Heather PM Theibert, D.O.

Dr. Theibert is board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. She received her Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from Kansas City University and is a graduate of the Adena Health System Psychiatry Residency Program. She completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Psychology at Bowling Green State University and is currently earning her Master of Divinity at Earlham School of Religion. She holds additional academic appointments as an adjunct clinical assistant professor at both Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Since the beginning of her career as a psychiatrist, Dr. Theibert has been heavily dedicated to medical student and resident education with past roles of Psychiatric Clerkship Director and Associate Program Director since the founding of the OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Psychiatry Residency Program in Columbus, OH, until taking on her current role as the inaugural Program Director for the Meritus Health Psychiatry Residency Program. When not working, teaching, or studying, Dr. Theibert enjoys volunteering and exploring the beauty of our National Parks with her husband and 2 sons.

Courses Teaching:

• Pre-clinical OMS-1 Psychiatry Curriculum
• OMS-3 and 4 Psychiatry Clerkship Director

Professional Affiliations and Awards: 

• NBOME National Faculty
• American Psychiatric Association
• Maryland Psychiatric Society
• American Osteopathic Association
• Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians
• Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
• American Academy of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
• Association for Academic Psychiatry
• American Medical Association  
• 2021 Doctors Hospital Family Medicine Residency Specialty Preceptor of the Year
• 2021 OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Psychiatry Residency Assistant Program Director of the Year

Community Attributes:

• Practicing Psychiatrist in the community
• Medical student and resident mentoring
• Drop-in shelter volunteer
• Medical mission volunteer to Honduras
• Meritus Mobile Mental Health Lead Psychiatrist and Co-Developer
• Meritus Health P&T Committee
• Meritus Health Opioid Stewardship Committee
• Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society – Past Central Chapter Education Committee Chair (2024-2025)
• Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association – Past Secretary (2023-2024)
• Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation – Past President (2020-2022)

Research/Areas of Interest:

Addiction, harm reduction, advocacy, catatonia, the interplay of faith and mental health

Recent Publications & Presentations:

• Theibert HPM. What Physicians Need to Know about the Renaissance of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. Presented at the Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians Annual Conference in Hagerstown, MD, on September 27, 2024.
• Theibert HPM. Neuromodulation for Behavioral Health Patients. Presented at the OhioHealth Neuroscience Symposium in Columbus, OH, on May 19, 2023.
• Theibert HPM, Carroll BT. NMDA antagonists in the treatment of catatonia: A review of case studies from the last 10 years. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017; 51: 132-133.
• Carroll BT, Scott SL, Theibert HPM, et al. Krankheitsreste: The residual signs of catatonia. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2022; 34(3): 192-196.