
Susan L. McElroy, MD
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience; Chief Research Officer, Lindner Center of HOPE, Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief Research Officer
Specialties
Psychiatry/Psychology, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, psychopharmacology, treatment of obesity in people with mental illness, clinical research
Department
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
UC Health Affiliations
University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, Mood Disorders Center, Best Doctors and Top Doctors
Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. She is the author of over 350 scientific papers in leading medical journals and was the 8th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology since 1996. She has also authored over 130 reviews and chapters in major psychiatric textbooks. Dr. McElroy is the editor of 4 scientific books and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
As Chief Research Officer she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in mood, anxiety, eating and impulse control disorders, genetics and psychopharmacology. She has received funding for her research from National Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Healthcare quality, the Stanley Foundation, and industry.
Dr. McElroy has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including being recognized among the Best Mental Health Experts by Good Housekeeping Magazine; Best Doctors in America, a directory of the top one percent of physicians in the United States as rated by their peers; Top Doctors in Cincinnati by Cincinnati Magazine; Best Doctors in Dayton by the Dayton Business Courier; and, as one of America’s Top Psychiatrists, by the Consumer Research Council. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Phillip L. Isenberg Teaching Award for dedication and excellence in the education of residents, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School; the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching of residents, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and a co-recipient of the Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association.
Mason
Lindner Center of HOPE
4075 Old Western Row Road
Mason, Ohio 45040
Phone: (513) 536-HOPE
Map and Directions
Medical School
- Cornell University Medical College - New York, NY
Residency
- McLean Hospital - Belmont, MA (Psychiatry)
Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA (Ethel Dupont)
- McLean Hospital - Belmont, MA
Internship
- Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital - New York, NY (Internal Medicine)
Education
- Colgate University - Hamilton, New York
Board Certifications
PsychiatrySpecialties
Psychiatry/Psychology, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, psychopharmacology, treatment of obesity in people with mental illness, clinical research
Department
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
UC Health Affiliations
University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, Mood Disorders Center, Best Doctors and Top Doctors
Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. She is the author of over 350 scientific papers in leading medical journals and was the 8th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology since 1996. She has also authored over 130 reviews and chapters in major psychiatric textbooks. Dr. McElroy is the editor of 4 scientific books and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
As Chief Research Officer she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in mood, anxiety, eating and impulse control disorders, genetics and psychopharmacology. She has received funding for her research from National Institute of Mental Health, Agency for Healthcare quality, the Stanley Foundation, and industry.
Dr. McElroy has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including being recognized among the Best Mental Health Experts by Good Housekeeping Magazine; Best Doctors in America, a directory of the top one percent of physicians in the United States as rated by their peers; Top Doctors in Cincinnati by Cincinnati Magazine; Best Doctors in Dayton by the Dayton Business Courier; and, as one of America’s Top Psychiatrists, by the Consumer Research Council. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Phillip L. Isenberg Teaching Award for dedication and excellence in the education of residents, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School; the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching of residents, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and a co-recipient of the Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association.
Mason
Lindner Center of HOPE
4075 Old Western Row Road
Mason, Ohio 45040
Phone: (513) 536-HOPE
Map and Directions
Medical School
- Cornell University Medical College - New York, NY
Residency
- McLean Hospital - Belmont, MA (Psychiatry)
Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA (Ethel Dupont)
- McLean Hospital - Belmont, MA
Internship
- Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital - New York, NY (Internal Medicine)
Education
- Colgate University - Hamilton, New York