Barry D. Sarvet, MD

Department of Psychiatry

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Harold Grinspoon Endowed Chair of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Professor of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT
  Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  (1991-1993)
• Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
  Residency, General Psychiatry (1987-1991)
• Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
  M.D. (1987)
• Northwestern University College of Arts and Sciences, Evanston, IL
  B.S., Honors Program in Medical Education (1984)

Scholarly Foci

• Mental health services research
• Integration of mental health services within healthcare systems
• Dissemination of trauma-informed mental health services for children
• Childhood Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

Scholarly Activity

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

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)

• American Psychiatric Association    
  • Scientific Program Committee
    • Member (2014-present)
  • Work Group on Integrated Care
    • Member (2014-present)
  • Board of Trustees Work Group on Healthcare Reform
    • Member (2014-present)
  • Member (1988-present)
• Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
  • Member (2012-present)
  • Committee on Children
    • Co-Chair (2012-present)
• Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
  • Member (1999-present)
• MA Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Member (1999-present)
  • Children's Mental Health Task Force
    • Co-Chair (1999-present)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry    
  • Committee on Healthcare Access and Economics
    • Co-Chair (1999-present)
  • Member (1992-present)

Significant Awards and Honors (Limit 5)

• Outstanding Psychiatrist Award, Public Sector Psychiatry, MA Psychiatric Society (2018)
• Simon Wile Leadership Award in Consultation Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2014)
• Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (2004-2011, 2013)
• Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society (1987-present)

Academic Office Contact Information

759 Chestnut Street, Room WG703
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-4235
barry.sarvet@baystatehealth.org

(Updated March 2023)