Dr. Barksdale’s career spans over 40 years and has included notable roles such as Chairman of the Psychiatry Department and Medical Director of Psychiatry for Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center-Charlotte NC, Area Associate Medical Director for Cigna Behavioral Health, as well as numerous Medical Leadership roles in the Managed Medicaid business, including Cenpatico (a Centene Company) and Recovery Innovations International.

Dr. Barksdale was a treating physician for the NFL Program for Substance Abuse and held a position in the NBA’s Substance Abuse Program. He has extensive experience in community and emergency psychiatry in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Barksdale attended Harvard University and later entered the Year 1 Medical Program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he completed a joint degree program in Medicine and Public Health. He completed Residency in General Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins University Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Maryland.

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