LauraAshley(Perez)MayerMD(She/Her)

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Women’s Reproductive Psychiatrist Medical Director, Women’s Wellness Initiative, LLC Assistant Clinical Professor, Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

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Office
Women’s Wellness Initiative, LLC
Flora Family Health Building
Riverside, RI 02915
Phone+1 617-712-2925

Education & Training

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandFellowship, Women’s Mental Health, 2018 - 2019
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2014

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2018 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chairman’s Award Boston Medical Center, 2018
Chief Resident for the 2017-2018 academic year Boston University Medical Center

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

105 citations
Treatment of depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders during the perinatal period: A systematic review
Yael I. Nillni, Aydan Mehralizade, Laura Mayer, Snezana Milanovic
Clinical Psychology Review. 2018-12-01

Journal Articles

Treatment of depression, anxiety and trauma-related disorders during the perinatal period: A systematic review
Yael I. Nillni, Aydan Mehralizade, Laura Mayer, Snezana Milanovic, Clinical Psychology Review

Abstracts/Posters

What is the role of mental health providers in the treatment of postpartum sexual dysfunction?
Laura Mayer, MD and Cynthia Battle, PhD, Brown University, Brain and Behavior Day 2019, 4/2019

Other

Antenatal OCD and Psychosis: Case Conference
Zobeida Diaz, MD, Shannon Erisman, PhD, Laura Mayer, MD, Kristin Wedel, LICSW
Marce Perinatal Conference, London, Sept 2022

Committees

Class Representative, Committee of Interns and Residents 2017 - Present
Psychiatry resident member/representative, Wellness Committee 2017 - Present

Research History

Identifying Patient Barriers to accessing OB/GYN services at Boston Medical CenterQuality improvement project using quantitative and qualitative surveys conducted in English and Spanish to identify barriers to those women seeking healthcare in the OBGYN clinic at Boston Medical Center2016 - 2017