Gregory Henderson
Niceville,FL
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with over a decade of experience serving diverse patient populations, including veterans, military service members, dependents, civilians, and high-risk individuals. Specializes in comprehensive patient assessments, personalized treatment plans, and evidence-based care approaches to ensure optimal outcomes. Passionate about delivering patient-centered care and committed to staying current with the latest advancements in the field to provide top-notch healthcare services.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Psychiatrist
Veterans Affairs
07.2024 - Current
- Serves as sole facility psychiatrist, subject matter expert, and regional resource for high acuity population of veterans.
- Handles complex medical care, hospital discharges, acute and chronic care for serious mental illness and homeless veteran population.
- Collaborates with a team of psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, and social workers.
- Streamlined clinic knowledge of medical standards, policy development, consistent with civilian standards of care
Psychiatrist/Deputy Force Surgeon
Naval Information Force
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Force Psychiatrist for 89 command global domain tasked with development of embedded mental health program.
- Primary focus included telepsychiatry development for restricted environments.
- Responsible for technical requirements, equipment reviews, and remote access options.
- Developed manpower requirements, scope of practice limitations and civilian/military liaison models.
- Developed pilot program model for concept development and capacity evaluation.
- Deputy Force Surgeon duties included medical readiness, consultation, and preventive care modeling for the domain.
Inpatient Psychiatrist
Sentara Healthcare
06.2020 - 06.2023
- Inpatient psychiatry unit, part time position while working full time at NMCP and Naval Information Forces.
- Provided care for 16-24 patients daily including direct inpatient care, inpatient consults, emergency department, involuntary hold, and court ordered treatment.
- Primarily coverage on weekends, holidays.
Chair/Medical Director/Associate Director/Telehealth Director
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Inpatient medical director overseeing 32 bed unit, emergency psychiatry services, consult liaison service, and partial hospitalization program.
- Inpatient medical director responsibilities including staff oversight of psychiatrists, psychology interns, and psychiatry residents.
- Administrative duties included policy development, staffing management, and inpatient/outpatient care liaison.
- Chair of Psychiatry duties included updating/reviewing credentialing standards for providers, credentialing new providers, administrative/disciplinary action review for providers, and academics/teaching.
- Associate Director included oversight of mental health domain for approx. 270 employees, inpatient, outpatient, consults, medical evacuations, active duty, civilians, hiring, budget review, and program development.
- Telehealth director involved development from ground up of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s telehealth program. This expanded to 9 specialties and included development of policy, procedure, equipment procurement, staff training, and concept improvement.
Psychiatrist
Naphcare
03.2019 - 06.2020
- Company Overview: Correctional Psychiatry
- Corrections psychiatry (part time).
- Primary duties include evaluations, treatment, and coordination with other providers for care of inmates.
- Additional duties include working with patients returned from competency restoration and pending transfer to involuntary facilities.
- This position was a mix of in person/virtual during COVID.
Psychiatrist/Asst Specialty Leader Marine Psychiatry
Camp Pendleton, CA
06.2016 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: 1st Marine Division Psychiatrist, Camp Pendleton CA
- Direct care and supervisory position overseeing psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric NP, and LCSW over geographically separate clinics along with integration oversight for embedded psychiatry throughout the Marine Corps.
- Responsible for quality control, policy development, program development, and care integration with military treatment facilities.
- Care integration with local hospitals, rehabilitation programs, and high risk service members
Psychiatrist
Liberty Healthcare
03.2017 - 10.2017
- Correctional care for Vista Detention center, CA.
- Primary responsibilities for diagnosis, medication management, safety evaluations, and involuntary commitments.
- This was a part time position while maintaining a full time position at Camp Pendleton.
Psychiatrist
8th Marines Regiment
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Operational psychiatry clinic embedded with infantry marines.
- The focus was primary diagnosis, treatment, and disposition while focusing on operational requirements, duty limitations, and career impact.
- Additional duties included working with TBI, wounded warrior, and incarcerated patients from the Brig facility.
Psychiatrist
Naphcare
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: Correctional tele psychiatry
- This was a virtual position for the Virginia Beach correctional facility position focused on psychiatric management of inmates.
- Primary focus was medication management, chronic care, and referral to state institutions.
- This was a part time position while maintaining a full-time outpatient position.
- Correctional tele psychiatry
Education
M.D. - Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, FL05-2010
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl04-1998
Skills
- Mental health evaluation
- Suicide risk assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Inpatient psychiatric care
- Veterans healthcare
- Correctional psychiatry
- Comprehensive medical evaluation
- Combat PTSD, MST, MDD, GAD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, ADHD
Certification
Board certified psychiatrist
Timeline
Staff Psychiatrist
Veterans Affairs
07.2024 - Current
Psychiatrist/Deputy Force Surgeon
Naval Information Force
06.2021 - 06.2023
Inpatient Psychiatrist
Sentara Healthcare
06.2020 - 06.2023
Psychiatrist
Naphcare
03.2019 - 06.2020
Chair/Medical Director/Associate Director/Telehealth Director
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
06.2018 - 06.2021
Psychiatrist
Liberty Healthcare
03.2017 - 10.2017
Psychiatrist/Asst Specialty Leader Marine Psychiatry
Camp Pendleton, CA
06.2016 - 06.2018
Psychiatrist
Naphcare
07.2015 - 12.2015
Psychiatrist
8th Marines Regiment
07.2014 - 07.2016
M.D. - Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
University of Florida
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