Please note: At this time, Dr. Werner is only accepting new patients referred by providers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Elizabeth Werner, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian and the Director of Research Operations for the Perinatal Pathways Lab. Dr. Werner serves as a Consultant for the Women's Program, Columbia University Medical Center and is the Lead Clinician and Clinical Supervisor in the PREPP program in the Perinatal Pathways Lab, a clinical research trial aimed at preventing Postpartum Depression. Dr. Werner is a Co-Investigator on many projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, and has published papers on a variety of topics in the fields of perinatal psychiatry and developmental psychobiology. She was selected as a National Institute of Health CHIPS fellow (Child Intervention, Prevention, and Services) and as a New York State Office of Mental Health Policy Scholar.

In addition to her research, Dr. Werner is a clinical psychologist and maintains a clinical practice through Columbia Doctors. Dr. Werner specializes in the treatment of mood disorders and stress management and working with women who are experiencing infertility, pregnancy loss and mood disturbance during the perinatal period.