David Henderson, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry
General Psychiatry

MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
BS, Tufts University



David C. Henderson, MD, currently serves as Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Division of Psychiatry, at Boston Medical Center and Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Henderson previously served as Director of The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director of the MGH Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program, and Medical Director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. Dr. Henderson serves as Co-Director of the NIMH T32 MGH-BUSM Global Mental Health Clinical Research Fellowship. He has worked internationally for the past 21 years in resource-limited settings, and areas impacted by mass violence, disasters and complex emergencies. Dr. Henderson has conducted research and training programs in Bosnia, Cambodia, East Timor, Ethiopia, Haiti, Liberia, New Orleans, New York City, Rwanda and Peru, South Africa, and Somaliland among other places. His work has consisted of field studies, needs assessments, mental health policy development and strategic planning, quantitative and qualitative surveys, mental health capacity building programs for specialized and primary health professionals, and skill-transfer program evaluation. In the United States, he has conducted more than 30 randomized clinical trials in severely mentally ill populations. Dr. Henderson has also directed a schizophrenia research training fellowship, and mentored trainees and junior faculty who have progressed to K awards and secured other independent funding. He actively mentors 10 psychiatry residents and 4 postdoctoral fellows on data-driven international research projects

Chair
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry


Assistant Dean
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Diversity & Inclusion




Health Economics and Health Services Research Planning and Support
05/01/2016 - 08/31/2021 (Multi-PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System


Epidemiological and socio-cultural landscape of schizophrenia in rural Ethiopia
02/01/2016 - 01/31/2020 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Christina Borba, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K01MH100428-05

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Intervention for People with Severe Mental Illness in Low- and Middle-Income Country Primary Care Settings
09/01/2016 - 10/31/2019 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Lauren Ng, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K23MH110601-04


2022 Psychiatry Residency Training Program
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2029 (Subcontract PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health/DMH HHS SAMHSA

Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2029 (Multi-PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
5T32MH135857-02

2025 Psychology Training Program
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health/DMH HHS SAMHSA

Psychiatric Residency and Psychology Internship/Fellowship Training
07/01/2003 - 06/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
DMH


Machine Learning Development and Validation of an electronic health record prediction tool for…
02/05/2019 - 11/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: David Henderson, MD
The General Hospital Corporation / MGH NIH NIMH


T32 Boston University Medical Campus- Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS


Psychiatric Residency and Psychology Internship
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
DMH

Boehringer: Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy,…
11/07/2017 - 11/07/2020 (PI)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc


ROCHE: A PHASE IIb, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PARALLEL GROUP, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED
05/19/2017 - 05/19/2020 (PI)
Roche TCRC, Inc.


Bars-Lai: A Randomized, Multi-site, Parallel-group, Rater-blind Study Comparing Response with..
03/01/2016 - 03/06/2019 (PI)
Montana State University



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Boston University Medical Campus- Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH135857-02
2024 Boston University Medical Campus- Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 1T32MH135857-01
2022 Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH116140-05
2021 Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH116140-04
2020 Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH116140-03
2019 Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH116140-02
2018 Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 1T32MH116140-01
2016 The MGH Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 4T32MH093310-05 50
2015 The MGH Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH093310-04 50
2014 The MGH Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program 5T32MH093310-03 50
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  1. Venkataraman S, Nguyen M, Hajduk AM, Ayedun A, Roberts W, Shanab B, Aviles A, Doan NY, O'Connell M, Shin SM, Ogedegbe G, Henderson D, Saha S, Herrin J, Fancher T, Chaudhry SI, Boatright D. Meaningful Interactional Diversity, Professional Development, and Service Intent in White Medical Students. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 02; 9(2):e2560266. PMID: 41719038; PMCID: PMC12924100; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60266;
     
  2. Beaugard CA, Khan S, Oblath R, Sadatis C, Duncan A, Brown HE, Henderson DC, Yule AM. Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Psychiatric Emergency Services: Suicidality, Substance Use, and Treatment Utilization. J Dual Diagn. 2026; 22(1):26-36.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41481572; DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2025.2606022;
     
  3. Oblath R, Beaugard CA, Herrera CN, Xu C, Syed S, Sadatis C, Duncan A, Gann G, Plange E, Ferguson T, Khan S, Katkhuda F, Henderson DC, Savage J, Morabito MS. Bridging crisis and care: exploring the role of behavioral health professionals in a police co-response model. Health Justice. 2025 Nov 25; 13(1):72.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41288942; PMCID: PMC12648995; DOI: 10.1186/s40352-025-00381-1;
     
