Jeanne M. Jackson-Siegal, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Medical Director
Alzheimer's Resource Center
Southington, Connecticut

Jeanne M. Jackson-Siegal, MD is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., the medical director of the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, and a partner with Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, LLC, also in Connecticut.

Dr. Jackson-Siegal received her medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland. Her internship, residency training in psychiatry, and fellowship in geriatric psychiatry also were completed at OHSU.

Dr. Jackson-Siegal is an active member of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and American Medical Directors Association. She is a member of the editorial advisory board for “Geriatric Times.” and co-author of the Geriatric Psychiatry Practice Management Workbook (1997 and 2002 editions), and a physician manual on the Voluntary Compliance Program. In 2003, Dr. Jackson-Siegal was selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to help rewrite nursing home regulations regarding psychiatric medications. Her current focus of interest is working to develop a consistent quality standard of care for the elderly in nursing homes.

Dr. Jackson-Siegal speaks nationally on issues of aging, dementia, geriatric depression, long-term care, and behavior management for the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), U.S. Geriatric & Long-Term Care Congress, American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), and for the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC).