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Veerle Bergink, MD, Psychiatry, New York, NY, The Mount Sinai Hospital

VeerleBerginkMD

Psychiatry • New York, NY

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Summary

  • Dr. Bergink is the director of Mount Sinai’s Women’s Mental Health Program, and is internationally renowned as an expert in the treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period. She a professor at the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

    Dr. Bergink specializes in mental health stability during pregnancy and the postpartum period, as well as the treatment of bipolar disorder. From 2004 to 2018, she treated patients at Erasmus University hospital in Rotterdam, where she led the Acute Inpatient Unit, the Mother-Baby Unit, and the Center of Excellence in Perinatal Psychiatry. She then moved to New York City to lead Mount Sinai’s Women’s Mental Health Program.

    Dr. Bergink has published extensively in top-tier scientific journals. Two papers were listed as top 10 most important clinical studies in in the entire field of psychiatry, selected by the publishing group of the NEJM. She received prestigious awards, such as the price for the best research within all faculty in the last three years at Erasmus University and the Ramaer medal from the Netherlands Psychiatric Association, awarded to the person who contributed the most to the field of clinical and scientific Psychiatry over the last two years.Her work has been funded by various sources such as the NIH, European Union, the Dutch Government, and private foundations.

Education & Training

  • University of Groningen Faculty of Medical Science
    University of Groningen Faculty of Medical ScienceClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2019 - 2025

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Meeting Maternal Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic  
    Alison Hermann, Elizabeth M Fitelson, Veerle Bergink, JAMA Psychiatry

Authored Content

  • Meeting Maternal Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 PandemicJuly 2020
  • Meeting Maternal Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 PandemicJuly 2020
  • Meeting Maternal Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 PandemicJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • What We Still Don’t Understand About Postpartum Psychosis
    What We Still Don’t Understand About Postpartum PsychosisMarch 14th, 2023
  • No Sign That ADHD Meds in Pregnancy Can Raise Odds for ADHD, Autism in Kids
    No Sign That ADHD Meds in Pregnancy Can Raise Odds for ADHD, Autism in KidsFebruary 14th, 2023
  • Pregnant Women with ADHD Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief
    Pregnant Women with ADHD Can Breathe a Sigh of ReliefFebruary 13th, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Veerle Bergink, Dr. Veerle Bergink, MD, Dr. V Bergink