Sumru Bilge-Johnson, MD

Meet Sumru Bilge-Johnson, MD

Dr. Bilge-Johnson is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, educational director of child psychiatry and behavioral health and training director for the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program at Akron Children’s. She’s been practicing since 1998 and with Akron Children’s since 2008. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Istanbul and completed her residency in psychodrama at Bakirkoy Mental Hospital in Istanbul and a child and adolescent psychiatry residency at Istanbul Medical School. Additionally, she completed a psychiatry residency through Northeast Ohio Medical University and a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Akron Children’s. She is board certified in adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Bilge-Johnson has authored numerous articles, presented extensively on child psychiatry, and has been the recipient of several awards for her work, including the AACAP News’ mentor of the year. She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Bilge-Johnson is also a professor of psychiatry at Northeast Ohio Medical University.