Stephan F. Taylor, M.D., appointed chair of Department of Psychiatry

Stephan F. Taylor, M.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Daniel E. Offutt, III Professor of Psychiatry in the Medical School, effective Sept. 1. The provost has provided interim approval of these appointments, and they will be reported at the September Board of Regents meeting.

Taylor, who has served as interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry since October 2024, is the Albert J. Silverman, M.D., C.M., Research Professor of Psychiatric Disorders and a professor of psychiatry. His additional leadership positions have included associate chair for research and regulatory affairs in the department, and director of the Residency Research Track Training Program and Program for Risk Evaluation and Prevention. He also has served as a vice chair of the Institutional Review Board for the Medical School.

Taylor earned his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and medical degree from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He then completed residency training and a research fellowship in psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He joined the U-M faculty in 1993 as a lecturer, was promoted to assistant professor in 1995, to associate professor, with tenure, in 2003, and to professor in 2010.

Taylor’s research uses brain imaging, brain stimulation, and behavioral techniques to study and improve treatment for psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder and mood disorders. He has an extensive history of funding from the National Institutes of Health, private foundations and industry. He has authored more than 190 peer-reviewed publications and has contributed to eight book chapters.