Walden Behavioral Care CEO and leadership

Dr. James M. Greenblatt is the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden. He provides medical management, leadership, and oversight of Walden’s eating disorder programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Working with thousands of children, adolescents, and adults, Dr. Greenblatt found that each individual has a unique biochemical profile, range of behaviors, and treatment needs. Dr. Greenblatt is board-certified in child and adult psychiatry. He received his medical degree and completed his adult psychiatry residency at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. In addition, Dr. Greenblatt is a clinical faculty member in the psychiatry department at Tufts Medical School as well as the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He lectures extensively throughout the United States and Canada on integrative therapies for mental health. He is the author of six books: Answers to Anorexia (2011), The Breakthrough Depression Solution (2012), Answers to Binge Eating (2014), Integrative Therapies for Depression: Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention (2015), Nutritional Lithium: The Cinderella Story (2016), and The Breakthrough Depression Solution 2nd eds. (2016). His latest book, Finally Focused, describing integrative therapies for ADHD, will be available in Spring 2017.

Paula Vass is the chief of clinical operations. She supervises the admissions and utilization review departments along with inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs. Ms. Vass began her career at Walden in 2005 as the director of social work for the inpatient psychiatric unit and eating disorder unit. Formerly, she was a psychiatric triage clinician at Deaconess Waltham Hospital and a supervisor for the Department of Children and Family Services. In addition, she has managed a private practice in the Waltham area, treating young adults with eating disorders. Ms. Vass specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, utilization management, and crisis evaluation. She often presents at community organizations on the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of eating disorders. She graduated from Lasell College with a bachelor’s in human services. She earned her master’s in social work from Salem State University and completed her graduate training at Children’s Hospital Boston. Most recently, Ms. Vass earned her MBA from Bentley College. She has been a member of the National Association of Social Workers since 1997 and received her LICSW designation in 1999.

Larry Cohen is a CFO at Walden Behavioral Care and is based in Greater Boston Area.

Brittany Woodfin is an Executive Assistant to Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. She has worked as Director of Arts and Science Program at MARBLEHEAD PARKS & RECREATION and Receptionist, MBTA, Operations at Boston Contemporaries. Brittany attended University of New Hampshire between 2010 and 2014 and Marblehead High School between 2007 and 2010.

Mr. Walter M. Henritze is a Chief Financial Officer at Walden Behavioral Care and is based in United States.