Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D.

Vasilis K. Pozios, MD, DFAPA, is a physician who is board-certified in general and forensic psychiatry, receiving his undergraduate and medical degrees from Tufts University and completing his residency training in general psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Pozios was trained in forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University.

Dr. Pozios is a strong advocate for reducing the stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders, and has consulted with governmental agencies, media outlets, and non-profit organizations on the relationship between mental illness, violence, and popular culture and its impact on stigma. His interest in violence risk assessment, mental health and the media, mental illness stigma, and ethical issues related to public safety is reflected in both academic and popular publications such as The New York Times, Wired, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Daily Beast.

As an American Psychiatric Association Spurlock Congressional Fellow, Dr. Pozios was honored to work with the Chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and “Medicare for All” legislation.

Dr. Pozios serves as Chief Medical Officer of Oakland Community Health Network. He has treated children, adolescents, and adults in various settings, including the psychiatric emergency department and correctional and forensic facilities. He is a past president of the Michigan Psychiatric Society and the Immediate Past-Speaker of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association, where he also served on the Board of Trustees.