Dr Jason Cafer MD

Dr Jason Cafer is Medical Director for Behavioral Health Services at SSM Health/St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri where he serves as attending physician for a bustling 20-bed acute inpatient psychiatric ward. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 2003 and completed Psychiatric Residency at the same institution in 2007. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is also board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Prior to St. Mary’s, he practiced inpatient psychiatry at Fulton State Hospital and outpatient at Comprehensive Health Systems. In 2007 he founded Iconic Health, a medical informatics startup that obtained angel round funding but ultimately did not pan out. He was Principal Investigator for Phase I and II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants for “Online Rural Telepsychiatry Platform” (2007-2009) funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. He is the inventor of United States Patent US8255241B2 which was the subject of an SBIR grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services for "Medication IconoGraphs: Visualization of Complex Medication Regimens". He completed Cafers’ Psychopharmacology while serving as preceptor for Stephens College Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. Dr. Cafer aspires to provide an online Continuing Medical Education course for psychiatrists and other medical professionals.