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George Woods

Chief Scientific Officer at Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.

After years of being an invaluable consulting source for Crestwood, George Woods, MD, LFAPA, became the Chief Scientific Officer and an official member of the Crestwood family on April 1, 2021. Dr. Woods has been the Senior Clinical Consultant for Crestwood for the past few years and served as a key member of Crestwood’s Pandemic Response Committee, helping to lead Crestwood’s strong response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Woods brings an incredible wealth of knowledge, education, and experience to Crestwood that spans many years of working in the mental health field, consulting, teaching, and serving as a board member for companies and institutes. Dr. Woods is a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah Medical Center, the first psychiatrist ever selected. Dr. Woods also received the Historical Prixe from the University of Milan in July 2019. He is currently President of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health. Dr. Woods has been a lecturer and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Davis, and Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

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