Dr. Sharfstein joined Sheppard Pratt in 1986 as vice president and medical director before taking over as president and CEO in 1992. He also serves as a clinical professor and vice chair of psychiatry at the University of Maryland in College Park. Over the last several years, Dr. Sharfstein has filled a variety of roles at the National Institute of Mental Health and is a former president of the American Psychiatric Association.
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