Lourival Baptista-Neto, MD
Overview
Dr. Baptista is a bilingual and board certified child/adolescent and adult psychiatrist. Dr. Baptista joined the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University in 2008 as Director of Clinical Services in Pediatric Psychiatry. Prior to joining the Columbia staff, Dr. Baptista directed the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation Liason Service at Children's Hospital Boston-Harvard Medical School. Areas of interest and expertise includes the interface of medical and psychiatric ilness, Somatoform disorders, mood and anxiety disorders. In addition, since his arrival at Columbia University, Dr.Baptista has been very involved in the implementation and dissemination of evidence based treatments in community mental health clinics.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Insomnia
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Academic Appointments
- Associate 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)
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)