Maithri Ameresekere | Profiles RNS

Maithri F Ameresekere, MD, MSc, PMH-C Hear my name

Clinical Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Psychiatry

MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
MSc, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Stanford University

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

Reproductive Mental Health Services

ORCID : 0009-0000-2720-9064

Dr. Maithri Ameresekere is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Director of Women’s Mental Health at Boston Medical Center. She is a board-certified psychiatrist with expertise in trauma, reproductive psychiatry, and perinatal mental health. Dr. Ameresekere leads the Integrated Behavioral Health Program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Center, where she works to expand access to mental health services for pregnant and postpartum patients. She provides clinical care and training opportunities in several interdisciplinary programs, including the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic and Project RESPECT, which supports perinatal individuals with substance use disorders. Her scholarly work focuses on reducing barriers to mental health care for parents and families, with a particular emphasis on immigrant and underserved communities. She is active in medical education, curriculum development, and clinical research, and has led efforts to address systemic and structural barriers to care in both local and global settings.

BMC Research

Reducing Perinatal Mental Health Inequities through Screening and Engagement
07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026 (PI)
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Advancing Reproductive Mental Health Equity in Clinical Practice
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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Taknint JT, Thomas FC, Gellatly R, Ameresekere M. Responding to Trauma: A Critical Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Women. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Dec; 26(12):866-876.View Related Profiles.

Taknint, Joelle
Ameresekere, Maithri
Gellatly, Resham

PMID: 39612155

Hasser C, Ameresekere M, Girgis C, Knapp J, Shah R. Striking the Balance: Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2024 Jan; 22(1):3-15. PMID: 38694148; PMCID: PMC11058914; DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230020;

Ng LC, Solomon JS, Ameresekere M, Bass J, Henderson DC, Chakravarty S. Development of the South Sudan Mental Health Assessment Scale. Transcult Psychiatry. 2022 Jun; 59(3):274-291.View Related Profiles.

Henderson, David
Ng, Lauren
Ameresekere, Maithri

PMID: 34898333; PMCID: PMC9575559; DOI: 10.1177/13634615211059711;

Ameresekere M, Henderson DC. Post-conflict mental health in South Sudan: Overview of common psychiatric disorders. Part 1: Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. South Sudan Medical Journal. 2012; 5(1):4-8.
Ameresekere M, Henderson DC. Post-conflict mental health in South Sudan: Overview of common psychiatric disorders. Part 2: Anxiety and Substance Abuse. South Sudan Medical Journal. 2012; 5(2):32-36.

Ameresekere M, Borg R, Frederick J, Vragovic O, Saia K, Raj A. Somali immigrant women's perceptions of cesarean delivery and patient-provider communication surrounding female circumcision and childbirth in the USA. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Dec; 115(3):227-30.View Related Profiles.

Saia, Kelley
Ameresekere, Maithri
Vragovic, Olivera

PMID: 21937037; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.019;

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