Rogers Memorial names medical director of adult services in Oconomowoc
Psychiatrist Jerry L. Halverson joins medical staff
Oconomowoc, Wis. – Jerry L. Halverson, MD joins the medical staff of Rogers Memorial Hospital – Oconomowoc as its medical director for adult services. He is the most recent addition to the growing team of dedicated behavioral health care providers at Rogers Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Halverson is a board-certified adult psychiatrist with a subspecialty in psychosomatic medicine, the care of patients with both medical and psychiatric diseases. He is known for his research and clinical work with treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Halverson has recently been honored by his colleagues for clinical and leadership excellence. He has been selected for a 2010 “Forward under Forty” award by the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association and has also been awarded an American Medical Association Foundation 2010 leadership award for outstanding community and peer leadership as an early career physician.
He is the current president of the Dane County Medical Society and has been active within the county, leading many hospital and community-based mental health initiatives. He serves on the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Advocacy and Government Relations and is a recognized leader within the Wisconsin Medical Society and the Wisconsin Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Halverson is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at both the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Madison and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He has spoken extensively on mental health disorders and advocacy efforts to academic, legislative and community audiences and volunteers as a community clinic psychiatrist.
Prior to joining Rogers Memorial, Dr. Halverson was the medical director of adult psychiatry at Meriter Hospital in Madison and was an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health where he directed the Treatment Refractory Psychiatric Disorders Program.
Rogers Memorial is a not-for-profit behavioral health care provider for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. The hospital is nationally recognized for its residential treatment centers including The Eating Disorder Center, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center, The Child Center and The Child and Adolescent Center. Rogers Memorial also provides residential treatment services for chemical dependency at The Herrington Recovery Center. Inpatient and partial hospitalization services are also available.
Rogers Memorial is licensed as a psychiatric hospital by the State of Wisconsin and accredited by The Joint Commission. It offers treatment programs at four Wisconsin locations: Oconomowoc, Milwaukee, Kenosha and Brown Deer. To learn more, call 800-767-4411 or visit www.rogershospital.org.
