Welcome
Welcome to our practice. Our dedicated team, led by Dr. Meghan Starner, a double board-certified psychiatrist specializing in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry, is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive mental health care. With her extensive background in treating complex cases and her active role in medical education, Dr. Starner brings a wealth of experience and a humanistic approach to our practice.
​
Working alongside Dr. Starner is Dr. Erin Lopes, an ANCC board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. With her background in critical care, public health, and psychiatric liaison work, Dr. Lopes offers invaluable expertise in treating patients across all ages and needs, especially those with diverse and complex conditions. Together, we are here to support our patients with expert care, empathy, and a commitment to mental wellness.
Meet Dr. Starner
Dr. Starner is a double APBN board certified psychiatrist specializing in both Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry.
Dr. Starner obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. As a medical student, she was selected for the Baldwin L. Keyes Prize in Psychiatry. Dr. Starner went on to complete her residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she served as a chief resident. She was selected for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training through Jefferson in conjunction with Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children.
While at Jefferson, Dr. Starner was chosen to represent the medical staff as a member of the University Ethics Committee.
Specializing in medically complex cases, Dr. Starner currently serves as an acute inpatient psychiatrist and emergency room consultant at Main Line Health. Dr. Starner has lectured and presented grand rounds on the topics of medical-psychiatry and communication in medicine. She also provides supervision, teaching, and mentoring to psychiatric resident physicians and medical students.
Dr. Starner is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. She has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, which recognizes individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who serve as role models, mentors, and leaders in medicine.
​
Meet Dr. Lopes
Dr. Lopes is an ANCC board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing practice. Dr. Lopes has been in practice as a PMHNP since 2016.
​
Dr. Lopes obtained her MPH from the University of California, Berkeley, her MSN from the University of Pennsylvania and her DNP from West Chester University.
Dr. Lopes completed an international public health internship in South America while completing her MPH at UC Berkeley. Her background in nursing is in critical care. While at the University of Pennsylvania she completed her clinical rotation in consult liaison psychiatry at Abington Hospital. Dr. Lopes received recognition as a Top Nurse of the Year in 2024 and was awarded Advanced Practice Provider of the Year at Bryn Mawr Hospital in 2023.
​
Dr. Lopes has served as a Clinical Associate Instructor and adjunct faculty member for the University of Pennsylvania in the School of Nursing.
Dr. Lopes has experience working with medically complex patients. She currently serves as a consult liaison psychiatric nurse practitioner at Main Line Health in both the emergency room and acute care settings. She has clinical experience working with patients across the lifespan including neurodiverse adults. She also provides clinical instruction to psychiatric nurse practitioner students from the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and Thomas Jefferson University.
​
Dr. Lopes is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Lopes has a long history of advocacy work in the community and has received awards from the Autism Science Foundation, the Philadelphia Union and the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association.
Contact
551 West Lancaster Ave., Suite 212, Haverford, PA 19041
​
Phone: (484) 401-6421
Fax (484) 401-5517
E-Mail: drs@starnermd.com
​
NEW Patients:
Request an appointment by emailing: drs@starnermd.com
​
EXISTING Patients:
Please message Dr. Starner in your SimplePractice patient portal
In the event that you or your loved one is feeling unsafe and having thoughts of self harm, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room immediately.