25 of the Best Psychiatrists Near Me in Potomac, MD

A native of Athens, Greece, Professor Lyketsos graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Psychology and from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis with a Medical Doctorate. He completed residency and Chief Residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, as well as a fellowship in clinical epidemiology. An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr. Lyketsos is a world expert in the care and treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD). He carried out pioneering work on the epidemiology and treatment of neuropsychiatric features of AD. His team is developing biomarkers to accelerate treatment development for AD while designing and implementing innovative clinical trials. He leads efforts to ensure the provision of state-of-the-art Dementia Care for people with dementia in the community. Dr. Lyketsos is the Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He directs the Johns Hopkins Bayview Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as the Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer’s Disease and the Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the 2022 Argo Award for Science from the President of the Hellenic Republic. He has authored/co-authored over 450 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, commentaries, as well as five books. His work has been cited over 76,000 times with an h-index of 149. A 2021 Stanford University publication reported that he ranked #13 out of 9,246 scientists worldwide (all-time) in the field of Geriatrics. Castle-Connolly has named Dr. Lyketsos as one of America’s Top Doctors every year since 2001. A listing of Dr. Lyketsos’ publications can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/constantine.lyketsos.1/bibliography/public/. Dr. Lyketsos is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Delirium, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Lyketsos is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Lyketsos is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Hammond is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Department of Psychiatry with a joint appointment in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (Affiliate). He completed his M.D. at University of Florida and his Ph.D. and residency/fellowship training at Yale University. Dr. Hammond’s research program focuses on characterizing the neurobiological predictors and mechanisms of treatment response for adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs) using multimodal neuroimaging (MRI, EEG) and large-scale brain network analytic approaches. His research is funded by a NIDA/AACAP Career Development Award (K12DA000357). Dr. Hammond’s research group is embedded in a larger collaborative research network within Johns Hopkin University School of Medicine applying translational neuroscience, clinical, and epidemiological methods to improve our understanding of brain-behavior relationships for youth suffering from substance use and mental health problems and aid in designing better evidence-based interventions. Clinically, Dr. Hammond works with youth (ages 13-25) with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders in his role as Medical Director of the Co-occurring Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults (CODA) Clinic at Johns Hopkins. He currently serves on the AACAP’s Substance Abuse and Addictions Committee and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s Youth and Adolescent Addiction Treatment Committee. Dr. Hammond is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Blue Cone Monochromatism, Dementia, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Hammond is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Hammond is currently accepting new patients.

Marco Grados is a Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Grados is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Anorexia. Dr. Grados is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Grados is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Guarda is the Stephen and Jean Robinson Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and has been the Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital since 1997. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University, obtained her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins including an externship in eating disorders at the Maudsley Hospital in London. She is an active clinician, educator and researcher. Her clinical research interests include improving treatment outcomes and rates of meal-based weight restoration for anorexia nervosa and ARFID. She has received grant funding from both the NIH and the Klarman Family Foundation and is actively involved in neuroimaging research examining neural mechanisms of appetite dysregulation that may contribute to the driven nature of eating disorders. Dr Guarda is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an inducted member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence and has been named every year since 2009 in Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors” for eating disorders. Dr. Guarda is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Anorexia, Bulimia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression. Dr. Guarda is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Guarda is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Nowrangi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nowrangi is currently accepting new patients.

Cynthia Fields is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fields is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Alzheimer's Disease, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Fields is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Fields is currently accepting new patients.

Haroon Burhanullah, MD is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. He received fellowship training from Johns Hopkins University. He works at the Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center and oversees the operations of novel disease-modifying treatment, Anti amyloid therapies like Lecanemab in Alzheimer’s disease. He is also Director of Consultation Liaison service in the ED. He is currently serving as a steering committee member of the Perioperative and Cognition PIA of Alzheimer’s Association. Dr. Burhanullah is recipient of the National Institute of Aging award on the use of artificial intelligence in the management of delirium and its association with cognition. He is the author of several peer-reviewed articles published at various American Journals and a reviewer of internationally renowned journals. Dr. Burhanullah is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Vascular Dementia. Dr. Burhanullah is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Burhanullah is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Schizophrenia. Dr. Goes is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Dr. Onyike is a specialist in neuropsychiatry. He focuses on the diagnosis and care of neurodegenerative diseases that develop in midlife or earlier. These include frontotemporal dementias, young-onset Alzheimer diseases, prion diseases, leukodystrophy and other atypical conditions that cause cognitive and behavioral impairments and dementia. He is also engaged in research focused on the epidemiology and treatment of frontotemporal dementias, Alzheimer disease, Lewy body disease, spinocerebellar ataxias, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Onyike has advised national and international research agencies, and philanthropic organizations, including the NIH, FDA, MRC-UK, and others. He is chair-elect of the Medical Advisory Council of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the FTD Disorders Registry, the Tau Consortium, and the International Society for Neurodegenerative Diseases. He serves on the Alzheimer’s Association Best Clinical Practices Guidelines Work Group, and has participated in NIA/NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias workshop committees. He is a founding member of the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias, and a member of the Executive Committee. Dr. Onyike is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Onyike is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Chiappelli is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chiappelli is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Major Depression. Dr. Chiappelli is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Psychiatry, 2012. Dr. Chiappelli is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Frederick Nucifora is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include adult psychiatry. Dr. Nucifora earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, where he also performed a fellowship in psychiatry. His research interests include the molecular and biological etiology of psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia and Huntington’s disease. Dr. Nucifora is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Nucifora is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nucifora is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Anorexia, Bulimia, and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Bond is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada. Dr. Bond is currently accepting new patients.

Susan Lehmann is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lehmann is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Lehmann is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Lehmann is currently accepting new patients.

Graham Redgrave is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Redgrave is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anorexia, Bulimia, and Dementia. Dr. Redgrave is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Redgrave is currently accepting new patients.

Sushma Jani is a Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jani is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Dr. Jani is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Jani is currently accepting new patients.

William Narrow is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Narrow is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Narrow is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Narrow is currently accepting new patients.

Dejan Budimirovic is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Budimirovic is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fragile X Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fragile XE Syndrome, and HNRNPH2-Related Disorder.

Daniel Weinberger is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Weinberger is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Major Depression.

Francis Mcmahon is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Mcmahon is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizophrenia, Major Depression, and Tourette Syndrome.

Gerald Nestadt is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nestadt is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette Syndrome, Anorexia, and Schizophrenia. Dr. Nestadt is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Anca G. Zinnes is a psychiatrist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. She has a private practice in Chevy Chase, Md. Dr. Zinnes has an expertise in addiction, psychopharmacology and women-focused psychiatry. Dr. Zinnes earned her degrees from Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta and Duke University School of Medicine. She completed two residencies in internal medicine at Grivita Clinical Hospital, as well as a residency in hematology at Coltea Clinical Hospital and a residency in gastroenterology at Fundeni Clinical Hospital. Dr. Zinnes completed a residency in psychiatry at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in psychiatry at Baltimore Washington Institute. Dr. Zinnes is a member of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Zinnes is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Zinnes is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Zinnes is currently accepting new patients.

Nicola Cascella is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Cascella is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Cascella is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Cascella is currently accepting new patients.

Akira Sawa is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sawa is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurofibromatosis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Scott Aaronson is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Aaronson is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Aaronson is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Buchanan is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Buchanan is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD).