Faculty

Neeta Shenai, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
Saint Louis University, School of Medicine
Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Psychosomatic Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Affiliations

Member, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Member, North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology

Selected Honors & Awards

William Webb Fellowship Award, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Research Interests

Perinatal addiction; Trauma during pregnancy/postpartum; Women's mental health

Clinical Interests

Perinatal addiction; Women's mental health during pregnancy; PTSD/trauma during pregnancy/postpartum

Education Interests

Medical student and resident education

Pitt Psychiatry at the 2022 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting 

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meeting and presented seven symposia/workshops, five posters, and five oral papers. Award Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) received a poster award for “Stakeholder Assessment for a Remote Perinatal Telepsychiatry Service.” Presentations Seventeen Department of Psychiatry...

Ryan Peterson, MD, Appointed Director of Psychiatry Clerkship at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Ryan Peterson Assumes Leadership Role for Clerkship

Congratulations to Ryan Peterson, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who will assume the role of Director of the Psychiatry Clerkship for medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine on July 1, 2022. Dr. Peterson will succeed Neeta Shenai, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has served as clerkship director for three years. The Clerkship provides third- and fourth-year medical...

Congratulations to the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Resident and Fellow Class of 2022!

Resident & Fellow Graduation – Class of 2022

Graduates of the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) residency training program gathered with friends, family, loved ones, and supporters at the Pitt University Club on June 16, 2022. The ceremony was livestreamed for those who could not attend in person. Michael Travis, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Director for Postgraduate Physician Training) opened the ceremony remarking, “As I have...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Graduates Match at Highly Ranked Psychiatry Residency Programs Nationwide

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Graduates Match at Highly Ranked Psychiatry Residency Programs Nationwide

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce that nine University of Pittsburgh medical students have matched into highly ranked psychiatry programs nationwide: Ololade Adebiyi (University of California San Francisco) Dominique Bertolini (Emory University School of Medicine) Gregory Gorraiz (University of Southern California) Tinsley Grimes Webster (Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center)...