Maithri F Ameresekere MD MSc
Women Focused
Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
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Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA 02118
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Summary
- Dr. Maithri Ameresekere is a psychiatrist located in Boston, MA, specializing in women mental health. She completed her residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital and earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She also holds an M.Sc. from the Harvard School of Public Health. Currently, she serves as the Director of Women’s Mental Health at Boston Medical Center and is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University Chobanian and Avedesian School of Medicine. Dr. Ameresekere's expertise includes post-traumatic stress disorder and reproductive psychiatry. She has published several articles with topics ranging from refugee women's mental health interventions to reproductive issues in bipolar disorder. She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2011.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2011 - 2015
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Harvard School of Public HealthM.Sc., 2004 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Responding to Trauma: A Critical Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Women.Joelle T Taknint, Fiona C Thomas, Resham Gellatly, Maithri Ameresekere
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2024-12-01 - Striking the Balance: Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period.Caitlin Hasser, Maithri Ameresekere, Christina Girgis, Jacquelyn Knapp, Riva Shah
Focus. 2024-01-01 - 1 citationsDevelopment of the South Sudan Mental Health Assessment Scale.Lauren C Ng, Jordan S Solomon, Maithri Ameresekere, Judith Bass, David C Henderson
Transcultural Psychiatry. 2022-06-01
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- Fellow
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