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Sarah Edwards,DO


Dr. Sarah Edwards, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  She is the Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry clinical services.  She oversees and provides direct pediatric mental health treatment in the inpatient, ambulatory and consultation programs at the University of Maryland Medical Center.  She supervises medical residents and students during their clinical rotations and lectures on childhood mental health disorders, psychopharmacology, and infant psychiatry.    Her research interests involve early childhood mental health, collaborative care, telehealth, youth suicide screening and prevention, and pediatric delirium. Dr. Edwards is board certified in adult psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry.  She is a member of the American Psychiatry Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she serves as past president for the Maryland Regional Council.