Allison Mikel M.D., Psychiatrist, is the founder and medical director of Cary Psychiatry Center. She was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Columbia, Maryland. She received her dual undergraduate degrees in Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology from Rutgers University where she was in the Honors program and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Before going to medical school, Dr. Mikel received a Johnson and Johnson’s Women in Neuroscience fellowship for her research in neuroscience and spinal cord injury. Dr. Mikel received her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in psychiatry at East Carolina University School of Medicine at Vidant Medical Center where she served as chief resident her final year.

Dr. Mikel worked at North Carolina Neuropsychiatry and was trained by experts in the field in neuropsychiatry where she treated complex child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, and PTSD. She also has a special interest in treating complex neuropsychiatric disorders such as dementia, traumatic brain Injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and Tourette’s disorder. Dr. Mikel also takes a special interest in women’s issues including postpartum depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Dr. Mikel lives in Cary with her husband and her two children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family. Dr. Mikel is also a breast cancer survivor.