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Melissa Welby, MD

Melissa Welby, MD, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who educates, empowers, and inspires others towards better health and happiness. She has been in private practice in CT for 17 years specializing in adult ADHD, depression, and anxiety. She is an active leader, writer, and award-winning social media presence who advocates for her patients and profession and spreads evidenced-based mental health information through her blog at www.drmelissawelby.com.

Education

  • Harvard Medical School/ Cambridge Hospital, Internship and Residency 2004
  • Albany Medical College (Medical School, MD), 2000

Professional Memberships and Associations:

  • Fairfield/Litchfield County Psychiatric Society, President since 2014
  • Connecticut Psychiatric Society, Immediate Past President 2018-2019, President 2017-2018, President-elect 2016-2017, Treasurer 2015-2016
  • American Psychiatric Association, Fellow
  • American Medical Association
  • American Telemedicine Association
  • Women’s Medical Association of Fairfield County
  • Association of Women Psychiatrists

 

Board Certification

  • Board-Certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2005-present

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