Walter R. Byrd, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Residency Training
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, West Virginia

Walter R. Byrd, MD, currently is associate professor of psychiatry at West Virginia University School of Medicine, where he also serves as the director of residency training in psychiatry. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry and mathematics at the University of Mississippi and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, Texas. He completed his residency in psychiatry and was chief resident in psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical School in 1978.

Dr. Byrd has practiced psychiatry in several clinical settings throughout the course of his career including US Army, several community mental health centers, private practice, free-standing psychiatric inpatient facilities, and now at the university level. He has been an active speaker and co-authored several books over the years, with his primary focus of interest in two areas: 1) understanding and communicating the role neurotransmitter systems play in behavior, and 2) exploring the complimentary relationship that personal faith and medical practice can enjoy in contemporary healthcare delivery.