Shari Lusskin, MD

Shari I. Lusskin, MD is the first Director of Reproductive Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine where she holds a joint appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the director and co-founder (in 2001) of The Annual NYU Reproductive Psychiatry Conference.

Dr. Lusskin is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and an attending physician at New York University Medical Center where she also maintains a private practice. She is a member of the Advisory Board for Postpartum Support International (www.postpartum.net).

The co-author of the Reproductive Psychiatry sections of Ob/Gyn UpToDate, an on-line and CD-ROM textbook (www.uptodate.com), Dr. Lusskin also contributed to the “Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill,” published by the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Lusskin is a member of the Expert Panel of the National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) which recently reviewed the use of stimulants in pregnancy (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov). She has served as an ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Psychiatry, the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, the Archives of Women’s Mental Health, and Biological Psychiatry.

Dr. Lusskin has lectured extensively in the US and Canada, as well as in Europe and India, speaking both to medical and general audiences as part of her effort to increase awareness of the psychiatric needs of women.

Dr. Lusskin has appeared on many local and national news programs including CNN, The Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, and The Infinite Mind on National Public Radio. She has also been featured in many magazine and internet articles on topics in women’s mental health.

Degree

Title

Director of Reproductive Psychiatry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn, New York University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation

Attending, New York University Medical Center

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy (short-term, goal-oriented)

Areas of Research

Pregnancy and Postpartum, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Perimenopause

Professional Education

Internship and Residency in Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital and NYU Medical Center

MD degree, NYU School of Medicine

BA, Williams College

Credentials/Board Certification

Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors/Awards

Phi Beta Kappa

Publications

Lusskin, SI, Cancro, RC, Chuang, L, and Jacobson, J. Prolactin Elevation with Ziprasidone, letter to the editor, American Journal of Psychiatry, 2004;161(10): 1925. NTP-CERHR Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Methylphenidate, Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproductions (CERHR), National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, March, 2005. http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/ NTP-CERHR Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Amphetamines, Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproductions (CERHR), National Toxicology Program, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, March, 2005. http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/
Lusskin, S., Misri, S., Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2005.
Lusskin, S., Misri, S., Postpartum Blues and Depression. In UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2005.
Lusskin, S., Misri, S., Postpartum Psychosis. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2005.
Misri, S., Lusskin, S., Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley MA, 2005.
Misri, S., Lusskin, S., Use of Psychotropic Medications in Breastfeeding Women. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA, 2005.
Wyszynski, A. and Lusskin, S. The Pregnant Patient. In: A Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill, Wyszynski, A and Wyszynski, B. (Eds). American Psychiatric Press, Arlington, VA, 2005
Kelsey, J.E., Lusskin, S.I., and St. John, D. Treating Depression to Remission for Better Patient Outcomes, Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants CME Supplement, October 2003.
Lusskin, S.I. Depression in the Perimenopause, Journal of the Bellevue Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spring 1998.

Contact

155 E. 29th St., Suite 26J
New York, NY 10016

Phone: (212) 779 3660
Fax: (212) 696 9411
shari.lusskin@med.nyu.edu
www.drsharilusskin.com
http://www.med.nyu.edu/clinician/lussks01.html

Appointment Scheduling: By telephone only

Office Hours:
Monday: 10-4
Tuesday: 10-4
Thursday: 10-4
Friday: 10-4

Insurances Accepted/Managed Care Accepted: None