Aaron Wilson

Aaron Wilson, MD, was named chief medical officer at Sonora Behavioral Health in 2019. Dr. Wilson focuses on quality of care, medical team relations, the patient experience, and growth at Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital. He has extensive clinical experience in behavioral health and treatment program development and previously served as medical director of Archways Recovery Centers in Mesa and medical director of Valley Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital located in Phoenix.

With an extensive background in helping those who have experienced trauma, combined with his childhood in which he grew up with a father who served as an Army orthopedic trauma surgeon, he was well prepared when recruited to head up the Unit, created specifically to address the specific mental health needs of military service members and first responders. During his tenure, Dr. Wilson worked closely with active-duty personnel, veterans, retired military, police officers, firefighters, border patrol agents, Department of Corrections staff, and EMTs with a high acuity of mental illness.