Lourival Baptista-Neto, MD
Overview
Dr. Lou Baptista is a Professor of Psychiatry at CUIMC. He serves as Vice-Chair of Clinical services in the Department of Psychiatry and Chief Well-Being Officer at CUIMC. Areas of interest includes employee health and well-being, systems and people development.
Clinically, Dr. Baptista maintains a general psychiatry practice that focuses on Anxiety and Mood disorders.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- General Psychiatry
- Insomnia
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Gender
- Male
Schedule an Appointment
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- NYP Employee Plan
CHP Student Health
- CHP-NYU
Elderplan
- Medicare Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Univ De Santa Catarina, Faculty De Medicine
- Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
- Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Boston
Board Certifications
- Psychiatry
Research
Integration of evidence-based treatments into community outpatient clinics
Research Interests
- Integration of evidence-based treatments into community outpatient clinic
Global Health Activities
2008 July: Gave talks to mental health students and professionals in local universities in Brazil on main issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. Supervised medical students and psychology students from Brazil who visited CUMC. (Director of Clinical Services in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University)