Who We Are
Remission is our mission-The team at Vital TMS focuses on a patient centric approach to behavioral health. We work with our patients to create a comprehensive plan that aligns all our decisions with the patient needs and goals. This includes the delivery of specific education and support our patients need to make decisions and participate in their own care. Close to 70% of patients receiving TMS therapy will feel some benefit and relief in depression symptoms – half of those patients will be in full remission after treatment. The Vital TMS team has over 75 years of combined experience dealing with patients with mood disorders. We offer unique treatment options for patients suffering from depression and anxiety. We customize care plans for each individual patient, developing and delivering advanced protocols with superior results.
Our Vital TMS Therapy Team
Meet The Physicians
ANCA G ZINNES, M.D
Psychiatrist
Dr. Zinnes is a psychiatrist affiliated Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. She has expertise in different areas of adult psychiatry, including geriatric psychiatry, women focused psychiatry and substance abuse (suboxone certification). She also has expertise in psychotherapy (Fellowship at Baltimore Washington Institute of Psychoanalysis), ECT (Duke University Fellowship) and TMS (Vital TMS Therapy)
Dr. Zinnes earned her degrees from Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta and Duke University School of Medicine. She completed two residencies in internal medicine at Grivita Clinical Hospital, as well as a residency in hematology at Coltea Clinical Hospital and a residency in gastroenterology at Fundeni Clinical Hospital. Dr. Zinnes also completed a residency in psychiatry at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington DC, followed by a fellowship in psychiatry at Baltimore Washington Institute.
She has been in private practice as a psychiatrist for over 20 years with the firm belief that the integration of mental health care with general medicine is essential for best outcomes in treating all types of conditions. She is committed to providing her patients with the best of care and to also advocate for their social integration and destigmatization of mental illness.
Dr. Zinnes is a member of the American Psychiatric Association; a Board Certified Psychiatrist and an APA Fellow. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a private practice in Chevy Chase, Md.
Carol Muhammad PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Carol Muhammad comes to Vital TMS having built a long and contiguous career in clinical health care. She began in 1986 as a registered nurse in a hospital medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU). In 2012 she earned a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education (MSN) and later a second master’s degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She maintains the American Heart Association certifications in Basic and Advanced Life Support for pediatric and adults and instructor certification in BLS. In 1995 she earned certification as a Yoga therapy instructor from the Indian Institute of Yoga [in Patna India].
Her clinical experience includes varied clinical settings which affords her a unique and perceptive understanding of client needs. Ms. Muhammad has worked for over 20 years in teaching-hospital settings at the bedside in ICU and taught nursing students in community college and University settings. She has worked with paramedics for an ambulance company as a medical transport nurse for complex medical transfers. Her work/life balance includes family life, yoga practice and traveling.
We welcome Ms. Muhammad to the Vital TMS Therapy team. We appreciate the skill set that she brings and her intuitive sense that seems to guide her approach in meeting the psychotherapeutic needs of our clients.
