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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

Nicola Cascella is a Psychiatrist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Cascella has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Mansoor Malik is a Psychiatrist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Malik 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 Major Depression.

Dr. Una McCann is a psychiatric specialist in Baltimore, caring for patients with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders and post-traumatic stress. Dr. McCann serves as Associate Program Director at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Graduate Clinical Research Center. She is also Director of the Anxiety Disorders Program and Co-Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Medicine and Research at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. McCann received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Princeton University. She earned her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she also performed a fellowship in psychiatry. Dr. McCann joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1999. Her research interests include amphetamine-induced monoamine neurotoxicity and the neurobiology of anxiety disorders. Dr. McCann is a member of the Society for Neuroscience. She speaks both English and Spanish. Dr. Mccann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Traumatic Brain Injury, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Karen L. Swartz, M.D., received her B.A. from Princeton University and her M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She then completed clinical fellowship training in affective disorders and research training in psychiatric epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. She is the Director of Clinical and Educational Programs at the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. Dr. Swartz is also a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders. She is founder and director of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP), a school-based program designed to educate high school students, faculty, and parents about adolescent depression. Now in its 25th year, the ADAP curriculum has been taught to over 140,000 high school students. Dr. Swartz and the ADAP team have also developed a comprehensive training program that prepares high school counselors and teachers as ADAP instructors, which facilitates the dissemination of the program. In addition to the Baltimore-Washington area, the program has been taught in multiple states including Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Delaware, Ohio, Florida, Texas and Minnesota. More information is available on the program's website: www.ADAPeducation.org Dr. Swartz received the national 2007 Welcome Back Award, which honors one psychiatrist annually, in recognition of her leadership in destigmatizing depression through community education. In 2008 she was selected as the one psychiatrist in Maryland honored with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill’s “Heroes in the Fight Award” for both efforts to destigmatize mental illness and clinical excellence. In 2009 Dr. Swartz was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Her other research has focused on psychiatric disorders in women and psychiatric disorders in the general population, including the study of whether affective disorders predict migraine headaches, the incidence of social phobias in the Baltimore area, and the heterogeneity and course of affective disorders. Dr. Swartz has also written articles for such journals as Archives of General Psychiatry, Health Education & Behavior, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, the International Review of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Swartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression.

Dr. Leppla completed her psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2018 and a fellowship in Psychosomatic medicine in 2019. She is currently a clinical associate at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and enjoys teaching. Dr. Leppla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Delirium, Major Depression, and Dementia.