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, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Area of concentration in Women's Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Master's degree in Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Psychiatric Internship, University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
Psychotherapy training, Allegheny General Hospital
Obesity Medicine board review course, Harvard Medical School
Medical degree, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Area of concentration in Women's Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Master's degree in Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Psychiatric Internship, University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
Psychotherapy training, Allegheny General Hospital
Obesity Medicine board review course, Harvard Medical School
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Eligible, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Excellence in Psychotherapy Award, Allegheny General Hospital
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2025, Best Integrated Psychiatric Care Service- Pennsylvania
Philadelphia magazine 2025 Top Doctors™ awardee, based on physician-led peer review process
Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Eligible, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Excellence in Psychotherapy Award, Allegheny General Hospital
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2025, Best Integrated Psychiatric Care Service- Pennsylvania
Philadelphia magazine 2025 Top Doctors™ awardee, based on physician-led peer review process
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 17 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 17 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 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 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.
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Boston marathoner
Global traveler
Hiker
Reader
Lover of visual arts
Knitter
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