Sean Heffernan, MD

Director of Psychiatry

B.A., Johns Hopkins University

M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine

General Psychiatry Residency: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University

Research and Clinical Fellowship in Mood Disorders: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia

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Dr. Sean Heffernan is a double board-certified psychiatrist with more than ten years of experience in the field. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident. In addition to general psychiatry training, Dr. Heffernan has completed two fellowships for specialty training in psychosomatic medicine and treatment-resistant mood disorders. He maintains an Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. H has worked in campus wellness since 2021. He was the Chief of Psychiatric Services at St. John’s College in Annapolis from 2021-2024. Dr. Heffernan joined the JHU Student Health and Well-Being staff in 2022.

In his current role, Dr. Heffernan is the administrative lead for the team of psychiatric service providers. He is particularly interested and involved in the development of care delivery systems, including promoting collaboration with colleagues in primary care services and the general hospital.

Two things Dr. Heffernan especially enjoys about his work:

• Working with so many talented people
• The privilege of partnering in the care of students at his alma mater