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Peter Zafirides, MD, Psychiatry, Columbus, OH

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Psychiatry Columbus, OH

President & Medical Director, Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine

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  • Office

    5151 Reed Rd
    Bldg C128 Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine Inc
    Columbus, OH 43220
    Phone+1 614-538-8300
    Fax+1 614-538-1656

Summary

  • As a board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Zafirides has extensive experience in the evaluation and medical management of depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. His specific area of interest within psychiatry is the mind-body role of emotions and physical illness, especially chronic pain. Dr. Zafirides has been published in this area of psychiatry, lecturing both nationally and internationally on this topic.


    With an existential orientation to psychotherapy, Dr. Zafirides has been greatly influenced by the work of Irvin Yalom, Viktor Frankl and Rollo May.

Education & Training

  • Ohio State University Hospital
    Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1997
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors
  • Patients' Choice Award
  • Three Best Rated

Publications & Presentations

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Clinical Case: Mother’s Goody Girl, and Thereafter: Early Attachment Bonds and the Development of Somatic Symptoms 
    The New York Academy of Medicine - 10/6/2012

Authored Content

  • What Is Concerta ADHD MedicationAugust 2023
  • Greek Family Values: Transcending GenerationsAugust 2021
  • Psychotherapy and the Restoration of MeaningJuly 2013

Professional Memberships