William M. Uffner, M.D.
Medical Director, Older Adult Program
William M. Uffner, M.D., Medical Director, Older Adult Program
Dr. William Uffner brings over 30 years of experience to Friends Hospital. Dr. Uffner currently oversees the Friends Hospital Older Adult program, which specializes in inpatient treatment for a variety of mental disorders, including: depression, Alzheimer’s Disease, other dementias, and psychiatric illness complicated by medical problems. Friends Hospital has offered specialized behavioral health services for older adults for more than 25 years. As one of the first specialized programs in the country for this population, Friends Hospital’s Older Adult program is often looked to as a model for others to follow.
Dr. Uffner is a board certified psychiatrist and a board certified geriatric psychiatrist.
Dr. Uffner received his M.D. from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital and did his undergraduate training in natural sciences at Muhlenberg College. After receiving his M.D. degree, Dr. Uffner went on to complete his internship and his psychiatry residency at Hahnemann. From 1974 to 1976, Uffner completed a Falk Fellowship with the American Psychiatric Association.
Philadelphia Magazine ranked Dr. Uffner among the region’s “Top Docs” in 2002 for geriatric psychiatry.
He is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, Psychiatric Physicians of Pennsylvania, and American Society for Geriatric Psychiatry, as well as the Philadelphia County Psychiatric Society where he served as a past editor for the society’s newsletter, “Transactions”.
Currently Dr. Uffner is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Publications & Presentations
Media
The Erickson Tribune (March 2010) – Dr. Uffner interviewed and featured in article about depression in older adults. http://tinyurl.com/239wtj2
HealthWise Magazine (Summer 2009) – Dr. Uffner bylined as author on article we wrote about the signs of aging, what’s healthy and what’s not?
Achieve Solutions (May 8, 2009) – Dr. Uffner interviewed and featured in online article about hard times and happiness. http://tinyurl.com/pfcb5s
Grandparents.com – Dr. Uffner interviewed and featured in online expert advice article about secrets to living longer. http://tinyurl.com/c9wu43
WHYY Radio (February 2, 2009) - Dr. Uffner interviewed and featured on radio segment about dissociative identity disorder.
Publications
Uffner, et al, “THE DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST AND CLINICAL OUTCOME IN HOSPITALIZED DEPRESSIVES TREATED WITH ECT.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of NAPPH, January 30, 1985.
Uffner, et al, “HAHNEMANN PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM” THE FORUM of the Department of Mental Health Sciences, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 1972
