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Laura Roberts, MD, Psychiatry, Stanford, CA

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Psychiatry • Stanford, CA

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center

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  • Office

    300 Pasteur Dr
    Stanford, CA 94305
    Phone+1 650-723-4000
    Fax+1 650-723-8216

Summary

  • Dr. Laura Roberts serves as Chairman and the Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief for Stanford Health Care.  

    Dr. Roberts has elevated and grown her department, which has attained prominence nationally and internationally for its extraordinary contributions in basic, translational, clinical, and implementation science and in novel therapeutics, for its exceptional multidisciplinary and subspecialty clinics and services, for its outstanding education and community engagement programs, and for its portfolio of Special Initiatives of the Chair. Dr. Roberts is a physician-scientist and an internationally recognized scholar in bioethics, psychiatry, medicine, and medical education. Dr. Roberts' early work elevated the perspectives of key stakeholders in psychiatric research, engaging with individuals with lived experience of mental and physical disorders, investigators, community members, and policymakers.

    Dr. Roberts is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Academic Medicine, and has served in this role since 2020.  From 2002-1019, Dr. Roberts served as the Editor-in-Chief for the journal Academic Psychiatry.  Dr. Roberts is also the Editor-in-Chief for the Books Division of the American Psychiatric Association and has served in this role since 2016.  Dr. Roberts is an editorial board member and peer reviewer for many scientific and education journals.
     
    Dr. Roberts has written more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and other scholarly works.  She has written or edited, as of today, 36 books and major texts in the areas of clinical psychiatry, academic career development, professionalism and ethics in medicine, and physician wellbeing

    Dr. Roberts is Board Certified in general psychiatry.

Education & Training

  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1993 - 1994
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1993
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1988
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoMA, 1982 - 1983
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoBA, Honors, 1979 - 1982
  • Claremont College, California
    Claremont College, CaliforniaNo Degree, 1978 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 1993 - 2027
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Bowis Award American College of Psychiatrists, 2015
  • Distinguished Service Award American Psychiatric Association, 2014
  • Special Presidential Commendation American Psychiatric Association, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • What Do We Mean by Physician Wellness? A Systematic Review of Its Definition and Measurement  
    Alan K Louie, Kristin S Raj, Bryan Bohman, Christina T Khan, Mickey T Trockel, Laura Weiss Roberts, Academic Psychiatry
  • “Physician Wellness” as Published in Academic Psychiatry  
    Alan K Louie, Mickey T Trockel, Eugene V Beresin, Richard Balon, John H Coverdale, Adam M Brenner, Laura Weiss Roberts, Academic Psychiatry
  • Informal Health Care Practices of Residents: "Curbside" Consultation and Self-diagnosis and Treatment  
    LW Roberts, JP Kim, Academic Psychiatry, 1/13/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • DSM-5 Study Guide 
    Editors: LW Roberts, A Louie.American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VA2014
  • American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry 
    Editors: R Hales, S Yudofsky, LW Roberts.American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VAEdition Sixt,2014
  • American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry 
    Chapter: Ethical Issues in Psychiatry 
    LB Dunn, JG Hoop, LW RobertsEditors: R Hales, S Yudofsky, LW Roberts.American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VAEdition Sixt,2014
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Lectures

  • Ethical Considerations in Psychiatric Research: Concept and Evidence 
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - 1/1/2014
  • Strategies for Success: Writing for Publication 
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - 1/1/2014
  • Strategies For Success For Early Career Academic Psychiatrists: Promotion Boot Camp 
    Portland, OR - 1/1/2014
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Authored Content

  • Does Informed Consent Given by Healthy Individuals When Enrolling in Clinical Research Feel Less Voluntary Than for Ill Individuals?☆April 2018
  • Does Informed Consent Given by Healthy Individuals When Enrolling in Clinical Research Feel Less Voluntary Than for Ill Individuals?☆April 2018

Press Mentions

  • The USMLE Step 1 Examination: Can Pass/Fail Make the Grade?
    The USMLE Step 1 Examination: Can Pass/Fail Make the Grade?September 27th, 2020
  • In Reply to Kassam and Ellaway
    In Reply to Kassam and EllawayJanuary 24th, 2020
  • Our Journal, Academic Medicine
    Our Journal, Academic MedicineJanuary 2nd, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Ethics And Safeguards In Psychiatric ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
  • NIDA - Getting Started In Drug Abuse Research: A Multidisciplinary IntroductionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2009
  • Ethics And Safeguards In Psychiatric ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2009
  • Stigma &Rurality: Drug Abuse, HIV/STD &Mental IllnessNational Institute On Drug Abuse2003–2004
  • Stigma &Rurality: Drug Abuse, HIV/STD &Mental IllnessNational Institute On Drug Abuse2000–2003
  • Psychiatric Research Ethics: Science And SafeguardsNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002
  • Vulnerability And Informed Consent In Clinical ResearchNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
  • Psychiatric Research Ethics--Science And SafeguardsNational Institute Of Mental Health1999
  • Vulnerability And Informed Consent In Clinical ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–1999

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