Welcome to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences!

e are fortunate to be part of a revolutionary age in medicine, particularly Osteopathic Medicine, in which we further our knowledge of not only origins of diseases but the complexity of human beings daily. A tremendous part of this new understanding involves the essence of the human condition, the mind. Although we understand more about the physiology and chemistry of the brain than ever before, we increasingly recognize it as more than a reductionist sum of its individual parts. Rather, it is a never-ending frontier of medical research and discovery. We as osteopathic physicians continue to view our patients as just that, not an accumulation of ailments or symptoms, and through our philosophy of the interaction of mind, body and spirit, we attempt to understand the patient, not just the disease. Neuropsychiatry must also be understood within this context as it serves a crucial role in healthcare. As a department it is our mission to improve healthcare in general and especially to strive for improvement of mental health care, which often plays a vital role in the overall functioning of the patient. We encourage this mission through increasing community awareness, support of continuing education and practice initiatives for our diverse clinical faculty, and most importantly by passing on our passion for discovery and knowledge to future generations of osteopathic physicians.

Our faculty is comprised of leaders in the field of mental health from diverse backgrounds and skills. They are all actively engaged in clinical practice as well as teaching and are uniquely dedicated to the concept of education in medicine. Many are researchers and have contributed to our profession and scientific understanding of chiatric conditions greatly. As you browse through this site, I invite you to meet our faculty and view their educational backgrounds and interests. I trust that you will find our department to be a resource in your educational and clinical endeavors.