Vladimir Demidov, MD, PhD, is the head of the consultation/liaison psychiatry services and emergency services at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He is a graduate of the Gorki’y Medical Institute, Gorki’y, Russia; received his PhD at the Russian Federation Psychiatric Research Institute, Moscow; and completed residencies in general psychiatry at the Regional Psychiatric Hospital, Gorki’y, and at the University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Demidov formerly worked as the staff psychiatrist at the Second Genesis Co-Occurring Disorders Program, Crownsville, Md., medical director of Psychiatry Services at Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, Md., medical director of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and Geriatric and Inpatient Psychiatric Services at Prince William County Hospital, Manassas, Va., and as an attending psychiatrist at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Falls Church, Va. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Hospitals across Maryland, including Luminis Health, are seeing increased flu-related visits that may lead to longer emergency department wait times. We recommend wearing a mask at all Luminis Health locations, using Virtual Urgent Care for non-emergency needs, and going to the Emergency Department for severe or life-threatening symptoms while we continue to support our teams and care for our communities.