John Michael Santopietro MD DFAPA

Physician-in-Chief, Behavioral Health Network and SVP, Hartford HealthCare

80 Seymour StreetHartford, CT 06106
Phone+1 860-972-0001

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Summary

For almost two centuries, the members of the Hartford HealthCare (HHC) Behavioral Health Network (BHN) have been connecting children, adolescents and adults with the behavioral health services they need.
The network includes:
The Institute of Living
Natchaug Hospital
Rushford
Hospital of Central Connecticut
Charlotte-Hungerford Hospital
Backus Hospital

Education & Training

Austen Riggs CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1998 - 2000
Cambridge Health AllianceInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1995
Yale UniversityB.A., 1986 - 1990
Yale UniversityBA, 1986 - 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2006 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2013 - 2018
ME State Medical License Active through 2008
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2007
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nominated Physician of the Year Charlotte Business Journal, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Transformation of Outpatient Psychiatry.
Manu S Sharma, Mara De Maio, Kevin Young, John Santopietro
The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2022-03-01
Physician Mental Health: Where to Intervene? A Framework and a Pilot Survey of Psychiatrists.
Christopher T Lim, Steven M Kleiner, John M Santopietro, Hyong Un, J. Wesley Boyd
Academic Psychiatry. 2020-06-30
6 citations
Traumatic brain injury and behavioral health: the state of treatment and policy.
John Santopietro, Jay A Yeomans, Janet P. Niemeier, Janice K. White, Christopher M Coughlin
North Carolina Medical Journal. 2015-04-01

Journal Articles

Traumatic Brain Injury and Behavioral Health: The State of Treatment and Policy
Santopietro J, Yeomans J, Niemeier J, White J, Coughlin C, NC Med J, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Using Technology to Integrate Behavioral Health into Primary Care
Scottsdale, AZ - 1/28/2016
Back to the Future: Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health 2020
Atlanta, GA - 1/17/2016
Using Technology to Scale Integration: A Real-World Case
Kansas City, MO - 1/15/2016

Other

Dr John Santopietro Outlines Carolinas' Move to a Virtual Behavioral Health Team
Santopietro, John, MD, American Journal of Managed Care
http://www.ajmc.com/interviews/dr-john-santopietro-outlines-carolinas-move-to-a-virtual-behavioral-health-team
1/17/2016
Voters Feeling Election Fatigue and Stress
Santopietro, John, MD, Time Warner Cable News
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2016/11/4/voters-feeling-election-fatigue-and-stress.html
1/4/2016
Virtual Team Takes Patients Out of the ER and into Treatment
Santopietro, John, MD and Zazzaro, Christine, National Council Magazine
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/consulting-best-practices/magazine/
1/1/2016

Press Mentions

Hartford HealthCare Works to Address Black Maternal MortalityApril 20th, 2023
Healthcare Workers Share Their Struggles During Suicide Prevention Day EventSeptember 14th, 2021
Report Calls for Public Health Approach to Addressing Mass ViolenceDecember 5th, 2019