Our Team

Susan D. Swick, MD, MPH

Current Titles and Appointments

• Staff Psychiatrist, Marjorie E. Korff, PACT (Parenting At a Challenging Time) Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Staff Psychiatrist, MCPAP (Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program), Massachusetts General Hospital
• Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Licensure and Certifications

• Massachusetts Medical License
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult Psychiatry
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Forensic Psychiatry
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Education and Training

• 1990 B.A., Magna cum laude, Brown University
• 1996 M.D., Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
• 1996–1997 Intern in Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, New York
• 1997–2000 Resident in Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute
• 1999–2000 Fellow in the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York
• 2000 Masters in Public Health, Columbia University, School of Public Health
• 2000–2001 Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine
• 2001–2003 Fellow in Child Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
• 2003–2004 Faculty Fellow, PACT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Relevant Experience

• Clinical work with parents and children with the PACT program since 2003
• Trained and worked in consultation liaison psychiatry with children and adolescents at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Consultation to pediatricians and other clinicians regarding the mental health needs of children and adolescents in MCPAP at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Experience in forensic psychiatry, and currently involved in the Psychiatry and the Law Service at Massachusetts General Hospital

Areas of Interest and Expertise

• Supporting children and families in times of crisis, both medical and psychosocial
• Educating families, communities, and clinicians about the mental health needs of children and adolescents
• Assisting pediatricians to recognize, assess and manage the mental health needs of their patients
• Psychiatry’s interface with the law and public health

Related Publications and Contributions

See publications page.

Awards and Honors

• 1990 Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University
• 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha
• 1996 Arnold P. Gold Award for Excellence in Science and Compassionate Patient Care
• 1996 Barbara Liskin Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
• 2000 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Other

• Member, American Psychiatric Association, National and Massachusetts Chapters
• Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Member, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• Member, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law