
Eliot Marc Gelwan MD MEd ABPN
Addiction, Forensic Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology
Associate Medical Director, Short-Term Unit, McLean Hospital
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115 Mill St# AB335Belmont, MA 02478
Phone+1 617-855-3872
Fax+1 617-855-3728
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Summary
- Eliot Gelwan, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Belmont, MA, with subspecialties in addiction, forensic psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and psychopharmacology. He earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine in 1983, followed by a residency and internship at Cambridge Health Alliance. Dr. Gelwan holds an A.B. in Social Anthropology and an Ed.M. in Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Harvard University. His career includes key roles such as Associate Medical Director at McLean Hospital and Medical Director at Cambridge Health Alliance. His expertise spans temporal lobe epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and mood disorders, among others. He has contributed to literature in psychiatry, co-authoring notable publications. Dr. Gelwan has been recognized with awards including Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard and Who’s Who in American Psychiatry.
Education & Training
- Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
- Cambridge Health AllianceInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 1983
- Harvard Graduate School of EducationEd.M., Program in Counselling and Consulting Psychology, 1978
- Harvard Graduate School of EducationEd.M., Program in Counselling and Consulting Psychology, 1978
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Social Anthropology, Cum Laude, 1975
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Social Anthropology, Cum Laude, 1975
- Forest Hills High SchoolDiploma, High School, Valedictorian
- Forest Hills High SchoolDiploma, High School, Valedictorian
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1984 - 2027
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Who’s Who in American Psychiatry 2001
- Hunter-Grubb Fund Grant 1981
- Fellowship, Appalachian Student Health Coalition Vanderbilt University, 1980
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characteristics and outcomes of individuals screening positive for borderline personality disorder on an adult inpatient psychiatry unit: a cross-sectional study.Joann J Chen, Sam A Mermin, Lucie A Duffy, Samantha A Wong, Savannah D Layfield
BMC Psychiatry. 2025-05-05 - 3 citationsUsing electronic patient-reported measures to characterize symptoms and improvement in inpatient psychiatric units.Samantha A Wong, Lucie A Duffy, Savannah D Layfield, Marina Long, Fernando Rodriguez-Villa
Psychiatry Research. 2022-11-01 - 5 citationsExogenous growth hormone levels predict attentional performance: a preliminary report.Myra O. Smith, Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz, Joseph M. Gertner, Lisa A. Raskin
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 1985-10-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Geriatric mental health: the psychiatrist’s role (Paper Presentation)EM Gelwan MD, Westwood Pembroke Health Systems/Professional Counselling Center Conference: Dementia and Depression in the Elderly: a community-based approach, Randolph, MA, 1/1/2000
- Psychiatric evaluation and treatment of the aged: what are the options? (Paper Presentation)EM Gelwan MD, Pembroke Hospital/Quincy Hospital Conference: Geriatric Mental Health Assessment and Treatment, The Biopsychosocial Approach, Rockland, MA, 1/1/1998
- What is on the horizon in psychopharmacological treatment (Paper Presentation)EM Gelwan MD, Harvard Medical School Dept. of Psychiatry Continuing Medical Education Conference: Psychopharmacology for the non-M.D., The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 1/1/1991
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Lectures
- Legal Rights and Legal StatusesConcord, MA - 1/1/2014
- The Wounded Healer: Caring for Ourselves as We Care for OthersConcord, MA - 1/1/2013
- Mental Health and Gun ViolenceConcord, MA - 1/1/2013
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Other
- DSM-V: What to Expect and What to Worry About (Radio interview)EM Gelwan MD, BBC
1/1/2010 - Modern mental health treatment: expectations and realities (Radio talk on The Practical Psychologist)EM Gelwan MD, WATD-FM, Boston/Marshfield
1/1/2001 - Stigmatization of the mentally ill (Radio talk on The Practical Psychologist)EM Gelwan MD, WATD-FM, Boston/Marshfield
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