MirelaLoftusMDPhD

Psychiatry • Bethlehem, CT

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Connecticut SOM

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Office
64 Double Hill Rd
Bethlehem, CT 06751
Phone+1 860-707-3347

Summary

Dr. Mirela Loftus is a psychiatrist in Bethlehem, CT and is affiliated with Hartford Hospital. She received her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and has been in practice 25 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry. She has 2 publications and 40 citings.

Education & Training

Institute of Living/Hartford HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005 - 2006
University of ConnecticutResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2004
UC DavisPhD, Neuroscience , 1994 - 2001
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2005 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
An analysis of atrophy in the medial mammillary nucleus following hippocampal and fornix lesions in humans and nonhuman primates.
Mirela Loftus, Rob Knight, David G. Amaral
Experimental Neurology. 2000-05-01
12 citations
Pharmacogenomics: an Update for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Lisa B. Namerow, Sophia A. Walker, Mirela Loftus, Jeffrey R. Bishop, Gualberto Ruaño
Current Psychiatry Reports. 2020-05-06

Press Mentions

How Has the Pandemic Changed Our Behavior?May 19th, 2022
5 Mental Health Conditions That Are Way UnderdiagnosedJuly 8th, 2021
How the Brain Holds onto Fear May Explain Shared Mechanisms Behind Anxiety, Alcohol DependenceSeptember 30th, 2022
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