr. Warden is the Director of our Behavioral Medicine Program.
Anwarul Karim, MD
Dr. Karim has worked in various healthcare settings and mental health clinics, including ARISE Child and Family Service in Syracuse, New York; the Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse, New York; and the Chemical Dependency Program at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Karim also served as the acting clinical director of Inpatient Services at the Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center.
Dr. Karim earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Sher-E-Bangla Medical College in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his internship at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital; his General Psychiatry residency at New York Medical College in New York, New York; and his Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship at Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York.
Dr. Karim is board certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry and is located at the Wynn Hospital.
Nalin K. Sinha, MD
Dr. Sinha received his medical degree from University of Delhi / Maulana Azad Medical College (India). He completed his residency at the Albany Medical Center (Albany, NY) and is certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
