A thought provoking and business practitioner rooted in the notion of bettering on one’s strengths to ensure a path to success and peace. Dr. Winfrey will leave your audience entertained, motivated, and begging for more. Here you can learn more about Dr. Winfrey. Below, you will find media of his work. Dr. Winfrey can be consulted and contracted for a myriad of issues. As a speaker, he is passionate about mental illness in minorities, faith traditions, and the larger communities. He will be great to consult to address diversity development for your company and interface of spirituality and mental health. He has studied and currently treats issues of cultural conflict. As a psychiatrist, he differs from other speakers in that he addresses the inner world of people struggling with conflict and can link it to distressing emotional states. Through empathy and compassion, he will address cultural issues differently than other speaks and offer solutions for reconciliation.

Take a look below at some of the work of Dr. Winfrey. He can help you address complex questions about mental health and provide training to better serve mental and behavior health needs.

Dr. Chris Winfrey completed his undergraduate education at the University of Central Arkansas, graduating with a B.S. in Biology in May 2006.  While an undergraduate student, he was involved in various projects such as the Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Arkansas to study the Immune responses in the CNS: The roles of microglia and astrocytes in CNS infectious disease.

He completed his medical education at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine where he obtained his M.D. degree in May 2011.  While a medical student at the College of Medicine, he participated in research entitled “Outcome of Metabolic Syndrome in elderly patients receiving treatment with Atypical Antipsychotics’ through the Institute on Aging, Little Rock Arkansas.

During his early education, Dr. Winfrey was an active volunteer for organizations attempting to enhance the lives of citizens of all ages in Arkansas. To name a few:

1. Panelist for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Sponsored by Talented Tenth minority group:“Rethinking W.E.B. conception of the Talented Tenth.” November 2009.
2. Student National Medical Association, Arkansas August 2007-May 2011.
3. Under Construction, Little Rock, Arkansas.  Support low-income families with beds food, and relational support. December 2005-May 2007.
4. Young Life, Arkansas. Development of Inner City Urban middle and high school programs. December 2005–May 2007.

After completing his medical training, he obtained residency training in the specialty of psychiatry at the University of Texas at Southwestern and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.  During his residency, he held significant positions that included: Associate Chief Resident of Education that developed education curriculum and teaching residents and medical students. He participated on the Patient Safety Committee.  Dr. Winfrey has been trained in advanced psychopharmacology. He is also well trained in individual therapy, family therapy, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy and psychoanalytic therapy.

While in residency, he received a number of awards. To name a few:

1. Colloquium of Scholars Philadelphia Psychiatric Society. 1^st Prize Poster Symposium Presentation.  “Depression Secondary to Pancreatic Pre-cancerous Lesions” March 2014.
2. North Jersey Psychiatric Association.   1^st Place Best Paper Presentation. Delusional Infestation superimposed on substance use: A challenging case. September 2014.
3. South Jersey Psychiatric Association Addictions Conference. 2^nd Place Poster Contes.t Dextromethorphan intoxication: “Neurochemical and Phenomenology based review”. October 2014.

Also during his residency he was involved with local, national, and international programs that he helped organize:

1. American Psychiatric Association: Forgiveness, Trauma, and Psychiatry:
   Clinical Relevance From Diverse Faith Perspectives in the Wake of The Charleston Church Tragedy. May 2016.
2. American Psychiatric Association: Varieties of Religion: What Clinicians Should Know-Multi-Faith perspective? Chair: Subtopic African-American and Christianity. May 2015.
3. Historical and Cultural Context of African-American psychology and Clinical Implications. June 2016.
4. New Jersey Psychiatric Association Grand Rounds. Gabapentin as an adjunct in Subset Patients in Opioid Withdrawal (Pending Publication). August 2015.

During his independent career post training:

Dr. Winfrey was requested for Consultation to address mental illness

1. “Black Lives Matter as well as Black Minds Matter” February 2016.
2. Race/Culture Based trauma and its effects on mental Health. April 2016.
3. 24-hour Mind battle panelist.  “A one woman play describing a day of her battling with depression.” April 2016.   Workshop: “Depression stemming from racial and spiritual conflicts.” June 2016.

Post-Residency Training Experience

New Image Wellness, Medical Director. Private Practice. March 2016-Current

PUBLICATIONS

Authorship-                                                                                              

Scenarios of Fatherhood

Chapter: Co-Author “Fathering with a physical disability”

Chris Winfrey M.D and Dan Gottlieb PhD

Pending Publication

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychiatric Association                                                                                                          2013-Current

American Medical Association                                                                                                               2016-Current

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