Dr. Polk is driven by a deep belief in the importance of mental health and providing the most caring and comprehensive treatment to every person she works with at Deer Hollow. She graduated in 2003 from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an Adult Psychiatry Residency at the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT., and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in PA. She also completed a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC., in addition to a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center.