Skip to main content
Joan Luby, MD, Psychiatry, Saint Louis, MO

JoanLLubyMD

Psychiatry Saint Louis, MO

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry Director, Early Emotional Development Program Washington University St Louis

Are you Dr. Luby?

Join over one million U.S. Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and PAs, already on Doximity.

  • Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our "call shielding" and one-way patient texting.
  • Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
    You already have 55 invites waiting!
  • Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.

Claim this profile

Not you? Find your profile

  • Office

    4444 Forest Park Ave
    Ste 2600
    Saint Louis, MO 63108
    Phone+1 314-286-1700
    Fax+1 314-286-1777

Summary

  • Dr. Joan Luby, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Saint Louis, Missouri. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, California, and Michigan. She is affiliated with St. Louis Children's Hospital and is a Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry Director at Early Emotional Development Program Washington University St Louis.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1988 - 1990
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1988
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1986 - Present
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1990 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License Active through 1986
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • St. Louis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Irritability Trajectories, Cortical Thickness, and Clinical Outcomes in a Sample Enriched for Preschool DepressionMarch 2018

Press Mentions

  • Brain Scans Suggest the Pandemic Prematurely Aged Teens’ Brains
    Brain Scans Suggest the Pandemic Prematurely Aged Teens’ BrainsJanuary 3rd, 2023
  • Extra Cash to Low-Income Moms May Change Infant Brain Development, Study Finds
    Extra Cash to Low-Income Moms May Change Infant Brain Development, Study FindsJanuary 25th, 2022
  • Achilefu, Luby Elected to National Academy of Medicine
    Achilefu, Luby Elected to National Academy of MedicineOctober 18th, 2021
  • Join now to see all

Grant Support

  • Neuroimaging In Early Onset Depression: Longitudinal Assessment Of Brain ChangesNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2012
  • Preschool Mood Disorders: Continuity And School Age OutcomesNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2012
  • Phenomenology And Course Of Pediatric Bipolar DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Early Intervention In Depression Dyadic Emotion Development Therapy For PreschoolNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2009
  • Treatment Of Early Age Mania (TEAM)National Institute Of Mental Health2002–2008
  • Validation Of Preschool Depressive SyndromeNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2007
  • Preschool Depressive SyndromesNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2002