ABOUT
Shanthi Trettin
M.D., M.A. (she/her)
Dr. Trettin is a board-certified psychiatrist with specialized training in mental health. With years of experience and a compassionate approach, she provides personalized care that addresses the unique needs of each patient.
Dr. Trettin graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Biochemistry major from Oberlin College. At the University of Pittsburgh, she received her Master's in Bioethics from the Center for Bioethics and Health Law and her Medical Degree, with a focus on Women's Health, from the School of Medicine.
ABOUT
Shanthi Trettin
M.D., M.A. (she/her)
Dr. Trettin is a board-certified psychiatrist with specialized training in mental health. With years of experience and a compassionate approach, she provides personalized care that addresses the unique needs of each patient.
Dr. Trettin graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Biochemistry major from Oberlin College. At the University of Pittsburgh, she received her Master's in Bioethics from the Center for Bioethics and Health Law and her Medical Degree, with a focus on Women's Health, from the School of Medicine.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Additional medical school training in Women's Health
Master's degree in Bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Psychiatric Internship at the University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Residency at Allegheny General Hospital
Additional training in individual, group, and couples therapy
Recipient of the Excellence in Psychotherapy Award
Medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Additional medical school training in Women's Health
Master's degree in Bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Psychiatric Internship at the University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Residency at Allegheny General Hospital
Additional training in individual, group, and couples therapy
Recipient of the Excellence in Psychotherapy Award
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Pursuing additional certifications with the American Boards of Obesity Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Functional/Nutritional Medicine
Board Certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Pursuing additional certifications with the American Boards of Obesity Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Functional/Nutritional Medicine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dr. Trettin has numerous publications and an extensive background in research, mental health teaching, and volunteer work. She has been in private practice for over 16 years and is highly respected in her community by other physicians and therapists.
Dr. Trettin has numerous publications and an extensive background in research, mental health teaching, and volunteer work. She has been in private practice for over 16 years and is highly respected in her community by other physicians and therapists.
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Women’s health, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and gender-affirming care
Application of feminist theory to Western medicine to challenge objectification, homogenization, and fragmentation
Appreciation of people as uniquely multidimensional
Consideration of mental/physical diagnoses as Venn diagrams
Science of balancing systemic activation-deactivation cycles
Publications and writing at the intersection of analysis, imagination, and advocacy to empower individual choice
Innovative entrepreneurship in response to an increasingly robotic and impersonal world
Women’s health, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and gender-affirming care
Application of feminist theory to Western medicine to challenge objectification, homogenization, and fragmentation
Appreciation of people as uniquely multidimensional
Consideration of mental/physical diagnoses as Venn diagrams
Science of balancing systemic activation-deactivation cycles
Publications and writing at the intersection of analysis, imagination, and advocacy to empower individual choice
Innovative entrepreneurship in response to an increasingly robotic and impersonal world
Personal Life
Dr. Trettin spent most of her childhood in Colorado, completed her education and training throughout the Midwest and East Coast, and now enjoys living in Bucks County with her husband, three daughters, and two dogs.
Her current career passions are direct patient care and developing concepts to support individual choice.
Personal Life
Dr. Trettin spent most of her childhood in Colorado, completed her education and training throughout the Midwest and East Coast, and now enjoys living in Bucks County with her husband, three daughters, and two dogs.
Her current career passions are direct patient care and developing concepts to support individual choice.
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Certified yoga instructor
Ironman triathlete
Boston marathoner
Global traveler
Hiker
Reader
Lover of visual arts
Knitter
Certified yoga instructor
Ironman triathlete
Boston marathoner
Global traveler
Hiker
Reader
Lover of visual arts
Knitter
Formerly Women’s Psychiatric
Healthcare, LLC
Formerly Women’s Psychiatric Healthcare, LLC
