WAYNE S. FENTON, M.D.

Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Division of Mental Disorders, Behavioral Research and AIDS

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, Maryland

Wayne S. Fenton, M.D. is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Fenton completed post-graduate training in Psychiatry at Yale University and, following a National Research Service Award Fellowship, at Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies, joined the staff of Chestnut Lodge Hospital, where he served as Director of Research, Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. Fenton’s research has focused on the integration of biological, psychological and policy initiatives for the treatment of severe mental illness, and he is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the American Suicide Foundation’s Alexander Gralnick Award, and the Research Award of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia (ISPS). Dr. Fenton is Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Division of Mental Disorders, Behavioral Research and AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health. He also serves on the Editorial Board of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica and is Deputy Editor of Schizophrenia Bulletin.