Consilient Interventional Healthcare
Morkeh Blay-Tofey, MD, MBA
Psychiatrist
- Board Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- Specialty
- Adult Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Blay-Tofey developed an early interest in psychiatry through a fascination with how people make decisions and how emotional patterns shape behavior over time. This interest deepened through mentorship and clinical training that emphasized both scientific rigor and a nuanced, narrative understanding of the human experience.
He has contributed peer-reviewed publications and scholarly presentations in areas including violence and health outcomes, decision-making science, and digital psychiatry, and remains actively engaged in academic and professional discourse. His research experience includes work at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where he studied how mental health conditions influence decision-making, metacognition, and uncertainty using computational psychiatry methods. His work has focused on understanding how distortions in confidence, risk perception, and emotional regulation contribute to psychiatric symptoms across diagnoses.
Recent projects include the development of digital mental health tools using emerging technologies to improve access, personalization, and engagement in care. He is also a member of the American Psychiatry Association Committee on Telepsychiatry and Mental Health Information Technology. Dr. Blay-Tofey currently practices adult psychiatry, integrating evidence-based treatment with a thoughtful, narrative-informed approach. His clinical focus is on helping patients better understand their internal patterns, strengthen emotional resilience, and make meaningful changes grounded in clarity.
Training & Education
Clinical Research Fellowship
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bethesda, Maryland
Psychiatry Residency (PGY-4)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bethesda, Maryland
Psychiatry Residency (PGY-1 - PGY-3)
Texas A&M Baylor Scott & White
Temple, Texas
Doctor of Medicine / Masters in Business Administration
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
BA History of Science and Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Select Publications
- Henry LM, Blay-Tofey M, Haeffner CE, Raymond CN, Tandilashvili E, Terry N, Kiderman M, Metcalf O, Brotman MA, Lopez-Guzman S. Just-in-time adaptive interventions to promote behavioral health: Protocol for a systematic review. JMIR Research Protocols. 2024
- Noori S, Khasnavis S, DeCroce-Movson E, Blay-Tofey M, Vitiello E. Implementation of a digital psychiatry curriculum at a psychiatry residency training program. JMIR Mental Health. 2023
- Blay-Tofey M, Lee B, Marotta P, Gilligan J, Schuder K. Government political structure and gender differences in violent death: A longitudinal analysis of forty-three countries, 1960–2008. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 2019