Today we’d like to introduce you to Drew Myers.
Hi Drew, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I grew up in Ellicott City, Maryland, and from an early stage I was drawn both to women’s health and to the stories of other people. I went to college and medical school in South Carolina, and then returned home to Maryland for my residency training in psychiatry at the University of Maryland / Sheppard Pratt. During that time, I discovered how meaningful it was to combine my passion for women’s health with psychiatry, which led me into the field of reproductive psychiatry.
Recently, I also became a mother myself, which has added another layer of meaning to my work. Experiencing pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum transition firsthand has given me a deeper understanding of what my patients go through—not just the physical and emotional changes, but also the identity shifts and vulnerabilities that come with it. It’s reinforced my commitment to helping women feel supported during these times, and it has made my connection to this work even more personal.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It hasn’t been a smooth road. During my first year of medical school, my father passed away from cancer. That loss was incredibly difficult, but it also helped me recognize my own humanity in a way that has shaped how I practice medicine. In psychiatry, and especially reproductive psychiatry, so much of the work is about sitting with people in moments of vulnerability. Having gone through that experience myself, I feel better able to meet patients with empathy and to truly understand how profoundly life events can affect mental health.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Today, I primarily practice at Bethesda Women’s Mental Health, where I specialize in supporting women through major hormonal transitions in life—such as pregnancy, the postpartum period, and perimenopause. I also serve as a consultant to the OBGYN department at Sinai Hospital, where I educate and assist my colleagues in OBGYN to treat mental health in their patients. I am a faculty member at the University of Maryland Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, where I work in the Psychiatric Emergency Department. Across all of these roles, my focus is on helping people feel seen, supported, and understood at some of the most pivotal moments in their lives.
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
I don’t necessarily think of myself as a big risk-taker, but I do see value in taking thoughtful risks when they align with your values. For me, that’s meant following a path that wasn’t always the most clearly defined. Reproductive psychiatry is a relatively small and growing subspecialty, and choosing to focus my career here felt like stepping into uncertain territory at the time. Looking back, that decision—though it felt like a risk—has been one of the best choices I’ve made.
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