Lisa Catapano, MD, PhD
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Title: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Residency Director
Call for Appointment: (202) 741-2888
Medical Education:  PhD, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology, 2001; MD, Harvard School of Medicine/M.I.T., Health Sciences and Technology program, Harvard Medical School, 2003
Internship:  Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency:  Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Fellowship:  Clinical Research Fellowship in Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Board Certification:  Psychiatry
Clinical Interests: Mood disorders in women; depression and anxiety related to infertility, pregnancy and the postpartum period

Profile:
Dr. Catapano graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003 with an MD and PhD in Neurobiology.  She completed her residency in psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), followed by a fellowship in clinical research at NIMH.  Her fellowship research focused on the molecular basis of bipolar disorder, and the development of new therapeutics to treat mood disorders. 

She received a number of awards as a resident and fellow, including the NIMH Outstanding Resident Award, the Laughlin fellowship of the American College of Psychiatrists, and the American Psychiatric Association/GlaxoSmithKline Fellowship.  In her current practice at George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates she specializes in mood disorders in women, particularly as related to infertility, pregnancy and the postpartum period.