  4. Ammar D, Sanges C, Henderson D, Schapitz I, Hudecek M, Luu M, Schüssler-Lenz M, Buchholz C, Franz P, Reiche K, Köhl U, Ifrah N, Quesnel B, Thermeli M, Kersten MJ, Locatelli F, D'Amore ML, Bonini C, Casucci M, Philippar U, Doeswijk R, Thielen F, Uyl-de Groot C, Theelen J, Schröder B, Kremer A, Quaranta M, Prosper F, Van den Brulle J, Grawunder U, Donnadieu E, Galy A, Ferrand C, Worel N, Busch D, Briones J, Sellner L, Kuball J, Sureda A, Awigena-Cook J. Call for preserving specialized knowledge and contributions of the CAT to advancing ATMPs in Europe. Cytotherapy. 2026 Jan; 28(1):101984. PMID: 41217312
     
  5. Halim N, Patel A, Turan JM, Shrikhande AV, Kavanagh PL, Drainoni ML, Henderson D, Anand SM, Agarwal N, Hibberd PL. Intimate partner violence related to disclosure of sickle cell disease during pregnancy: evidence from the sickle cell belt of central India. Front Glob Womens Health. 2025; 6:1525168.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40475119; PMCID: PMC12137264; DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1525168;
     
  6. Rudolph KA, Beaugard CA, Xu C, Syed S, Duncan A, Brown HE, Henderson DC, Oblath R. Psychiatric Emergency Service Use Trends: Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Massachusetts from 2005-2020. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2025; 36(1):240-256.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39957648
     
  7. Deo AJ, Castro VM, Baker A, Carroll D, Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Henderson DC, Holt DJ, Hook K, Karmacharya R, Roffman JL, Madsen EM, Song E, Adams WG, Camacho L, Gasman S, Gibbs JS, Fortgang RG, Kennedy CJ, Lozinski G, Perez DC, Wilson M, Reis BY, Smoller JW. Validation of an ICD-Code-Based Case Definition for Psychotic Illness Across Three Health Systems. Schizophr Bull. 2024 Nov 08; 50(6):1482-1488.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38728421; PMCID: PMC11548932; DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae064;
     
  8. Owusu MB, Ogundare T, Ghebrehiwet S, Sharma M, Henderson MC, Durham MP, Borba CPC, Ojediran B, Henderson DC, Harris BL. Curriculum development in Liberia's first postgraduate psychiatry training programme. BJPsych Int. 2024 May; 21(2):40-43.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38693958; PMCID: PMC11035966; DOI: 10.1192/bji.2024.2;
     
  9. Deo AJ, Castro VM, Baker A, Carroll D, Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Henderson DC, Holt DJ, Hook K, Karmacharya R, Roffman JL, Madsen EM, Song E, Adams WG, Camacho L, Gasman S, Gibbs JS, Fortgang RG, Kennedy CJ, Lozinski G, Perez DC, Wilson M, Reis BY, Smoller JW. Validation of an ICD-code-based case definition for psychotic illness across three health systems. medRxiv. 2024 Feb 29.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38464074; PMCID: PMC10925367; DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.28.24303443;
     
  10. Lawal SA, Adedeji IA, Ogunniyi A, Henderson D. Social domains of poor mental health: A qualitative pilot study of community stakeholders' understanding and demarcation of mental illness and its interpretations in rural Nigeria. Health Sci Rep. 2024 Feb; 7(2):e1922. PMID: 38420202; PMCID: PMC10899201; DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1922;
     
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Bar chart showing 203 publications over 32 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2017

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2014 National Alliance on Mental Illness: Exemplary Psychiatrist Award
2013 MGH Department of Psychiatry: Excellence in Research Mentoring
2012 Partners Healthcare, Inc.: Partners in Excellence Award
2012 MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Psychopharmacology Supervisor Award
2011 Partners Healthcare, Inc.: Partners in Excellence Award
2010 MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Psychopharmacology Supervisor Award
2008 Black Enterprise: America’s Leading Doctors
2008 Brockton High School Alumni Association: Distinguished Alumnus Award
2007 Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Psychopharmacology Supervisor Award
2007 American Psychiatric Association: Distinguished Fellow
2007 American Psychiatric Association: Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Award
2005 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services: Department of Mental Health Distinguished Service Award for Research
2004 Massachusetts Psychiatric Society: Outstanding Psychiatry Award for Clinical Psychiatry
1998 Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Outstanding Teacher Award
1996 Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Honorable Mention, Teacher of the Year Award
1995 Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Bulfinch Award for Excellence in Teaching
1994 YMCA: Black Achievers Award of Greater Boston
1992 National Medical Association (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Section): Ernest Y. Williams, M.D. Clinical Scholars of Distinction Award
1984 Tufts University: McCune Smith Natural Science Award
1984 Tufts University: Student Affairs Community Award for Outstanding Contribution to Community Life
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