Julie P. Gentile

Julie P. Gentile, M.D. (jen-TILL-ee) is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio and the Project Director/Primary Investigator for Ohio’s Coordinating Center of Excellence in Mental Illness/Intellectual Disability. She has been the Professor of Dual Diagnosis for the Ohio Department of Mental Health, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disability and the Ohio Developmental Disability Council since 2003, and the Medical Director for Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Program and Consumer Advocacy Model. Dr. Gentile has evaluated more than 2,000 individuals with co-occurring mental illness and intellectual disability. She is the recipient of the American Psychiatric Association’s Frank Menolascino Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Services for Developmental Disabilities, the Excellence in Contributions to Clinical Practice Award from the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, and she is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She is the recipient of the Faculty Mentor Award, the Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Career Achievement Award, and the Nancy Roeske Award in Medical Education from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Gentile has been awarded more than $3,000,000 in grants and contracts to support her work in dual diagnosis since 2003.