Bio

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., is the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Wakefield is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. She also serves as the Chair of the Transforming Mental Health Care committee of the TTUHSC Clinical Affairs Council.

Under Dr. Wakefield’s leadership, TTUHSC Department of Psychiatry has seen immense growth to become the leading mental health care provider for children living in West Texas. Dr. Wakefield also plays a vital role in introducing and implementing measurement-based care in primary healthcare settings throughout the entire West Texas region. Her research expertise is in prevention and early intervention of behavioral health symptoms and sequalae, especially for children and adolescents.