Susan Abbey MD

Dr. Abbey has been a member of the Department of Psychiatry since 1991, and was made full professor in 2011. Her research and clinical interests have been related to the psychiatric care of patients in the medical and surgical setting, and the use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the management of medical illness. She has been extremely productive with regards to research and publications.

She has received numerous academic awards and honours including: the Robin Hunter Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Psychiatric Education, the Paul Patterson Education Leadership Award from the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Prix d’Excellence from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Bruno Lima Award for outstanding contributions to disaster psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Abbey also has a scholarly interest in medical education and continuing professional development, and has presented abstracts and lectures at over 300 meetings and conferences nationally and internationally. She is an avid and well-loved teacher of medical students, residents and fellows.