Erick Messias, MD, MPH, PhD
Erick Messias was born and raised in Brazil, where he completed medical school and practiced family medicine in rural areas before moving to Baltimore for residency training. He then completed psychiatry residency at the University of Maryland and preventive medicine training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While at Hopkins he also received a master’s in public health and a PhD in Psychiatric Epidemiology. Since graduation he has held academic positions at his alma mater in Brazil, and later in Georgia and Arkansas where he was medical director of the Walker Family Clinic and responsible for the House Staff Mental Health Service at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. Dr. Messias served as VP and Medical Director for Beacon Health Options, overseeing the mental health care received by Arkansas Medicaid recipients.
Dr. Messias has over 70 publications in scientific journals, has published several book chapters, and edited a volume on schizophrenia for psychiatrists and a textbook on Positive Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychotherapy, he’s the recipient of many research and teaching awards. Dr. Messias also served as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affair for the UAMS College of Medicine and Program Director for the Arkansas Baptist-UAMS psychiatry residency program. Dr. Messias is currently the Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Erick Messias has an employment relationship with Saint Louis University. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Erick Messias is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the Missouri Psychiatric Physician Association. He is a scientific reviewer with several publications, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.
