Physicians
Anis Racy, MD
Licensed by the State of Connecticut
Member of the Active Medical Staff of The William W. Backus Hospital
Undergraduate: American University of Beirut
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Internship: American University Medical Center
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Memberships: Academy of Neurology Associates, American Epilepsy Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Connecticut State Medical Society, New London County Medical Association
David J. Shiling, MD
Licensed by the State of Connecticut
Member of the Active Medical Staff of The William W. Backus Hospital
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Maryland
Medical Internship: Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Residency [Psychiatric]: Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and Clinical Center, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
Residency [Neurology]: George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Memberships: New London County Medical Association, Connecticut State Medical Society.
Clinical Instructor: Department of Neurology, Yale University Medical School
John P. Tauro, DO
Licensed by the State of Connecticut
Member of the Active Medical Staff of The William W. Backus Hospital
Undergraduate: Colorado State University
Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME
Residency: Internal and Neurology - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, MI
Fellowship: Neurophysiology - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, MI
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Memberships: Haitian Health Foundation, American Academy of Neurology, Board of Directors, New England Osteopathic Association, Connecticut State Medical Society.
David Tinklepaugh, MD
Licensed by the State of Connecticut
Member of the Active Medical Staff of
The William W. Backus Hospital
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Internship: Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT
Residency: Adult Neurology - Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship: Neurophysiology - Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Memberships: American Academy of Neurology, Connecticut State Medical Society, New London County Medical School
Derek R. Smith, MD
Licensed by the State of Connecticut
Member of the Active Medical Staff of
The William W. Backus Hospital
Undergraduate: Rice University, Houston, TX
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Internship: Internal Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NY, NY
Residency: Department of Neurology and NeuroScience, New York Hospital/Cornell University, NY, NY
Fellowship: Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Board Certified: ABPN - Board Certified in Adult Neurology
Professional Memberships: American Academy of Neurology, American Associate for the Advancement of Science.
Clinical Instructor: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School.







