About me
Irene Hurford, M.D. is in private practice in Abington, PA. Prior to starting her practice in 2020, Dr. Hurford was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the founder and clinical director for the Psychosis Education, Assessment, Care, and Empowerment (PEACE) program at Horizon House, and the founder and director of the Pennsylvania-wide First-Episode Psychosis (FEP) services program evaluation, and the developer and lead trainer for FEP Coordinated Specialty Care program training in Pennsylvania. . Dr. Hurford graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Toronto, and received her M.D. from McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario. She completed her psychiatry residency at UCLA, where she was chief resident. She is the recipient of several awards, including the 2017 NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist award, and 2017 NAMI Montgomery PA Impact Award. Dr. Hurford’s clinical work focuses on psychotherapy for people with psychosis