PORTLAND, Maine – MaineHealth Behavioral Health today announced the appointment of Benjamin C. Grasso, MD, as Regional Medical Director. A resident of Scarborough, Maine, Dr. Grasso brings more than three decades of clinical, academic and leadership experience in psychiatry and behavioral health care to this role.
In his position, Dr. Grasso will oversee outpatient psychiatric services for York County, providing clinical leadership to support high-quality, patient-centered behavioral health services across the region. His experience spans inpatient and outpatient care, academic medicine, correctional health and executive medical leadership.
Dr. Grasso most recently served as a staff psychiatrist at the Maine Correctional Center and has previously held leadership roles at Riverview Psychiatric Center, Mercy Hospital, and the Augusta Mental Health Institute, among others. Since 2013, he has also served as a consulting medical director for The Opportunity Alliance.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Grasso to MaineHealth Behavioral Health,” said Melissa Bowker-Kinley, MD, Senior Director of Medical Affairs, Child and Adolescent Services. “Dr. Grasso’s vast experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead outpatient psychiatry in the York County region. He is nationally recognized for his work in reducing medication errors in psychiatric treatment and has demonstrated a deep commitment to community psychiatry across diverse populations, including veterans, incarcerated individuals and patients with severe mental illness. We look forward to the expertise and vision he brings to our team.”
Dr. Grasso earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from SUNY Binghamton, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Albany Medical College and completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He later completed a fellowship in Neuropsychiatry at the National Institutes of Mental Health.
About MaineHealth
MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America,” and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth hospitals include MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital in Norway and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital in Belfast. MaineHealth also includes the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, MaineHealth Behavioral Health in Westbrook, MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the MaineHealth Institute for Research in Scarborough, the MaineHealth Medical Group and MaineHealth NorDx in Scarborough. MaineHealth affiliates include MaineGeneral Health in Augusta and Waterville. It is also a significant stakeholder in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.