Experience - Harsh K Trivedi, MD, MBA, DFAPA

Harsh K. Trivedi, MD, MBA is the sixth president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt since its founding in 1853. He has served in his role since 2016. Dr. Trivedi is also a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Previously, he served as chief executive officer of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, vice chair for clinical affairs in the Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry, and associate professor of psychiatry in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Trivedi is a nationally renowned expert in healthcare, systems of care, physician reimbursement, care delivery, population health, scope of practice, psychiatric services, and behavioral health.

Training & Education

A graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Trivedi completed his general psychiatry residency at the Zucker Hillside Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his child and adolescent psychiatry training at Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Trivedi then served as director of adolescent services at Bradley Hospital and as assistant professor of psychiatry at Brown University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Trivedi completed a Physician Executive MBA at the University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business

Policy Experience

Dr. Trivedi was the 2004 recipient of the APA’s Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship; during that time, he helped draft federal legislation that has provided more than $150 million to help develop suicide prevention programs for children and adolescents and to help expand mental health services on college campuses across all 50 U.S. states and nine tribal territories.

Publications

Dr. Trivedi served as the inaugural consulting editor of Psychiatric Clinics of North America and previously served as consulting editor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. He has advanced making evidence-based best practices accessible in practical and readily usable resources for providers. He is co-author of Practical Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Pediatrics and Primary Care. He is also co-editor of the APA’s Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry, Second Edition.

Association & Board Experience

Dr. Trivedi is the immediate past board chair of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH), serves on the Executive Committee of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), is a commissioner of The Joint Commission, and was a former trustee of the American Hospital Association. He has represented psychiatry on the APA delegation to the American Medical Association. He is active in his community and serves on the boards of The Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Community Foundation. He believes in the importance of effective governance and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Awards and Recognition

2024 | 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare Nominee, Modern Healthcare

2024 | Great Leaders in Healthcare, Becker’s Hospital Review

2023 | Power 30 Health Care List, Maryland Daily Record

2022 | Leaders in Health Care Award, Baltimore Business Journal

2022 | Power 30 Health Care List, Maryland Daily Record

2021 | Most Admired CEO, Maryland Daily Record

2021 | Who’s Who in Healthcare, Baltimore Business Journal

2015 | Nashville Healthcare Council Fellows Program

2012 | Outstanding Physician Leader of the Year, University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business

2010 – 2016 | Best Doctor, Best Doctors Inc.

2006 | George Ginsberg Fellowship, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training

2005 | American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award

2005 | Farley Fund Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Boston

2005 | Von L. Meyer Award, Children’s Hospital Boston

2003 | Jeanne Spurlock MD Congressional Fellowship, American Psychiatric Association

2003 | Outstanding Resident Award, Indo-American Psychiatric Association

2002 – 2003 | Outstanding Resident Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

2000 | Stanley Scholars Research Fellowship in Psychiatry

Academic Appointments

2016 – Present | Clinical Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine

2010 – 2016 | Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007 – 2010 | Assistant Professor, Brown Medical School

2004 – 2006 | Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Publications & Thought Leadership

Psychiatric Clinics of North America | Consulting Editor, February 2017 – December 2024

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry | Peer Reviewer, December 2006 – Present

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America | Consulting Editor, February 2007 – February 2017

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Peer Reviewer, July 2007 – June 2015

Trivedi HK, Sharfstein SS (2023) Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington DC.

Trivedi HK, (March 2022) Sheppard Pratt: Lessons Learned During COVID Across a System of Care. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 45(1):211-225

Trivedi HK, Peters, Todd, (2020) ‘Birth, Childhood, and Adolescence’ Wedding, Danny, Stuber, Margaret, Behavior and Medicine, 6th edition, Boston, MA; Hogrefe, p. 39.

Gallage,K, Crumby A,. Kitts R., Ibeziako, P, Trivedi, HK, Ryan, C, Garcia, G, Trieu, M, Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2nd Edition.

Clark N, Herman T, Regier D, Trivedi HK (2014), Technology Tools supportive of DSM-V: An Overview. In: Dewan NA, Luo JS, Lorenzi NM (eds), Mental Health Practice in a Digital World: A Clinicians Guide

Peters TE, Herman T, Patel N, Trivedi HK (2014), Technology and Adolescent Behavioral Healthcare. In: Dewan NA, Luo JS, Lorenzi NM (eds), Mental Health Practice in a Digital World: A Clinicians Guide

Trivedi HK, Stroeh O (2012), Appropriate and Judicious Use of Psychotropic Medication in Youth. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America 21(4): 703-711

Trivedi HK, Pattison NA, Baptista-Neto L (August 2011), Pediatric Medical Home: Foundations, Challenges, and Future Directions. Pediatric Clinics of North America 58(4):787-801

Trivedi HK (2011), To Look Great on the Outside: You Need to Start Taking Care of Yourself from the Inside. Ingram Content Group.

Trivedi HK, Pattison NA, Baptista-Neto L (April 2010), Pediatric Medical Home: Foundations, Challenges, and Future Directions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America 19(2):183-197

Trivedi HK, Peters T (2010), Birth, Childhood, and Adolescence. In: Behavior and Medicine, Wedding D, Stuber M, eds. Seattle: Hogrefe and Huber, 31-45

Munshi KM, Oken T, Guild DJ, Trivedi HK, Wang BC, Ducharme P, Gonzales-Heydrich J (2010), The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) for the Treatment of Pediatric Aggression and Mood Disorders. Pharmaceuticals 3(9):2986-3004

Callahan SE, Frederickson AM, Trivedi H, Lee A, Eugene MC, Shekher M, Weiskopf M, Allen-Dicker K, Dicker R, Fornari V, Correll CU (2009), Frequency and Correlates of Inappropriate Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Room Visits. J Clin Psychiatry 70(8):1164-77

Trivedi HK (collaborator/committee chair) (2009), American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Health Care Access and Economics Task Force on Mental Health. Improving mental health services in primary care: reducing administrative and financial barriers to access and collaboration. Pediatrics 123(4):1248-51

Trivedi HK, Kershner J (2009). Practical Child Psychiatry for Pediatrics and Primary Care. Boston: Hogrefe and Huber Publishers.

Beasley PJ, Trivedi HK (2008), Depression and Physical Illness: A Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Medically Ill Children and Adolescents. In: Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Zaoutis LB, Chang VW, eds. New York: Saunders

Hunt JI, Barrett R, Grapentine WL, Ligouri G, Trivedi HK (2008), Exposure to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Medical Students: Are There Optimal “Teaching Perspectives”? Acad Psychiatry 32(5):357-61

Trivedi HK, Beasley PJ (2006), Birth, Childhood, and Adolescence. In: Behavior and Medicine, Wedding D, Stuber M, eds. Seattle: Hogrefe and Huber, 31-46

Trivedi HK, Wang BC, Gonzalez-Heydrich J (2005), Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) in the Treatment of Aggression in Children and Adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News 10(1):6-9

Trivedi HK, Mendelowitz AJ, Fink M (2003), A Gilles de la Tourette’s Form of Catatonia: Treatment with ECT. Journal of ECT 19(2):115-117

Media & Interviews

Baltimore Banner – Commentary: Teens are confronting unprecedented mental health challenges

Baltimore Sun – Sheppard Pratt redesigns admissions, psychiatric urgent care areas at Towson campus

Baltimore Business Journal – Sheppard Pratt plans to build a children’s hospital in Towson

Baltimore Banner – How Maryland failed families and children with complex needs

Baltimore Banner – Opinion: Maryland needs to take better care of our children

Baltimore Business Journal – Leaders in Health Care 2022: Dr. Harsh Trivedi, Sheppard Pratt

Making Healthcare Work for You podcast – Scaling Mental Health: Mission, Goals, & Meeting Unmet Needs: Dr. Harsh Trivedi, Sheppard Pratt

Metropolis – A behavioral health hospital takes cues from nature

Baltimore Sun – Teen mental health crisis needs broad response | Guest commentary

Baltimore Sun – Howard County announces $1.5 million in funding for substance-use disorder residential treatment centers