Edgar W. Finn, MD

Dr. Finn joined AltaPointe Health as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in the summer of 2012. He earned a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham before earning his medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. Finn completed residency training in general psychiatry at UAB and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and child/adolescent psychiatry at Vanderbilt. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Following residency and fellowship training, Dr. Finn began his career at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham as a staff psychiatrist of the Vaughan Psychiatric Service. His consultative experience includes work with the Chilton-Shelby Mental Health Center, Gateway Mental Health, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and The Horizons School. Before joining AltaPointe, Finn served as medical director at Glenwood, Inc. in Birmingham, which led to a continuing professional interest in treating autism spectrum disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Finn has three adult children and seven precious grandchildren and is an Assistant Professor at the USA College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the Program Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program.