Dr. Erika Saunders is Chair for the Department of Psychiatry; Director of the Mood Disorder Program and Gerald B. Shively and Robert Y. Tan Professor at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.
Dr. Saunders completed her residency in adult psychiatry, as well as a research fellowship in mood disorders at the University of Michigan Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Board-certified in psychiatry, Dr. Saunders’ clinical and research interests include bipolar disorder and mood disorders. Dr. Saunders’ work has been recognized nationally, and she is active in the Society for Biological Psychiatry, the American Society Clinical Psychopharmacology, the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, and the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Saunders is a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Saunders has been awarded a Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and a PSU Resident Teaching Award.