Northern Chapter Dinner Meeting

ALTAF MERCHANT, MD Specialty: Mood and Anxiety Disorders Dr. Altaf Merchant is one of the original partners of the practice. He also trained at Johns Hopkins and is board-certified in adult psychiatry. Dr. Merchant has extensive experience treating patients in a variety of settings to include outpatient, inpatient and partial hospitalization. He covers for other clinicians during their vacations and always steps in when needed. Dr. Merchant specializes in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Prescribing Practitioners MICHELLE WILLIAMS, APRN, CRNP-PMH Ms. Williams is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She graduated from the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing where she specialized in treating disorders across the lifespan. Following that, she trained with Drs Joshi & Merchant before joining their practice in 2008. She received her undergraduate nursing degree from the College of Notre Dame. Ms. Williams has over two decades of psychiatric experience and as a registered nurse in a variety of settings including work at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Her interests include medication management and treatment of women’s issues, including postpartum depression.