Psychiatrist & Physicians

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President: Sara K. Chase, PhD

Medical Director: Lynne Lyons, MD

Director of Business Operations Michele Willoughby

Office Managers: Mary Schultz (Novi), Ann Morse (Rochester Hills), Lindsey Bluemer (Shelby Township), Debra Hill (Ann Arbor)

Administrative Assistants: Joy Lawery, Elizabeth Vroegindewey, Allexis Willoughby

Billing Manager: Kimberly

Billing Assistant: Christel

Novi location

Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Abaris Behavioral Health

Dr. Lyons is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who has been with our practice since 1999. She did her psychiatric training at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. She has extensive experience in the evaluation and pharmacologic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders. She serves adults (18 and over) for diagnostic evaluations, medication assessments and provides treatment with psychopharmacologic medication. She works well with clinical counselors and therapists, and believes that a combination of psychotherapy and medication provide best practice treatment for many clients. She also provides ongoing care, after recovery, with maintenance treatment and prevention of recurrences.

In addition to her work at Abaris Behavioral Health, Dr. Lyons is the Medical Director of Rose Hill Center. Rose Hill is a residential psychiatric rehabilitation program in Holly, Michigan that specializes in the treatment of schizophrenia and severe mood disorders.

Novi location

Psychiatrist

Dr. Martinez-Lyons is an Adult Psychiatrist . She completed her residency in psychiatry at Albert Einstein Medical College in Bronx, New York. She completed a clinical research fellowship in anxiety, affective disorders and Alzheimer’s disease at Lafayette clinic, Wayne State University School of Medicine. She provides diagnostic evaluations and treatment of a variety of problems including:

• Depression
• Anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Substance abuse
• Stress-related medical conditions
• Attention-deficit disorders
• Dementia

Rochester Hills & Shelby Twp. locations

Family, Addiction, and Preventative Medicine

Dr. Murthy was originally a Resident in Family Medicine at Louisiana State University(LSU) in Lafayette, LA. He completed 24 months at LSU and did a 3rd year residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky in the department of Occupational/Preventive Medicine. Prior to joining residency, he completed a Master’s in Public Health & Tropical Medicine/Infectious Diseases’ at Tulane University’s School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. He has completed required hours for the American Board of Addiction Medicine exam as a fellow at Brighton Hospital/St.John Health System in Brighton, MI.

Dr. Murthy’s areas of specialization include Family Medicine/Primary Care, Addiction Medicine/Dual Diagnosis and Occupational Medicine/Preventive Medicine. His interests include addiction medicine/dual diagnosis, primary care medicine & preventive medicine.