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James B. Potash, MD, MPH

James B. Potash, MD, MPH

Medical contributor

James B. Potash, MD, MPH

Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Psychiatrist-in-Chief

Johns Hopkins Medicine

James B. Potash’s documented work in depression, bipolar disorder, psychiatric genetics, and epigenetics defines the limits of this contributor profile. It makes no claim of a specific Glacier EMS review, staff role, or treatment relationship.

Mood disorders and psychiatric genetics

  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Psychiatric genetics
  • Epigenetics

Verified biography

James B. Potash, MD, MPH, is the Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry and directs the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine. His research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of depression and bipolar disorder, with more than 250 publications listed by Johns Hopkins.

Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry; Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins since 2017; previously Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa for six years.

Medical education and leadership

Current affiliation: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Current title: Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Psychiatrist-in-Chief

  • BA, Yale University, 1984
  • MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1989
  • MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1993
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview
  • Residency in Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins, 1998

Sources for credentials and research

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