Susan McElroy

American psychiatrist

Prof Susan L. McElroy
Scientific career
Institutions	Lindner Center of HOPE

Susan Lynn McElroy is Chief Research Officer at Lindner Center of HOPE.^[1]

Education and early career

McElroy did her B.A. at Colgate University, Hamilton, and her M.D. at Cornell University Medical College, both in New York. This was followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and a residency in psychiatry at McLean Hospital, Massachusetts. She has also had fellowships at Cornell University Medical College, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital.^[1]

Research

McElroy's research interests include pharmacology, bipolar disorder, obesity, eating disorders, and impulse control disorders.^[2]^[3]

Other positions

Linda and Harry Fath, Professor of Psychiatry^[4]^[3]
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience^[5]

Awards and honours

Best Mental Health Experts by Good Housekeeping Magazine^[3]
Listing in Best Doctors in America, a peer-rated directory of the top one percent of physicians^[6]^[7]
Top Doctors in Cincinnati by Cincinnati Magazine^[2]
One of America's Top Psychiatrists, by the Consumers Research Council^{[citation needed]}
Phillip L. Isenberg Teaching Award for "dedication and excellence in the education of residents", McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching of residents, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine^[8]
Co-recipient of the Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association, 1993^[9]

Selected publications

Journal articles

Hirschfeld, R., Williams, J., Spitzer, R., Calabrese, J., Flynn, L., Keck, P., Lewis, L., McElroy, S., Post, R., Rapport, D., Russell, J., Sachs, G., & Zajecka, J. (2000). Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. The American journal of psychiatry, 157 11, 1873–5
McElroy, S., Keck, P., Pope, H., Smith, J., & Strakowski, S. (1994). Compulsive buying: a report of 20 cases. The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 55 6, 242–8
McElroy, S., Altshuler, L., Suppes, T., Keck, P., Frye, M., Denicoff, K., Nolen, W., Kupka, R., Leverich, G., Rochussen, J., Rush, A., & Post, R. (2001). Axis I psychiatric comorbidity and its relationship to historical illness variables in 288 patients with bipolar disorder. The American journal of psychiatry, 158 3, 420–6
McElroy, S., Arnold, L., Shapira, N., Keck, P., Rosenthal, N., Karim, M., Kamin, M., & Hudson, J. (2003). Topiramate in the treatment of binge eating disorder associated with obesity: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The American journal of psychiatry, 160 2, 255–61

Books

Authored or edited:

Obesity and mental disorders. New York: Taylor & Francis. 2006. ISBN 9780824729448.
Antiepileptic drugs to treat psychiatric disorders (Medical Psychiatry Series Book 39). New York: Informa Healthcare. 2008. ISBN 9780849382598.
Psychopharmacology across the life span. Washington, DC [u.a.]: American Psychiatric Pr. 1997. ISBN 9780880484480.
Use of anticonvulsants in psychiatry : Recent advances. Clifton, N.J.: Oxford Health Care. 1988. ISBN 9780945986003.
Managing metabolic abnormalities in the psychiatrically ill : A clinical guide for psychiatrists. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pub. 2007. ISBN 9781585622412.

References

^ ^a ^b "Susan L. McElroy, MD, Chief Research Officer and Consultant to Eating Disorders team – Lindner Center of HOPE". Lindner Center of HOPE.
^ ^a ^b "Dr Susan Mcelroy". Ohio Innovation Exchange.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dr. Susan McElroy Named Lindner Center of HOPE Linda and Harry Fath Professor of Psychiatry | Lindner Center of HOPE".
^ "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 6, 2018 · S3". Newspapers.com. 6 December 2018.
^ "Susan McElroy, MD | Global Medical Education". www.gmeded.com.
^ "Lindner Center of HOPE docs ranked among nation's best". dayton-daily-news.
^ "Best Doctors 2018". Issuu.
^ "Lindner Center of HOPE Doctors Recognized With UC Faculty Service Award | Lindner Center of HOPE". Lindner Center of HOPE.
^ "Klerman Award Winners". Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.