Amy Sullivan, PsyD

Amy B Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP Associate Professor of Medicine, CCLCM Director, Neurological Institute Engagement and Well-being Director of Behavioral Medicine & Research, Mellen Center for MS Chair, Neurological Institute Engagement and Women’s Leadership Development Cleveland Clinic Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP is and Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Behavioral Medicine & Research in the Mellen Center for MS, Director of the Neurological Institute Engagement and Wellbeing, and is the Chair of the Institute’s Diversity Leadership Development.

Dr. Sullivan’s work has focused on mental health in people with chronic diseases and their family members, as well as physician burnout and diversity empowerment. Her work in academic medicine intersects with teaching, mentoring, programmatic development, and strategic initiatives. She is an expert in group dynamics and curriculum development as well as psychological factors impacting Multiple Sclerosis. Her most recent work has been in transforming clinical practice with telemedicine and COVID related stress. She has over 100 media appearances and over 250 national and international talks. She has also contributed over 30 times to the literature and book chapters.

Dr. Sullivan is an invited member of a select group of wellness researchers through the National MS Society and she and her research team were the recipient of the Robert J. Herndon award for most outstanding IJMSC article. Dr. Sullivan was most recently the 2021 recipient of the School of Medicine Faculty Mentor of the Year award, she also received a Scholarship in Teaching Award through the School of Medicine, and she was also the recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Psychologist award by the Cleveland Psychological Association. She was honored also to receive the Extraordinary Graduate of St. Bonaventure University Award and named a Women of Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare. In addition to her clinical and teaching role, she is passionate about physician self-care, burnout, diversity in leadership and psychological health and is the Director of the Neurological Institute Engagement and Wellbeing Office where she works to improve physician well-being in her institute.

Prior to her medical career, she was a Division 1 basketball player for St. Bonaventure University and played in the prestigious Atlantic-10 conference. Dr. Sullivan has learned the skill of work-life balance with both of her passions: her family (Boy Girl twins and her husband) and her career.