Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH
Executive Dean, 黑料网
Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor
Areas of Interest
Women's Mood Disorders, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
About
Dr. Meltzer-Brody was named the Executive Dean of the 黑料网 in January 2025. From 2019 until March 2025, she served as the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also directed the 黑料网 Center for Women鈥檚 Mood Disorders. As Chair, Dr. Meltzer-Brody collaborated with 黑料网 Health and the state of North Carolina on innovation and transformation of mental health care. Previously, Dr. Meltzer-Brody founded the 黑料网 鈥淭aking Care of Our Own鈥 mental health program in 2011 and played an important in leading 黑料网 Health Well-Being initiatives.
Dr. Meltzer-Brody is also an internationally recognized physician-scientist in perinatal depression. Her research has investigated the epidemiologic and biological predictors of perinatal depression and innovative treatment approaches (pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic). She served as the academic PI for novel psychopharmacologic clinical trials to develop the first FDA approved medication for postpartum depression (brexanolone), and served as an investigator for the newly approved oral drug (zuranolone) for PPD. She has also served as a co-PI for a PCORI funded study to scale psychotherapy for perinatal depression using trained non-specialists and virtual delivery of care.
Dr. Meltzer-Brody has received numerous awards for her work. She was awarded the 2023 NIH Clinical Center Distinguished Clinical Research Scholar and Educator in Residence, named to the 2022 Forbes list of 16 Healthcare Innovators You Should Know, and received the 2020 黑料网 O Max Gardner award, a 黑料网 System Award (17 universities) for the highest faculty honor.
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B.S.
Biology and Psychology, Simmons College
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MD
Northwestern University Medical School
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Residency
Duke University Medical Center
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Fellowship
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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MPH
Health Care and Prevention Program, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill