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Susan Neilan, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr. Neilan is a child psychiatrist at Akron Children’s Hospital, where she’s been practicing since 2015. After graduating from Northeast Ohio Medical University, she completed an adult psychiatry residency at Northeast Ohio Medical University. She also completed a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at University Hospitals in Cleveland and an integrative medicine fellowship at Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in Arizona. Dr. Neilan has a special interest in trauma and adverse childhood experiences. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Board. She’s also a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association. 

Inpatient Psychiatry
Medical School:
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Residency:
Psychiatry: Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Fellowship:
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH: Integrative Medicine: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Board Certifications:
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Associations:
  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 
  • Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association 
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 
Special Interests:
Trauma and adverse childhood experiences


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