Dr. Jeffries had worked as a staff psychiatrist on the Brattleboro Retreat's LGBT Adult Inpatient Unit between January 2013 and July 2017, and then was the Unit Chief of the Adult Inpatient Unit. Dr. Jeffries became Chief Medical Officer in February 2022.
Karl Jeffries, MD, attended medical school and completed his adult and child psychiatry training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He worked throughout as an LGBT advocate and received a Chancellor's Award for his efforts to improve the educational curriculum on LGBT health issues.
He had worked as a staff psychiatrist on the Brattleboro Retreat's LGBT Adult Inpatient Unit between January 2013 and July 2017, and was the Unit Chief of the Adult Inpatient Unit. Dr. Jeffries became Chief Medical Officer in February 2022.