Samantha E Meltzer-Brody MD
Executive Dean, UNC School of Medicine Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair, UNC Department of Psychiatry, Director UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders
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CB 7160Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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Summary
- Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH is a psychiatry specialist based in Chapel Hill, NC, who became the Executive Dean of the UNC School of Medicine in 2025. She served as the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at University of North Carolina Hospitals from October 2019-March 2025. Dr. Meltzer-Brody completed her medical education at Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine in 1996 and her psychiatry residency at Duke University Hospital in 2000. Dr. Meltzer-Brody's expertise covers women's health, depressive disorders, post-partum depression, and women's reproductive mood disorders. She has published widely and has been involved in several pivotal clinical trials focused on postpartum depression.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1996 - 2000
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2022 - 2027
WV State Medical License 2023 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Sanders Clinician Scholar UNC, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Partner-Assisted Interpersonal Psychotherapy or Antidepressant Medication for Antenatal Depression Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
- Neurophysiology of Postpartum Depression in an Experimental Model of Pregnancy and Parturition Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Study of Exposure to Stress, Postpartum Mood, Adverse Life Events, and Hormonal Function Among Latinas (SEPAH Latina) Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Trajectories and dimensional phenotypes of depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy and postpartum in relation to prior premenstrual symptoms.Ella Schleimann-Jensen, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Tory A Eisenlohr-Moul, Fotis C Papadopoulos
The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2025-06-20 - Neurosteroid treatment of postpartum depression and beyond.Kristina M Deligiannidis, Samantha Meltzer-Brody
The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2025-06-05 - Clinical Supervision Models for Non-specialist Providers Delivering Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Analysis.Nicole Andrejek, Paula Ravitz, Kaspars Mikelsteins, Laura La Porte, J Jo Kim
Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2025-06-03
Authored Content
- F124. PPD ACT, an App-Based Postpartum Depression Genetic StudyApril 2018
- F124. PPD ACT, an App-Based Postpartum Depression Genetic StudyApril 2018
- S100. Efficacy and Safety of Brexanolone IV Across Phase 2/3 Studies: A First-in-Class GABAA Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator for Postpartum DepressionApril 2018
Press Mentions
FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Device to Treat Major Depressive DisorderMarch 10th, 2025- Global Psychotherapy Trial to Impact Maternal Mental CareMarch 3rd, 2025
- FDA Approves Zuranolone for Postpartum DepressionAugust 7th, 2023
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Grant Support
- HPA Stress Reactivity &Genetic Influences In Postpartum DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2012
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