John Douglas, MD, Director of Psychiatry

Dr. John Douglas currently serves as Director of Psychiatry for Saint Joseph’s Medical Center and St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester which is a Division of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Douglas oversees all psychiatric and addiction treatment services for these hospitals.

Dr. Douglas is triple board certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. Before joining St. Joseph’s, Dr. Douglas was the Medical Director of Westchester Jewish Community Services and Service Chief of the Outpatient Addiction Program for Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT.

Dr. Douglas completed his Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at New York University School of Medicine where he worked at both Bellevue Hospital and the Manhattan VA Medical Center. He completed his General Psychiatry Residency at Emory University. While at Emory, he served as Chief Resident of Grady Memorial Hospital and President of the House Staff Organization for all Emory residents and fellows.

Prior to completing training in psychiatry, Dr. Douglas graduated medical school and obtained his master’s degree in Physiology & Biophysics, both from Georgetown University. In addition, he graduated from business school at University of California, San Diego where he obtained his Master of Business Administration. Dr. Douglas majored in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics during college and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.