Dr. Ji received his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences in Shanghai, China; and his MA from Marywood University’s Physician Assistant Program in Scranton, PA. He worked for two years as a Psychiatric Research Scientist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, before traveling to the East Coast to work as a pediatric and family Physician Assistant in South and North Carolina. Dr. Ji currently treats ages 6 and up at the Carolina Partners Center for Integrative Care in Raleigh, NC, where he specializes in ADHD, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

What did you choose mental health as a career path?

“I have had a great interest in mental health since I pursued my PhD degree in neuroscience. My interest in mental health persisted and I wrote a literature reviewing the current and emerging medication treatment for major depressive disorders while I did clinical rotation as a physician assistant. During the last 3 years of clinical practice, I passionately strove to treat patients with mental illness because I have deeply realized that people cannot live a happy life without a healthy mental status.”