Dr. Baird S. Ritter, M.D., has worked at The Timothy School as our child psychiatric consultant for over 40 years. He has an esteemed career in medicine with specialization in the fields of pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Ritter received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Geisinger Memorial Hospital and Grace-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. Subsequently, he also completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Boston, a residency in General Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in Child Psychiatry at the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. His professional contributions in the field of medicine and psychiatry are extensive. He has taught Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine and served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Ritter maintained a private practice in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry in Bryn Mawr for thirty-seven years. Concurrently, he served as Medical Director at Silver Springs-Martin Luther School for twenty-one years where he continues to work as a consultant and Utilization Reviewer. He also served as a child psychiatrist at Lankenau Hospital where he currently holds Emeritus status. Dr. Ritter is certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is also certified in General Psychiatry and in Child Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and The Autism Society of America.