Dr. Collins is a graduate of Yale University, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and holds a MPH from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is currently a Chief Resident at Stanford Healthcare.

As a key provider at the Sports Psychiatry & Psychology Program at Stanford University, he provides evaluation and treatment for professional, Olympic, and NCAA athletes from around the San Francisco Bay Area.

He is also a speaker focusing on the topics of mental wellness in sports, diabetic management and serves as the Chair of the GME Diversity Committee at Stanford Healthcare as well as hosting the official podcast for the International Society for Sports Psychiatry.

Dr. Collins in the news

 

Black News Channel (BNC) Interview

Pressures behind winning the game at all costs culture is now taunting the sports world. See Dr. Roy Collins discuss societal pressures and mental health in the sports world in this BNC interview.

Yale football player…headed for life in medicine

[Yale News] While playing football for Yale and simultaneously managing his Type 1 diabetes, Roy Collins IV ’13 B.S. found his life’s calling. He would devote himself to finding new ways to approach diabetes care…

Roy Collins meeting the challenge of an athlete managing diabetes

[New Haven Register] Yale senior Roy Collins is not a prototypical offensive lineman… He has to keep a close eye on what he eats because he is a Type 1 diabetic…