Addiction Medicine Fellowship Assistant Training Director
Medical Director, Savannah Behavioral Health Crisis Center

Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine; New Orleans, LA
Residency: Eisenhower Army Medical Center; Fort Gordon, GA

Dr. Jay Synn is a board-certified psychiatrist with 24 years of clinical experience. After graduating from Tulane School of Medicine, he completed his residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, GA. He served as Chief of Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic at Darnall Army Medical Center for 2 years, then served as Chief of First Calvary Division Mental Health Clinic at Ft. Hood, TX.

Following his military service, Dr. Synn went into private practice for twenty years in Hickory, NC where he gained experience in inpatient care at an 80+bed psychiatric hospital and outpatient care at his private outpatient clinic. He has experience in community mental health as a provider for ACTT and assisted-living facilities, and has extensive experience in medication-assisted treatment programs while serving as both provider and medical director at a substance abuse treatment center.

Dr. Synn enjoys fishing, biking, and spending time with his wife, 3 grown children, and 2 rescue pups.