Michael A. Posternak grew up in Lexington, MA was the son of Noel and Carlotta (Krohn) Posternak. He attended Phillips Academy Andover and Trinity College in Hartford, CT where he majored in philosophy. He later graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine completed his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in mood disorders research at Brown University. He then spent two years working at the Massachusetts General Hospital Depression Clinical and Research Program before entering private practice in Wellesley, MA where he stayed for the remainder of his career. For the past 10 years, Dr. Posternak has volunteered his time to the Give an Hour foundation, which offers free mental health services to veterans in need. Dr. Posternak believed that veterans gave to this country much more than our country gave back to them.
Dr. Posternak published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in psychiatric journals and served on the editorial board of The Carlat Report for the past 15 years where he was a frequent contributor. Dr. Posternak was passionate about his work and always saw his role as one where he accompanied patients on their journey to become the best possible version of themselves. Like the character, Phil, from the movie, Groundhog Day, he believed that the ultimate way to make life most meaningful was by committing oneself to continually doing good deeds for others.
Outside of work, Dr. Posternak was very active playing tennis, golf, hockey, and skiing. He loved nature, worked to protect the environment, and was an avid reader of history and science. He leaves behind his children, Alysha and Zach (Sharon, MA), his brothers, Barry (Greenland, NH) and Daniel (Portsmouth, NH), as well as many nieces and nephews.
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