Grace Chang MD, MPH

Grace Chang, MD, MPH, is a Professor and Head of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School /VA Boston Healthcare. She is the Director of the Chief of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service. A graduate of Yale College and Rutgers Medical School, she received her training in General Adult Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine where she was subsequently a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. She has dedicated her clinical research career to the identification and treatment of substance use disorders in obstetric, medical, and emergency room settings. Her contributions to the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome were recognized by the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [NOFAS] which named her to the Tom and Linda Daschle Hall of Fame in 2011 and the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Chang has received numerous national and local awards for teaching and mentorship as well, including Stuart T. Hauser, MD, Ph.D. Mentorship Award in Psychiatry and A. Clifford Barger Award for Mentoring, both from Harvard Medical School.