Shanthi Trettin
Shanthi Trettin

Shanthi Trettin, MD, MA, DABPN, DABOM

Founder and owner of Choice Psychiatric Healthcare, and double board-certified psychiatrist and obesity medicine specialist

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Expertise

Mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, women's and peripartum mental health, LGBTQ+, gender-affirming care, ADHD, neurodivergence, executive functioning challenges, learning differences, trauma assessment, chronic inflammatory and functional pain syndromes

About

Shanthi Trettin, MD, MA, is double board-certified in psychiatry/neurology and obesity medicine. Dr. Trettin is the founder and owner of her private practice Choice Psychiatric Healthcare, where she has 18 years of clinical experience utilizing an integrated medication-therapy approach. As a creative entrepreneur, she recently established Choice Empowerment, and Choice Progress, devoted to supporting individualized care and problem-solving.

Trettin believes in working with patients through evidence-based medicine and personalized, compassionate, collaborative care. Her areas of expertise span complex psychopharmacology, multisystem functional health, use of a wide trauma lens, and evaluation of unique learning styles. Through her three Choice companies, Trettin offers psychiatric and functional healthcare, supervision, teaching, coaching, a publication, and customized navigation tools.

Outside of work, Trettin is most devoted to her three teenage daughters. She is also a certified yoga instructor, Boston marathoner, and four-time Ironman triathlete.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biochemistry, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
  • Masters of Arts (MA) in Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) with a Women's Health concentration, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Psychiatric Internship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • Psychiatric Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Psychotherapy Training, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Obesity Medicine board review course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Certifications

  • Board-certified in Psychiatry
  • Board-certified in Obesity Medicine

Awards

  • Top Doctor, Castle Connolly, 2025–2026
  • Top Doctor, Philadelphia Magazine, 2025–2026
  • Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Award, Best Integrated Psychiatric Care Service in Pennsylvania, 2025
  • Excellence in Psychotherapy, Allegheny General Hospital, 2008
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College, 1997

Professional Organizations

  • Member, American Psychiatric Association
  • Member, Obesity Medicine Association

Latest Work

Latest contributions from Shanthi Trettin, MD, MA, DABPN, DABOM, in Depression, Menopause, Postpartum Depression