Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist, best-selling author, speaker and is currently the vice president of behavioral health and medical specialty services for a major health care organization. He is also a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Yener currently provides health plan oversight and direction to the behavioral health programs as well as the medical specialty services as they develop integrated models for the future of health care. His accountabilities include investing in technology, people, and research to drive market leading performance, engaging patients, and families in quality improvement efforts, implementing processes that focus on proactive interventions and preventions, and engaging with organizations within the community to help shape the growth, education, and training of the workforce.

Yener has extensive years of experience working in high volume community emergency departments, is an expert in hospital operations, health care business and management, and has given lectures and workshops worldwide.