About
Dr. Neha Hudepohl attended undergraduate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, and medical school at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. She completed her general adult psychiatry residency training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2010. She was on faculty at Brown University – Alpert Medical School following her graduation and was the Medical Director of the Center for Women’s Behavioral Health at Women & Infants Hospital until 2019. There, she founded and led a Women’s Mental Health fellowship training program in 2013. In 2019, Dr. Hudepohl joined Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville as the Director of the Women’s Mental Health Program and the Program Director of the Greenville Psychiatry residency program. She was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville in 2021. In 2022, she became the Interim Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Psychiatry and moved to the full Vice Chair role in 2023. Her clinical and academic interests including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, perinatal ethics and decision- making, and medical education. Dr. Hudepohl has previously led and/or participated in research projects related to clinical outcomes and treatment interventions in perinatal depression, medical education, and outcomes particularly in reproductive psychiatry. She has presented in multiple national forums in both areas. Dr. Hudepohl has appreciated collaborations with faculty members from Clemson University.
How their research is transforming health care
Research in women’s mental health and education related to women’s mental health is critically needed, given the prevalence of maternal mental health and its impact on health outcomes and maternal mortality. Medical education of psychiatric and women’s health providers leads to improved awareness, screening practices, and engagement with treatment for patients. Additionally, more research is needed into the screening practices of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and Dr. Hudepohl’s research aims to look at these important areas of intervention.News and media related to your research (this may duplicate what is on your CV) Scholarship in Teaching Award for “National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry” 3/2019 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Awarded to the leadership committee of the National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry for excellence in scholarship in education for the curriculum project.
Health research keywords
Women’s mental health, Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, Medical education, Faculty development
