John O. Gaston, M.D.

John O. Gaston, M.D. 

Professor

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Vice Chief of Grady Psychiatry Service

Location: Grady Memorial Hospital
E-mail: jgaston@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Yale University
Residency: Psychiatry

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Yale University School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

UNDERGRADUATE:
Trinity College
Degree: Bachelor of Science

Research Interests

Psychosomatic Medicine

Clinical Interests

Psychopharmacology, Cultural Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders, and Depression

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Publications

  • Gaston, J.O. (Chair) American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting (APA) Workshop: 鈥�Empowering Trainees and Guiding Careers:  Mentors and Sponsors in Clinical and Organized Psychiatry,鈥� San Diego, CA, May 2017
  • Wrenn, G.L. (Author), Howard, J. (Author and Presenter), Kumari, M. (Author), Ede, V. (Author), Schwartz, A. (Author), Cuebas, A. (Author), Gaston, J., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, 鈥�Difficult Interactions as a Reason for Psychiatric Consultation鈥�, Atlanta, GA, May 2016
  • Gaston, MD, J.O., Georgia State Bar Association, 鈥�Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Back Pain鈥�, Atlanta, GA, October 2015
  • Gaston, J.O., Georgia State Bar Association, 鈥�Use of Narcotics and Risk Assessment in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy鈥�, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, September 2014
  • Solomon Carter Fuller Award Lecture, 鈥淧olicy to Practice: Challenges for Effective Mental Healthcare鈥�, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA May 2013

Honors and Awards

  • Solomon Carter Fuller Award
  • 2013 American Psychiatric Association
  • Heart of Grady Award

Professional Societies

  • American Psychiatric Association
  • Black Psychiatrists of America
  • Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association