Christopher Welsh

Christopher J. Welsh, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He serves as Medical Director for multiple addiction treatment services including MACS for MOMS, OATS, and the UMMC Addiction Consultation Service. Dr. Welsh also leads research and clinical initiatives at the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling and chairs professional assistance committees.

• BA, Psychology - The Johns Hopkins University (1985)
• MD - University of Maryland School of Medicine (1993)
• Psychiatry Residency - New York University/Bellevue Hospital (1997)
• Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship - University of Maryland Medical Center (1998)

Dr. Welsh specializes in addiction psychiatry with clinical focus areas spanning:

• Substance use disorders
• Telemedicine delivery systems
• Problem gambling interventions
• Harm reduction strategies
• Pregnancy-related addiction complications
• Medical consequences of chronic addiction

His work extends internationally through collaborations with the Institute of Human Virology in Kenya to improve heroin use disorder treatment. Key clinical initiatives include:

• Expanding opioid use disorder treatment
• Needle-exchange programs
• Opioid overdose prevention
• Healthcare professional training