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Our Inspiration
Dr. Tokunboh T. Rose

Dr. Tokunboh (Toks) Rose was an outstanding child and adolescent Psychiatrist. She was educated in some America’s finest schools including the famous Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. She studied at Columbia University, University of Virginia Medical School, Residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Maryland in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Rose practiced at Atrium Health in Charlotte. She was a philanthropist and educator

She practiced Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina until her death in June 2019.

Dr. Rose will be honored at the hospital by establishment of an annual award in her name for her hard work. She was the Pioneer of Tele-Psych Medicine, and the award is to recognize an outstanding doctor in the field of Telemedicine in Psychiatry.

Our Founder
Mrs. Toyin G. Rose

Toyin Rose is the mother of Dr Tokunboh Rose. Mrs. Rose studied Chemistry and worked at the Research Department of Carter-Wallace, a pharmaceutical and product company. She worked with her husband for a period of years and traveled around the world with him and their daughters, when they were younger. She is an active member of three well-know and prominent voluntary organizations in Washington, D.C, and is currently sitting on the board of two.

She worked with her husband for a period of years and traveled around the world with him and their daughters, when they were younger.

She is passionate about the work and services Dr Rose did before her passing and to continue her vision in helping the children and young adults with mental illness and disabilities.

Other Board Members

Ms. Toria Rose

Toria Ross is the younger sister of Dr. Toks Rose. She received her education at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. before attending Duke University, where she majored in psychology. She currently works at Meta (formerly Facebook) as a Program Manager supporting new product testing. Toria lives and works in New York City.

Dr. Terri Blackwell

Attending Psychiatrist in the Emergency Department at Atrium Health Behavioral Health Center, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center

Dr. Blackwell has always been fascinated with the brain/mind connection, how our perceptions shape every aspect of our lives. She earned her BA in psychology at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and was awarded the Board of Governor’s scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she become even more fascinated with understanding and treating mental illness. She completed a psychiatric residency and research fellowship at North Carolina Memorial hospital, and became board certified in psychiatry.

Over her 24-year career, she has been dedicated to the compassionate care of patients, advocating for an integrated approach to wellness, including mental, physical, and spiritual health. She has been recognized by her colleagues and patients for her years of service by being nominated and chosen several times as an Atrium Health Provider of the Quarter and was a nominee for an Atrium Health Teal Acorn Career Award. She has also been active in her community, volunteering with school and church projects, and mentoring high school and college students to encourage them to seek higher education and career opportunities,

Dr. Blackwell, her husband and their daughter enjoy music, movies, outdoor festivals and traveling to the beach and abroad, always looking for the next adventure, and new perspectives from those they meet along the way.

Dr. Ryan Livingston, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Assistant Medical Director, Psychiatric Emergency Services at the Atrium Health Behavioral Health, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. Livingston received his Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University before going on to earn his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He then completed his psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He joined Atrium Health after his fellowship as a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist before transitioning to the psychiatric emergency department in 2015. He has been the assistant medical director of psychiatric emergency services since 2017. He oversees a group of more than 30 psychiatric providers in managing acute mental health crises in patients across the lifespan. He is actively involved in academics, serving as the co-medical director for Atrium’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Behavioral Health Fellowship for the past 7 years. He also works closely with psychiatric residents and medical students in the emergency department. Dr. Livingston is board-certified in both Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Alicia Romeo, Md, DFAPA

Assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Chief of the Psycho-oncology, Department of Supportive Oncology, at Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC

Dr. Romeo is a graduate of Villanova University and Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Romeo completed her psychiatry residency at Yale School of Medicine. She then completed her fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. She is board-certified in general and geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Romeo held academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and then Yale School of Medicine prior to moving to North Carolina. She met her dear friend Dr. Toks Rose in 2013 while they were working together in the emergency department of Behavioral Health Charlotte.

Ms. Christine Zazzaro, M. ED, LCMHC

Vice President and Facility Executive, Atrium Health, Behavioral Health Charlotte

Ms. Zazzaro received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University of South Carolina. She has worked in the fields of Mental Health and Substance abuse for over 30 years. As the Vice President and Facility Executive of Behavioral Health Charlotte, she is responsible for the strategic planning and expansion of Atrium Health’s largest Behavioral Health campus which consists of a 66-bed hospital, the regions only psychiatric emergency room, and over 10 outpatient programs to serve the greater Charlotte Region’s behavioral health needs. Before becoming the Facility Executive for BHC she created and grew innovative programs to expand access to care for underserved areas in our state. Under her direction, these programs grew to provide virtual consultations for patients in 23 Acute Care Emergency Rooms and multiple inpatient units as well as broadening the scope of virtual psychiatric care to include centralized patient placement, virtual patient navigation, and private, secure transportation for behavioral health patients who need hospitalization. Christine is also on the Executive Board of Directors for NAMI Charlotte.

Mr. Tim H. Rose

Mr. Rose is the father of Dr. Tokunboh Rose. He is the Managing Director and owner of T4 Logistics, LLC. Mr. Rose studied at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is an international entrepreneur, business owner, economist, and policy consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the international furniture industry, international logistics, international project management sales, international business and international relations and has traveled the world.

Shruti Tewari, MD

Shruti Tewari, MD is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, board certified in (Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry). Dr. Tewari serves as an outpatient medication management provider at the Inova Kellar center). She joined Inova Health System in (2011) and has been practicing medicine since 2006 but completed Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship in 2011.

Dr. Tewari sees patients at the Kellar Center’s Fairfax office that are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, including Anxiety disorders, Depressive disorders, ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mood Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. She has recently completed a certificate program through Georgetown in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, with a focus on culturally sensitive and equitable treatment. She has an interest in working with families from different cultural backgrounds to help address their needs in an individualized and culturally sensitive way. During her residency, Dr. Tewari partnered with the family medicine department at Jefferson University Hospital to provide entry mental health services to refugees from Iraq and Myanmar.

Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Tewari completed her General Psychiatry residency in 2009 at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Children’s National Medical Center in 2011. She received her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2006

She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Tewari has been involved in numerous presentations including presentations in the Northern Virginia area to pediatricians, health care groups, the Washington International Club, InsideNova Magazine, Inova team members, and Inova Institute. Additionally, she has traveled abroad to present at Bermuda hospitals for World Mental Health Day.

She lives in Fairfax County, Virginia and is married with two children. Her hobbies include running, including an upcoming marathon, as well as baking, drawing, painting, and reading.