Sheppard Pratt leading psychiatrists recognized in the categories of psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry
Sheppard Pratt Health System is pleased to announce that nine of its doctors have been recognized on the 2014 Castle Connolly Top Doctors list. The Castle Connolly listings are selected each year by a doctor-directed research team, based on peer nominations and research. Of the nine selected Sheppard Pratt doctors, all with regional recognition, four were among “America’s Top Doctors,” an honor placing them in the top one percent of physicians in the country.
Sheppard Pratt Health System doctors were recognized in three categories: psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. These professionals include:
- Michael A. Bogrov, M.D.: Acknowledged as one of America’s Top Doctors, Dr. Bogrov is recognized for his work in child and adolescent psychiatry. He is a senior psychiatrist for the Health System on its Towson campus.
- Harry A. Brandt, M.D.: Co-Director of The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt, Dr. Brandt is recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors in psychiatry.
- Steven F. Crawford, M.D.: Co-Director of The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt, Dr. Crawford is recognized as one of the Castle Connolly Top Doctors for psychiatry in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC.
- Sunil D. Khushalani, M.D.: Recognized in addiction psychiatry in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC, Dr. Khushalani is the service chief for the Co-Occurring Disorders Unit, as well as the Adult Day Hospital, both on the Health System’s Towson campus.
- Richard J. Loewenstein, M.D.: One of American’s Top Doctors, Dr. Loewenstein was recognized in psychiatry for his work as the medical director of the Health System’s Trauma Disorders Program.
- Merle C. McCann, M.D.: Selected as one of America’s Top Doctors, Dr. McCann was recognized in psychiatry for his work with adult patients on the Health System’s Towson campus.
- Donald R. Ross, M.D.: Medical Director of The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, Dr. Ross is recognized in psychiatry as one of Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors in Baltimore, MD.
- Veena Shashidharan, M.D.: Recognized in Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC, Dr. Shashidharan was selected as a top doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry for her work with The Berkeley and Eleanor Mann Residential Treatment Center.
- Susan B. Wait, M.D.: Selected as one of America’s Top Doctors, Dr. Wait was recognized in psychiatry for her work with the Trauma Disorders Program on the Health System’s Towson campus.
“We are proud of all of our doctors at Sheppard Pratt Health System, especially those recognized above” said Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein, president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt Health System. “The doctors acknowledged by Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors were nominated by their peers in an extensive survey, proving that they are among some of the most respected doctors in the country.”
Castle Connolly’s selection procession for their Top Doctors list involves the screening of doctors’ medical educations, trainings, hospital appointments, disciplinary history, and many other components. To learn more about the Castle Connolly Top Doctors, visit: www.baltimoresun.com/health/topdoctors/.
About Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services in the country. A nationwide resource, Sheppard Pratt provides services across a comprehensive continuum of care, spanning both hospital- and community-based resources. Since its founding in 1853, Sheppard Pratt has been innovating the field through research, best practice implementation, and a focus on improving the quality of mental health care on a global level. Sheppard Pratt has been consistently recognized as a top national psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.