Michael Zarzar, M.D.

Michael Zarzar graduated from UNC School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1988 and was the Administrative Chief Resident in his final year. He was on faculty at the Medical University of SC for several years during which he was received sev...

Michael Zarzar graduated from UNC School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1988 and was the Administrative Chief Resident in his final year. He was on faculty at the Medical University of SC for several years during which he was received several teaching awards. At the University of North Carolina, he served as the Medical Director of UNC Health at WakeBrook and Division Head of UNC Psychiatry for Wake County. He was the founding Medical Director of the UNC Hospitals, Youth Behavioral Health facility.

Prior to coming to New York, he held several officer positions in the North Carolina Psychiatric Association. He has been named to Best Doctors received the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, the Triangle Business Journal Health Care Leadership Award and the Eleanor Rubinow Service Award.

Through his various experiences he has seen the discrepancies in care which occur in our current healthcare system. This led to an interest in addressing systems of care with an eye on innovation in care delivery which focuses on improved care of individuals. Multidisciplinary team care has been a foundation for the way in which he approaches the care of individuals.