Heather J. Zaluski, M.D.
Heather J. Zaluski joined Shodair Children’s Hospital staff in 2007. She treats patients on the hospital’s Adolescent Unit - South.
A native of Michigan, Dr. Zaluski received her undergraduate degree in international studies from Michigan State University. During her undergraduate years, she spent significant time in Japan, and became fluent in the Japanese language. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in linguistics from Michigan State while teaching Japanese at the University. She then decided to pursue medicine, and obtained her medical degree from Michigan State’s College of Human Medicine in 2002.
After completing medical school, Dr. Zaluski moved to North Carolina, where she completed the general and child psychiatry program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Zaluski is board certified in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry.
Dr. Zaluski is particularly interested in treatment of refractory mood disorders in children, as well as residential care of young children. She is pleased to be a part of Shodair’s progressive approach to patient care, which includes Collaborative Problem Solving and pharmacogenetic testing.

