Jay Shore, MD,MPH

Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH is Professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and the School of Public Health’s Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Health. He is the Director of Telemedicine Programming for the Department of Psychiatry, Director of Telemedicine for the Helen and Arthur E Johnson Depression Center, and Medical Director for Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Shore is currently leading multiple telehealth initiatives which include ongoing development, implementation, and assessment of telehealth programs in Native, rural, and military settings aimed at improving both quality and access to care. He has been involved in telehealth consultation for tribal, state and federal agencies and authored a number of published manuscripts focused on clinical and research topics in telehealth. Dr. Shore is the current chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Telepsychiatry Committee and an APA Distinguished Fellow. He is a fellow of the American Telemedicine Association and served on its board of directors and was previous chair of its Telemental Health Special Interest Group. Dr. Shore is also a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists.