Dr. Janel Smietana is a Psychiatrist, earning her M.D. from the University at Buffalo School of medicine, summa cum laude and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed internship in Neurological Surgery, ultimately completing Psychiatry residency in Delaware (Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health) where she served as Chief Resident as well as Psychotherapy Chief Resident. She completed a one year Psychoanalytic fellowship during residency through Columbia University Department of Psychoanalytic training and Research, and currently completing additional education in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She is also an artist, Certified Yoga instructor and meditation guide, and uses all of her experiences to practice in a holistic manner, meeting patients where they are, empathizing and developing plans suitable to ones unique needs to work towards optimizing their mental health and well being.
