Carl Fulwiler, MD, PhD, is Chair and Chief of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, and Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He provides leadership and oversight for all academic and clinical components of the department, and is responsible department faculty for appointments and promotions at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fulwiler’s career in public sector psychiatry has focused on improving behavioral health outcomes for underserved populations by integrating novel clinical, population health, research, and training approaches.

Dr. Fulwiler received his M.D. from Washington University and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard where he also completed a residency in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He has held a variety of leadership roles in training, clinical services, and research before joining CHA. Prior to joining CHA in 2020, he was a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has conducted federally-funded research on health services for underserved populations, neuroimaging, and mindfulness-based interventions in healthcare. He is an internationally recognized expert in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and conducts professional teacher training in MBCT through the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at CHA and Harvard Medical School.