Sheryl B Fleisch, M.D., FACLP
Adjunct Faculty
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About Sheryl B Fleisch
Dr. Fleisch joined the UF faculty in September 2020 as an Associate Professor of Psychiatry. She serves as Chief of Psychiatric Services at UF Health Shands Hospital and Chief of Health Equity in the Department of Psychiatry.
She is board certified in general psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Since 2010, she has worked in the field of homeless mental health, founding three programs in Pittsburgh, PA, Chapel Hill, NC, and Nashville, TN. Most recently, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Fleisch developed Homeless Health Services, a comprehensive program providing inpatient and outpatient (street-level) psychiatric and basic medical care, social services, housing navigation, employment, and disability access to persons experiencing homelessness. She also served as Assistant/Associate Program Director in the Adult Psychiatry Residency from 2014-2016 and as Program Director for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship from 2016-2020.
Dr. Fleisch’s expertise is in value-based healthcare, disaster behavioral health services, and combining informatics and policy to optimize the financial impact on hospitals to improve real-time clinical outcomes for vulnerable patients. She is committed to integrating psychiatric care across health systems and teaching consultation-liaison psychiatry to resident physicians and medical students. Dr. Fleisch is internationally known for her creative approach to integrating homeless health services within academic medical centers and has received awards for innovation, teaching, humanism, and clinical excellence.
Accomplishments
Board Certifications
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Addiction MedicineAmerican Board of Preventative Medicine
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General PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry)American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Profile
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry; Street Psychiatry; Substance Use Disorders; Ethics in Mental Health;
Research Profile
0000-0002-9577-3465
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
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CURE-HCV: Community-Based Uptake of Rapid Evaluation and HCV Treatment
Active
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN
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Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Psychiatry Street Outreach
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- ALACHUA CO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS via TASKFORCE FORE ENDING HOMELESSNESS
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Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Psychiatry Street Outreach
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- ALACHUA CO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS via ALACHUA CNTY
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Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Psychiatry Street Outreach
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- ALACHUA CO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS via ALACHUA CNTY
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Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Psychiatry Street Outreach
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- ALACHUA CO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS via US DEPT OF THE TREASURY
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Street Outreach – Psychiatry Services Agreement
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- ALACHUA CO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS via US DEPT HOUSING AND URBAN DEV
Education
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Fellowship, Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Residency, General Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Medical Degree
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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B.S. East Asian Studies; Molecular and Cellular Biology
Vanderbilt University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 294-4900
- Business:
- sfleisch@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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1149 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610