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Evan Leibu, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY

EvanLeibuMD

Psychiatry New York, NY

Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry

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  • Office

    136 Madison Ave
    Floor 6
    New York, NY 10016
    Phone+1 212-401-1970

Summary

  • Dr. Leibu is an adult psychiatrist with extensive experience in treating a wide range of psychiatric conditions. He specializes in the psychopharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and has previously been part of the Clinical and Research Staff at the Mount Sinai Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Program.

    Dr. Leibu is dedicated to resident education and serves as the Pharmacology Course Director for the Mount Sinai Psychiatry Residency, where he has earned multiple teaching awards. He also has significant experience in addressing mental health issues among students and young professionals, having been part of the Student Trainee Mental Health team at Mount Sinai.

    Before his medical training, Dr. Leibu was a researcher at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, publishing in the field of genomics. He earned his medical degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, where he received the Gilbert M. Beck Award for academic excellence in psychiatry and the Elizabeth Medical Award for compassion and ethics. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society in 2010 and completed his residency and chief residency in psychiatry at Mount Sinai.

    Dr. Leibu is currently on the faculty of The New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2014
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2014
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Residency Education Award Mount Sinai Department of Psychiatry, 2022-2024
  • Teacher of the Year Award, PGY-3 Residency Class Mount Sinai Department of Psychiatry, 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Depth-Dependent Intracortical Myelin Organization in the Living Human Brain Determined by in Vivo Ultra-High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
    Evan Leibu, MD, ScienceDirect
  • Baseline Brain Structural and Functional Predictors of Clinical Outcome in the Early Course of Schizophrenia  
    Evan Leibu, MD, Nature
  • High-Dose Ondansetron Reduces Activation of Interoceptive and Sensorimotor Brain Regions  
    Evan Leibu, Wayne K Goodman, James W Murrough, Barbara J Coffey, Nature
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