People: Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC.O)

Dr. William M. Petrie, M.D. has been appointed as Director of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., effective October 29, 2012. Dr. Petrie is currently Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he has served for more than 20 years. He is also Director, Vanderbilt Senior Assessment Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Petrie served as President and Co-Director of Research at Psychiatric Consultants, P.C., a psychiatry practice in Nashville, TN and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Parthenon Pavilion at Centennial Medical Center. With 35 years experience in conducting clinical research trials, Dr. Petrie was the primary investigator for a substantial variety of clinical studies. In addition, Dr. Petrie is a noted researcher, who has published dozens of papers in numerous healthcare publications. Dr. Petrie served as a director for Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. from September 2004 until November 2010.