Author: Gary Henschen

Dr. Gary M. Henschen is the senior vice president — medical management for Magellan Healthcare, providing clinical expertise in new product development and quality improvement programs, and overseeing medical management for Magellan's behavioral health programs. Prior to joining Magellan, Henschen was chief medical officer of Charter Behavioral Health Systems and held a private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis for fifteen years in Greensboro, N.C. Henschen completed his residency and chief residency in psychiatry at Duke Medical Center. His research interests have included the assessment and prevention of suicide; psychiatric consultation-liaison with primary care physicians; the development of quality metrics; addressing the needs of persons diagnosed with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders; and providing consultation to behavioral special investigation units. Henschen is licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Iowa.