“Medicine is not just from the neck down. Mental health is an often overlooked and unaddressed issue which affects physical health, social well-being and economic issues, including access to care.”

Dr. Manuel is board certified in psychiatry and specializes in interventional and neurocognitive psychiatry at Atrium Health Behavioral Health, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center. She has a special interest in electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and psychiatric care in an emergency department setting.

She received her medical degree and completed her residency at East Carolina University.