Steven Fischel, MD, PhD

Department of Psychiatry
Division of Psychiatric Consultation Service

Institutional Leadership Roles

Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Education, Department of Psychiatry
Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Fellowship, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (1993-1994)
- Residency, Psychiatry (1990-1994)
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
M.D. (1986-1990)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Biological Chemistry (1976-1983)
Heidelberg University, Tiffin, OH
B.S., Biology, Chemistry (cum laude) (1972-1976)

Scholarly Foci

Resident education
Consultation-liaison psychiatry
Psychotherapy

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Fischel's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training
- Membership Committee
  - Member (2022-present)
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
- Nominating Committee
  - Member (2022-2024)
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Residency Education Subcommittee
  - Member (2017-2023)
American Psychiatric Association
- Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning
  - Member (2014-2023)

Significant Honors and Awards

Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (2021)
Education Award, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society (2013)
Excellence in Resident Education Award, Psychiatry Residency Program, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate (2010)
Fellow, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2001)

Contact Information

Department of Psychiatry
759 Chestnut Street, WG703
Springfield, MA 01199
Psychiatry Consultation Service: 413-794-3376
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Psychiatry Residency Program: 413-794-2535
steven.fischel@baystatehealth.org

(Updated February 2023)