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Angela D. Harper, MD, is in private practice at Columbia Psychiatric Associates in South Carolina, where she provides assessments, medication management, and psychotherapy for adults.

A distinguished member of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Harper worked as a psychiatrist throughout his career, serving a large number of patients in a variety of settings, including a psychiatric hospital on the inpatient psychiatry and substance abuse units, a community mental health center, and a 350-bed nursing home and rehabilitation center. She has provided legal advice to a number of lawyers.

Harper graduated magna cum laude from Furman University with a bachelor’s degree and cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in adult psychiatry. During her residency, she won numerous awards, including the Laughlin Fellowship from the American College of Psychiatrists, the Ginsberg Fellowship from the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, as well as Resident of the Year and Medical Student-Teacher-Residency of the Year. She also served as an intern board member of the American Psychiatric Association during her final two years of residency.

Harper volunteered for a five-year term on her medical school admissions committee, made numerous presentations, and taught medical students and residents. She currently supervises a nurse practitioner. She is passionate about volunteering on the State Medical Board’s Medical Discipline Committee, on which she has served since 2015.

She and her husband are avid travelers and have visited over 55 countries and territories.