Robert S. Castroll
Dr. Castroll received his BA from Rice University, his MA from the University of Texas, and his MD degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Nassau County Medical Center and a residency in Psychiatry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he served as Chief Resident. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stony Brook.
His major interest is the psychopharmacological treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, including PTSD, schizophrenia, and addictive disorders. He has 40 years of experience in the practice of both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry.
Dr Castroll is board certified in psychiatry and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Shelley J. Epstein, MD
Dr. Epstein is board certified in general psychiatry. Dr Epstein received her psychiatric training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, after graduating from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Princeton University.
She was the Director of Psychiatry at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Smithtown, and has been working in both inpatient and outpatient settings since joining North Shore Psychiatric Consultants in 1992.
Dr. Epstein holds added qualifications in geriatric psychiatry, served as the Director of the new Electroconvulsive Therapy Program at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, and participates in the North Shore Psychiatric Consultants Buprenorphine Addiction Program.
Dr. Epstein is proud to work in a practice in which our patient’s needs truly come first.
SUZANNE L. TUZEL, MD
Dr Tuzel is board certified in psychiatry with additional board certification in addiction psychiatry. Dr Tuzel attended Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in biology, before transferring to the University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical Faculty where she received her medical degree. Her residency training included – Bergen Regional Medical Center, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/ NY State Psychiatric Institute, and completion of an addiction fellowship at North Shore University Hospital.
Prior to joining North Shore Psychiatric Consultants in 2002, she has held numerous administrative duties including Associate Clinical Director, Downstate Medical Director of the PMHP Program and Chief of Psychiatry at PIlgrim Psychiatric Center.
Since 2006, she is the Medical Director of the Huntington Drug and Alcohol Counseling Center. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the Turkish American Medical Association.
Dr Tuzel is an experienced psychiatrist in psychopharmacologic treatment and a dedicated physician, coming from a family of physicians and nurses.
Carreen Castroll
PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER, PMH-NP, BC
I am a Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. After graduating with my AAS in Nursing at Farmingdale College in 1980, I worked in Medical-Surgical Nursing. In that period of time, I recognized my drive toward the field of mental health. I concluded that the mind, body, social experience and spirit all shape human behavior and perception.
I worked in the field of psychiatric nursing since 1882. In 2006, I graduated from Stony Brook University School of Nursing Summa Cum Laude. I finished my masters in 2008. I am an Associate member of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
My areas of practice include adult mental heath disorders with a keen interest in depression, anxiety, OCD and women’s health issues.