Frank S. K. Appah Jr. MD Ph.D. is a board-certified physician who specializes in adolescent and adult psychiatry. He is the founder of Meroë Psychiatric, a Westport-based private practice that provides evidence-based psychiatric consultation, psychotherapy, genetic testing, and medication management.
Dr. Appah graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2009 earning an MD and a Ph.D. in molecular biology. After medical school, he completed his residency in adult psychiatry with the Yale School of Medicine. During his residency, he served as co-chief resident and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion, and dedication to service. After residency, he completed a public psychiatry fellowship with the Yale Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Appah is currently the Unit Chief for the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at St.Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He specializes in the care of persons with mood, anxiety, personality, psychotic, and/or substance use disorders.
In addition to providing direct clinical care, Dr. Appah is an instructor with the Yale School of Medicine and the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine.
In November of 2016, Dr. Appah was named one of the Top 10 Semifinalists for Men’s Health Magazine Ultimate Guy Search.
In September of 2018, Dr. Appah received St.Vincent’s Medical Center’s St. Vincent De Paul Award as “Physician of the Year.”
3 Reviews on “Physician of the Year”
Dr. Apppah is by far one of the most gifted and good natured psychiatrists that I have ever known. I especially recommend his services for dual diagnosis cases: he understands the different levels of addiction, their subtle varieties, as well as the appropriate treatments to work with and around one’s addiction to effectively treat both their psychiatric and addiction issues. This guy is an absolute gem and I recommend him very highly..
Dr. Appah is without a doubt the best therapist I have ever been lucky enough to have worked with. There is no question that Dr. Appah truly cares about who he treats, and is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the well-being of his patients. His insights are intelligent, intuitive, logical, and thought provoking. I’d highly recommend him to anyone who is going through any sort of personal or medical issue. Expect to obtain some guidance and wisdom like never before. For Dr. Appah, is truly an extraordinary therapist.
It is rare, I know from personal and parental experience, to find the type of psychiatrist that Dr. Appah is. His brilliant mind is combined with an incredible caring, authentic genuine bedside manner. He takes the clinical out of your management plan with him. He was instrumental in bringing my son back to our family as he was before he dipped low. He relates to adults, as well as older teens heading into adulthood. He calls them out, and holds all accountable in being a part of their own management plan. They get him and he gets them.