Peter M. Hartmann, MD, DLFAPA is a renowned physician who has been dual board-certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatry, whose five-decade career has bridged clinical care, academic leadership, and psychiatric innovation.
Though retired, Dr. Hartmann currently serves as an Executive Producer for Voyage Media's podcast The Mind Doctor, a medical mystery fiction series inspired by some of his actual cases and writes a monthly blog for Psychology Today.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, he earned his medical school degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital and his psychiatry residency at the renowned Sheppard Pratt Hospital, affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University. The recipient of multiple clinical and academic awards, Dr. Hartmann completed a certificate in Media and Medicine from the Harvard Medical School program, where he explored narrative as a tool for healing and advocacy in modern medicine.
Throughout his career, Dr. Hartmann has held faculty and administrative roles at leading institutions including the University of Maryland, Penn State College of Medicine, and Drexel University. As both a family physician and psychiatrist, he has been a trusted consultant for complex cases that required navigating the interplay between physical illness and mental health, particularly in hospital and rehabilitation settings.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Hartmann has published extensively on topics including somatoform disorders, AIDS-related dementia, sleep and mood disorders, and the integration of mental health into primary care. Dr. Hartmann continues to give public lectures on mental health topics such as Personality Types, Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, and Happiness. Whether speaking at conferences, schools, or businesses, his dynamic presentations leave listeners inspired, informed, and eager to explore the deeper questions about bridging the gap between mind and body.
Peter Hartmann, MD, DLFAPA has addressed audiences at conferences, universities, and private institutions across the United States. With five decades of experience in Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Dr. Hartmann is known for his expertise in understanding and explaining the powerful connection between mental and physical health.
While he can address a variety of medical subjects, topics he often covers include:
Five decades. Hundreds of cases.
One doctor who sees what others miss.
The Mind Doctor is an 8-part medical mystery podcast series, produced by Voyage Media, about a doctor who solves cases at the intersection of mental and physical health. Executive produced by Dr. Hartmann, this fictional drama series is inspired by some of his real cases.
Board-certified in both Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Dr. Hartmann became the go-to psychiatric consultant liaison at the University of Maryland Medical Center for one reason: his uncanny ability to unravel baffling medical mysteries that stumped other doctors—by identifying when psychiatric symptoms masked underlying medical conditions—and when medical illnesses presented with psychiatric features. His most compelling cases—ranging from psychosomatic paralysis to toxin-induced psychosis—are dramatized in The Mind Doctor.
The series follows Dr. Bruce Young as he solves complex cases at the intersection of mental and physical health, based on real cases from Dr. Peter Hartmann. Each episode presents a baffling medical mystery that stumps other doctors, which Dr. Young investigates, highlighting dramatic, emotionally resonant narratives with ethical dilemmas. It is a fictional series created for fans of medical procedurals like House, ER, and The Pitt for its gripping, real-life blend of drama and medical insight. Launched in the summer 2025, the show hit #2 on the drama podcast charts on Apple Podcasts. The Mind Doctor is a production of Voyage Media. Dr. Hartmann serves as Executive Producer.
