The American Health Council has cordially invited Dr. Philip Gold, MD as “Best in Medicine.” Dedicating over 47 years to working within the healthcare industry, Dr. Gold has been recognized for his research contributions in his role as Senior Investigator for The National Institute of Mental Health.

Having found an early interest in psychiatry during his time at high school, Dr. Gold has long admired the brain, highly fascinated by the idea of understanding the way the mind functions and develops.

Focusing his studies in psychiatry, Dr. Gold graduated from Duke University School of Medicine, achieving his MD in 1970. Following from this, Dr. Gold earned the opportunity to complete extensive medical training beginning with an internship in straight medicine at V&VI Medical Services at Boston City Hospital from 1970 to 1971. Dr. Gold went on to fulfil his residency in psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School from 1971- to 1974 and his fellowship in endocrinology within the Developmental Endocrinology Branch at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda from 1979 to 1982. Throughout this time, Dr. Gold also held the position of clinical fellowship in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School between 1971 and 1974.

In his current capacity, Dr. Gold successfully upholds the role of Senior Investigator for The National Institute of Mental Health which he has held for the past 40 years. Displaying expertise in the areas of psychiatry, the stress response and the neurology of depression, Dr. Gold’s daily responsibilities include conducting research along with 3 assigned fellows, focusing on the mechanisms of drugs and patients with major depression. Dr. Gold also studies CRH depression and the responses of the brain.

The National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of 277 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s medical research agency. The NIMH hopes to transform the understanding of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. The NIMH fosters innovative thinking and ensures a full array of novel scientific perspectives used for further discovery in the evolving science of the brain, behavior, and experience.

Among his plethora of accomplishments, Dr. Gold is proud to have published over 380 articles throughout the course of his career and was privileged to be invited to share his knowledge through several seminars in medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital for the Harvard School of Medicine.

Attributing his success to a strong work ethic, his passion for what he does and the amazing mentors he has had the pleasure to work alongside, Dr. Gold has been honoured to receive multiple awards throughout his career, including: The Curt Richter Prize in 1984, The Outstanding Service Medal from the United States Public Health Service in 1985, The Alan Walters Memorial Award and Memorial Lecture, given by the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto School of Medicine in l987, The Fish Memorial Prize and Lecture, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, Brown University School of Medicine in 1987 and The Galen Award, Hellenic Medical Society in 1988. This is in addition to the Foundations’ Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry given by the American Psychiatric Association in May 1989, a listing in Who’s Who in America in 1991 and was a recipient of The Meritorious Service Award, United States Public Health Service in 1992.

In a continuous effort to broaden his knowledge, Dr. Gold has maintained membership with several professional associations including The Library of Congress-Council of Scholars, The Endocrine Society, The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and The American Psychiatric Association.

Looking to the future, Dr. Gold wishes to pursue his research activities with the aspiration to undertake potential collaborations with Endocrinologists and Neurologists.

In his time outside of work, Dr. Gold is also known to commit his time to charitable organizations such as The Library of Congress Council of Scholars.