Briana Van Verdeghem, MD

Psychiatrist

Briana Van Verdeghem is a psychiatrist at Newport Hospital with expertise in treating many psychiatric conditions, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and OCD. She specializes in perinatal mental health and the impacts of psychological trauma on mental health.

Her holistic approach integrates lifestyle medicine, psychotropic prescribing, harm reduction, and psychodynamic frameworks to treat individuals seeking relief from psychiatric symptoms. She also has a clinical interest in the potential role for psychedelic interventions in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addiction.

Before joining Brown University Health, Dr. Van Verdeghem practiced at Greenwich Village Psychiatry in New York City. She earned a medical degree from the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine in North Haven, Connecticut and completed a psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, NY.

She has conducted qualitative studies related to psychological trauma and perinatal mental health and has presented her research at various professional conferences.

Locations

Primary

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services for Adults, Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital (directions)
20 Powel Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Education

  • Medical School:  Quinnipiac University
  • Residency:  Newport Hospital