James B. PotashMD, MPH

Psychiatry and mental health

Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Psychiatrist-in-Chief

Johns Hopkins Medicine

James B. Potash, MD, MPH
James B. Potash

Professional background

James B. Potash, MD, MPH, is the Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry and directs the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medicine. His research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of depression and bipolar disorder, with more than 250 publications listed by Johns Hopkins.

Clinical focus

  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Psychiatric genetics
  • Epigenetics