Dr. Vas is Triple Board Certified in Psychiatry (ABPN), in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ABPN) and in Addiction Medicine (ABPN). Dr. Vas is most interested in prevention and treatment of substance use and mental illness in children and adolescents. In her fulltime faculty role at the University of Florida College of Medicine, she enjoys teaching Fellows, Residents, Medical Students and Undergraduates in clinical and didactic settings and was awarded the 2023 Exemplary Teacher Award from the University of Florida College of Medicine. She serves as the Director for the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Core Rotation within the Pediatrics Residency Program and as Associate Program Director in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program. In addition to her faculty practice, Dr. Vas works in the University of Florida Behavioral Health Hub, a collaboration between Child Psychiatrists and Pediatricians in Northern Florida, to provide peer consultation and support to Pediatricians as they care for their patients. Dr. Vas completed her undergraduate and graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with magna cum laude honors. She went on to complete her medical education in Manipal University, graduating with summa cum laude honors. She completed one year of Internal Medicine and completed three years of Psychiatry Residency in Puerto Rico, transferring to the University of Florida to complete combined track Psychiatry Residency - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Programs and followed by an Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Vas is involved in her community and participates in recovery-based activities. She enjoys music and loves spending time with her family.