Jeffrey S. Akman, MD, Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair

Clinical services: Prospective patients and their families can receive extensive psychiatric, psychological and/or neuropsychological evaluations and a full range of psychiatric treatments including individual, couples, family and/or group psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. For further information regarding our clinical services or to make an appointment to see a GWU Medical Faculty Associates psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker, please call (202)741-2888.

Education and training: The Department has a CME-accredited grand rounds series and convenes CME programs for physicians and mental health professionals. It has a fully accredited psychiatry residency training program and, in addition, one may apply for a child psychiatry fellowship through the Children's National Medical Center and for a consultation/psychiatry through Inova Fairfax Hospital. The Department has a National Institute of Mental Health sponsored post-doctoral training program in research. The Department plays a prominent role in medical student and health science student education.

Research: The Department’s highly regarded Research Division includes the Center for Family Research and the Clinical Psychiatric Research Center. Areas of research include developmental psychopathology, behavioral genetics, psychosocial influences on survival in medical illness and clinical drug trials. To get further information about entering a clinical drug trial, please call (202) 994-CARE (2273).

Community Service: Community service is integral to the culture of the GW Department of Psychiatry and its faculty and residents have long been recognized for their efforts. Julia B. Frank, MD was named 2005 Psychiatrist of the Year by the Washington Psychiatric Society (WPS) for coordinating psychiatric services for the Hurricane Katrina evacuees brought to Washington, DC. James L. Griffith, MD was named the 2004 Psychiatrist of the Year by the WPS for establishing culturally-sensitive psychiatric services at the Center for Multicultural Health Services in Northern Virginia. Jeffrey S. Akman, MD received the Medical Society of the District of Columbia Community Service Award for his HIV/AIDS work.

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Jeffrey S. Akman, MD
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair