Our Clinicians
John Dykema, MD
Dr. Dykema completed both his medical education and psychiatry residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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Collin Vas, MD
Dr. Vas completed his medical education at St. John’s Medical College and completed his psychiatry residency at both Christian Medical College and the Mayo Clinic.
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Zena Patel, PA-C
Zena completed her physician assistant education at Nova Southeastern University - Jacksonville Campus.
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Our Lab Members
Génesis González Álvarez
Clinical Research Assistant
Génesis received her Bachelor of Psychology from the Mexican university of Professional School of Sciences & Arts and her Master of Science in Psychological Sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas. She has worked in clinical research at UTSW since May 2024.

Reagan Volzer
Clinical Research Coordinator
Reagan received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Stephen F. Austin State University and her Master of Science in Psychological Sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas. She has worked in clinical research at UTSW since September 2022.

Paola Sparagana
Clinical Research Assistant
Paola Sparagana received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from Texas A&M University. She has been working in clinical research since 2022.