John Herman, MD

Associate Chief, Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Herman is Associate Chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Trustees Chair for Medical Psychiatry at MGH, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and sits on the Board of MGH’s Institute of Healthcare Professions and the Board of Massachusetts Medical Society's Physician Health Service.

Dr. Herman is Medical Director of MGB’s Employee Assistance Program serving over 100,000+ employees and their family members. In addition to his an active clinical practice, he supervises medical students and trainees and consults with clinical and administrative leaders regarding complex issues of interpersonal conflict and professionalism.

Dr. Herman formerly served as Chair of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and of its Quality and Patient Safety Committee, overseeing all licensed healthcare facilities in the Commonwealth.

Dr. Herman received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Wisconsin. After residency at MGH in 1984, Dr. Herman joined the staff of the MGH Psychopharmacology and Addiction clinics. An educator for ten years, he was Director the Adult Psychiatry Residency program and for 15 years he directed the department’s national and international CME division. In 2019 he received MGH's highest physician honor Brian A. McGovern, MD Award for Clinical Excellence.