John Sharp MD
Medical Director
A board-certified psychiatrist for over 25 years treating patients and their families facing a broad spectrum of mental health issues — mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, addiction, bipolar disorder, dual diagnosis, and the risk of suicide. He has treated thousands of patients and their families in Boston and Los Angeles and consults nationally as well as internationally.
Dr. Sharp is a graduate with high honors of Harvard College and The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He trained at The University of California San Francisco where he was appointed Chief Resident. Dr. Sharp has served with distinction in numerous professional leadership capacities. He is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and The American Psychiatric Association. He has been nominated by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America every year for the past decade.
As a long time faculty member at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Sharp trains first and second year students how to make their initial interactions with patients more meaningful. His teaching style is integrative: Dr. Sharp shares stories and observations from his clinical experience and brings former patients into the classroom to illustrate his points about the doctor/patient relationship and the psychiatrist/patient dynamic. At the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Dr. Sharp teaches third year students about the principles of doctoring.
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