Dr. Fernando Goes, the Director of our Stanley and Elizabeth Star Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Mood Disorders, is a psychiatrist focused on the study and treatment of severe mood disorders. As a disease-oriented clinician-scientist, his goal in leading the center is to better understand the causes, course, and treatment of severe mood disorders to facilitate the development of better treatments and implement improvements in patient care. His current research project encompasses genomic studies of mood disorders diverse populations, clinical trials of new medications, and the clinical utility of novel wearables technology to better track mood, sleep and activity. Dr. Goes directs the Bayview Mood Disorders Clinic, where he cares for patients with bipolar disorders and sees patients for consultations at the East Baltimore campus. Dr. Goes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Schizophrenia.

Mohammad Haerian is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Haerian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Charles Hicks is a Psychiatrist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Hicks has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Dennis Kutzer is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kutzer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Kutzer is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Gartrell is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gartrell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Gartrell is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Warren is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Warren is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Warren is currently accepting new patients.

Edward Zuzarte is a Psychiatrist in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Zuzarte is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Major Depression. Dr. Zuzarte is currently accepting new patients.

Khizar Khan is a Psychiatrist in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizophrenia, and Major Depression. Dr. Khan is currently accepting new patients.

Elias Shaya is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shaya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

William Narrow is a Psychiatrist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Narrow is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Geeta Sharma is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Edward Swanton is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Swanton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Vascular Dementia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Swanton is currently accepting new patients.

Claude Smith is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Abdulhafiz Ahmed is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ahmed is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizophrenia, and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

Cynthia Fields is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Fields is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Alzheimer's Disease, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD).

Thomas Sedlak is a Psychiatrist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Sedlak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Dr. Stanislav Spivak is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is adult psychiatry in the community setting. Dr. Spivak received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he also completed his residency in psychiatry. He subsequently completed a research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is the medical director for Mobile Treatment Services of Community Psychiatry (COSTAR). COSTAR is an Assertive Community Treatment program that operates on a 24/7 basis to provide at-home and in the community services to those with the most serious and persistent mental illnesses. Dr. Spivak has published on a variety of topics related to individuals with serious mental and substance use disorders as well as services available to those individuals. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Exposure to Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising and Medication Nonadherence Among Patients With Serious Mental Illness, Psychiatric Services podcast 9/2017 Number of US mental health facilities offering telepsychiatry doubles since 2010. Open Minds News Report. 11/2019 Use of telepsychiatry nearly doubles from 2010 to 2017, study finds. APA Psychiatric News Alert. 10/2019 4 Questions About Trends in the Use of Telepsychiatry, Consultant360. Dr. Spivak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Dr. David Bond is a clinician-scientist with 20 years of experience in treating people with bipolar disorder. His main clinical interests are the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage bipolar disorder, bipolar depression, and co-occurring conditions like anxiety disorders and ADHD. He has been an investigator in numerous clinical trials investigating the effectiveness and safety of treatments for bipolar disorder. Dr. Bond co-authored the 2013, 2018, and 2021 Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments/International Society for Bipolar Disorders (CANMAT/ISBD) Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, the most widely used treatment guidelines worldwide. Dr Bond’s research focuses on the relationship between body health and brain health, and he has conducted brain imaging studies investigating the relationships between elevated body mass index, tobacco use, and brain illness progression in bipolar disorder. Dr. Bond leads the Johns Hopkins Hospital Bipolar Disorder Clinic. Dr. Bond is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Anorexia, Bulimia, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Dr. Potash returned to Johns Hopkins as Director of Psychiatry and Psychiatrist-in-Chief in 2017. Prior to that he was Chair and Department Executive Officer of the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry from 2011-17. Dr. Potash graduated in 1984 from Yale College, where he majored in English. Following graduation, he served in the Peace Corps in the West African country of Senegal, and there decided to become a physician. He completed his master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins, focusing on epidemiology and international health. He then went on to medical school at Hopkins, medical internship at Hopkins Bayview, and a year working as a general practitioner in another West African country, Benin. He returned to do his psychiatric residency at Hopkins and served as chief resident in 1997-98. He then joined Dr. Ray DePaulo’s mood disorders program, and eventually became the program’s research director before moving to Iowa. Dr. Potash’s work has focused on investigation of the genetic and epigenetic basis of mood disorders—depression and bipolar disorder. These efforts have resulted in over 170 publications and consistent NIH funding. He has been particularly interested in the genetic basis of the psychotic forms of bipolar disorder, and in the epigenetic mechanisms through which stress plays a role in depression. Dr. Potash co-leads the Bipolar Sequencing Consortium, and is a member of the Council on Research for the American Psychiatric Association. He serves as Treasurer for the International Society for Psychiatric Genetics, and he has played a leading role in the National Network of Depression Centers. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Potash is also an active clinician who sees mood disorders patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Potash is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Milap Nowrangi, M.D., MS, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Nowrangi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of age-related cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. He also is interested in the treatment or management of behavioral and cognitive sequelae of neurological diseases, including those caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy or toxic exposures. Dr. Nowrangi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).