Charles Luther, MD
- Specialty: Psychiatry-Adult Psychiatry
Biography: Charles Luther, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Addiction Medicine - American Board of Preventive Medicine
- Forensic Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education
Fellowship | Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry - Bellevue Hospital Center (2005 - 2006)
Residency | Psychiatry
Psychiatry - Bellevue Hospital Center (2001 - 2005)
Medical Education
Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine (2001)
Undergraduate
Case Western Reserve University (1997)
About
Charles Luther, MD is board-certified in forensic psychiatry and addiction medicine. Since training at Case Western Reserve University, New York University and Bellevue Hospital Center, he has practiced in hospital, correctional, public health and community settings. In 2015, he returned to Cleveland after a decade of work in New York City. He has held leadership positions overseeing large systems of care as the Director of Correctional Assisted Outpatient Treatment at Rikers Island and the Director of Mental Health for Correctional Health Services at NYC’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In addition he has been a clinical and administrative director in a variety of hospital settings. Dr. Luther has been lauded for his teaching and clinical care by way of New York Medical College’s Teacher of the Year Award and Cleveland’s Mental Health Clinician of the year award. His academic interests include correctional healthcare, legal regulation and administration of healthcare, risk assessment, addictions care, and civil commitment. He has been a forensic psychiatric evaluator at the federal and local level.