Gina Duncan, M.D.

 

Dr. Duncan earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Hampton University in Hampton, VA and her M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC.  She completed her general psychiatry residency at Harvard at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency Program in Boston, MA.  In her final year of residency she served as Chief Resident of Psychotherapy in the MGH outpatient clinic and received the MGH Ann Alonso Award for Psychotherapy.  She was also a recipient of the APA/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship and developed a church-based mental health promotion project called Abundant Life Through Applied Resilience (A.L.T.A.R.)™.  

 

Prior to joining Eastover Psychiatric Group, Dr. Duncan served as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Dean for Admissions for the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University (GRU) in Augusta, GA.  While at GRU, she also served as the psychiatrist for Project GREAT (Georgia Recovery-Based Educational Approach to Treatment) and has authored a chapter on Shared Decision-Making in mental health care. 

 

Dr. Duncan is board certified in General Psychiatry.  She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and serves as a blogger on the APA's Healthy Minds website.  

 

Dr. Duncan joined Eastover Psychiatric Group in 2015.  As a native of North Carolina, she is excited to be closer to family.  Dr. Duncan’s clinical focus is on the use of medication management and psychotherapy in the treatment of adult Mood and Anxiety disorders as well as OCD and ADHD.  Her other areas of special interest include the intersection of spirituality and psychiatry, disparities in health and achievement that disproportionately affect underserved communities, strength-based approaches to building resilience, and faith- and community-based approaches to addressing disparities in mental health.