Christopher Palmer, MD | Mental Healthcare Innovations Summit 2023

Dr. Christopher Palmer is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. As the Founder and Director of McLean Hospital’s Metabolic and Mental Health Program, the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, he has been a pivotal figure in mental health research and education for over a quarter of a century. Dr. Palmer’s groundbreaking theory—that mental disorders can be understood as metabolic disorders affecting the brain—has opened new avenues for research and treatments of mental illness. His pioneering work has received widespread attention, making headlines in both national and international media outlets. The Mental Healthcare Innovations Summit at Stanford Medicine brings together creators and action-oriented leaders across research, policy, government, funding, and mental health advocacy to build a cross-sector community and drive forward the powerful existing and emerging innovations in mental health to collectively reimagine what it is like to give and receive mental healthcare. Join the community https://innovations.stanford.edu/summit/ Follow us on social LinkedIn:   / stanford-healthcare-innovation-lab   Twitter: @StanfordHIL Instagram: @StanfordSHIL