Ronald Means, MD, DFAPA is chief of medical staff at Sheppard Pratt. He joins Sheppard Pratt with extensive experience in outpatient care and community mental health, having previously served as chief medical officer at Catholic Charities of Baltimore. He was instrumental in developing and implementing policies for effective clinical care, supervising a large team of psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, and treating patients in both outpatient and crisis mental healthcare services.
He received his MD from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Dr. Means completed the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt psychiatry residency program, completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of Maryland.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Means is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Means is a member of the Maryland Statewide Advisory Task Force on Oversight and Monitoring of Psychotropic Medications.
Dr. Means is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; the Maryland Psychiatric Society, for which he is currently President-Elect; the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, where he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Dr. Means is board certified in psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry.