Chessen, Douglas H., MD, MBA

Douglas H. Chessen earned his medical degree at Harvard University, where he also completed psychiatric residency training and was a chief resident. He earned his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. He is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and has also been certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Chessen is a veteran of the United States Air Force and was the Chief of Mental Health Clinic, Langley Air Force Base Hospital, Hampton, Virginia.

He has served on the faculty of Eastern Virginia Medical School and has taught in the Riverside Family Practice Residency Program. He is past President of Psychiatric Society of Virginia and the Newport News Medical Society, and has held numerous hospital directorship positions. In addition, he has received awards for his teachings, Patient Choice and Top Doc.

Dr. Chessen’s primary specialties are psychiatry and addiction medicine, medication management (psychopharmacology) and counseling (psychoanalytic psychotherapy). He enjoys working with adolescents, college students, adults and senior citizens, as well as collaborating with other physicians and therapists to provide holistic and integrated care.

Dr. Chessen and his team of professionals provide medical care and counseling for a variety of life’s problems, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, bereavement, bipolar mood disorders, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), college mental health issues, family and relationship problems, stress related health problems, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, alcohol and drug use disorders, including prescription drug abuse. His office offers an intensive outpatient therapy and education program (Caritas) for substance abuse, including outpatient detoxification from alcohol and drugs, and Suboxone treatment of narcotic drug dependence.

Dr. Chessen enjoys relaxing with family and friends, reading and traveling, skiing and fly fishing.

TPMG welcomed Dr. Chessen of Chessen & Associates in June 2015, and the opening of TPMG Chessen Behavioral Health.