Linda Hotchkiss

Dr. Hotchkiss is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and her MD degree from Harvard Medical School and is a Member of the American College of Psychiatry. After completing her training in psychiatry in Detroit, she worked in and then led the Department of Psychiatry of the former Sinai Hospital of Detroit. Over her career, she has focused on medical education for physicians in training and practicing physicians, and improving quality and safety in patient care. She has served in a number of different leadership roles, including Assistant Professor (Clinical), and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine; Associate Dean, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee Campus, and Chairperson of the State of Michigan Board of Medicine. She most recently championed the implementation of evidence-based medicine through her work with physicians as the Managing Medical Director for Midwest states for Anthem, Inc. (known as Blue Cross Blue Shield or Empire in some states) Medicare Advantage. She now provides professional consultations for individuals, colleagues, and companies. She currently lives in the Lansing, Michigan area and is married to the former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Robert P. Young, Jr.