YALE PHYSICIAN CHAIRS PSYCHIATRY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Greenwich Hospital has appointed Yale Medicine physician Amir Garakani, M.D., to chair its Psychiatry and Behavioral Health as the hospital seeks to expand its mental health services to help meet growing demand within the communities it serves.

“Dr. Garakani”™s leadership, experience and vision will enhance our ability to make a significant impact on the patients we care for and propel our short- and long-term plans for behavioral health at Greenwich Hospital,” said Diane Kelly, DNP, RN, president.

Board-certified in psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and addiction medicine, Garakani”™s experience spans both research and clinical. Previously. Garakani was director of education and an attending staff psychiatrist in the Transitional Living Program at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Following medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, Garakani completed a psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, and a research fellowship at Mount Sinai”™s Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program. He completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at New York University Medical Center and is the recipient of many awards and distinctions.

In partnership with Yale Psychiatry, the largest provider of psychiatric services in Connecticut, Greenwich Hospital”™s behavioral health team of psychiatrists and psychologists evaluate and treat individuals who experience depression, anxiety and other psychological and psychiatric condi­tions.