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Paul Summergrad, MD, Psychiatry, Boston, MA, Tufts Medical Center

PaulSummergradMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

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  • Office

    Tufts Medical Center
    800 Washington St. #1007
    Boston, MA 02111
    Phone+1 617-636-5773
    Fax+1 617-636-8442
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Summary

  • Paul Summergrad, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM). From 2004-23 he was the Dr. Frances S. Arkin professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and medicine at TUSM and psychiatrist-in-chief at Tufts Medical Center. In 2014-15, Dr. Summergrad served as the 141st president of the American Psychiatric Association. He currently serves as Secretary for Finances and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Psychiatric Association.

    An international leader in medical psychiatric disorders and care, Dr. Summergrad has published extensively with over 150 peer review publications, book chapters and other communications. He has edited three books: Integrated Care in Psychiatry, Primary Care Psychiatry, and the Textbook of Medical Psychiatry. He served on the editorial boards of World Psychiatry and Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry

    He was a member of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 Steering Committee of the American Psychiatric Association. He chaired the work group of the APA board on the role of psychiatry in health care reform, which commissioned the Milliman report on the total health care costs associated with psychiatric illness. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, the American College of Physicians, and the Royal College of Physicians - Edinburgh, and has received numerous other awards and honors. He received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2015 and the Leadership Award from the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry in 2018. He received the Outstanding Psychiatrist Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and, in 2020, received the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, their highest honor.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1985
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1982 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2016
  • Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2012
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Prioritizing Mental Health Care and Access Post-Pandemic
    Prioritizing Mental Health Care and Access Post-PandemicOctober 1st, 2022
  • Utah Legislature Passes Bill Creating Task Force to Study Mental Health Benefits of Psychedelics
    Utah Legislature Passes Bill Creating Task Force to Study Mental Health Benefits of PsychedelicsMarch 3rd, 2022
  • Opinion: The Mental-Health Emergency Facing Colorado’s Children Demands an Emergency Response
    Opinion: The Mental-Health Emergency Facing Colorado’s Children Demands an Emergency ResponseJune 7th, 2021
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