Igor Elman MD

Dr. Igor Elman has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He replaces former chair Jerald Kay, M.D., who retired after 24 years of service. Elman comes to Wright State from Harvard Medical School (HMS), where he served as associate professor of psychiatry. Elman previously served as medical director for HMS-affiliated Community Mental Health Center and at the Providence VA Medical Center Substance Abuse Treatment Program in Providence, R.I. He has expertise in treating chemical and behavioral addictions, psychosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as psychiatric comorbidities with pain or obesity.