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Office
4444 Forest Park Ave
Ste 2600
Saint Louis, MO 63108Phone+1 314-286-1700Fax+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 UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1988 - 1990
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1988
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1986 - Present
- MO State Medical License 1990 - 2026
- 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
- Comparison of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Versus ABA and Risperidone Start of enrollment: 2000 Jul 01
- Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction and Emotion Development Therapy in Treating Preschool Children With Depression Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of PCIT-ED for Preschool Depression Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 13
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Associations between Parenting and Cognitive and Language Abilities at 2 Years of Age Depend on Prenatal Exposure to Disadvantage.Shelby D Leverett, Rebecca G Brady, Ursula A Tooley, Rachel E Lean, Rebecca Tillman
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025-01-01 - Prenatal social disadvantage is associated with alterations in functional networks at birth.Ashley N Nielsen, Regina L Triplett, Lourdes M Bernardez, Ursula A Tooley, Max P Herzberg
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2024-12-10 - Measuring neuroplasticity in human development: the potential to inform the type and timing of mental health interventions.Max P Herzberg, Ashley N Nielsen, Joan Luby, Chad M Sylvester
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024-11-01
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’ BrainsJanuary 3rd, 2023
- Extra Cash to Low-Income Moms May Change Infant Brain Development, Study FindsJanuary 25th, 2022
- Achilefu, Luby Elected to National Academy of MedicineOctober 18th, 2021
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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