Nkechi Conteh, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Nkechi Conteh is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and serves as Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center. Additionally, she serves as Program Director for the Boston University Medical Center General Psychiatry Residency Program. Previously, Dr. Conteh served as an Associate Program Director for the General Psychiatry Residency Program and the Assistant Director for Training and Clinical Education in the Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Conteh is a board-certified psychiatrist with specialized expertise in community psychiatry, reproductive psychiatry, and perinatal mental health. Her clinical research explores ethnic identity and disparities in perinatal care, exemplifying her unwavering commitment to advancing health equity. Dr. Conteh’s scholarly contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious fellowships and awards, including the American College of Psychiatry Laughlin Fellowship, the MGH Clinician Teacher Award, the MGH Global Health Engagement Award, and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Innovation in Education Award.

Publications

  • Published 11/9/2022

    Zack Ishikawa R, Steere R, Conteh N, Cramer MA, Rao V, Sprich S, Cohen JN. Treating PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder: Concurrent Cognitive Processing Therapy and Psychopharmacology. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022 Nov 09; 84(1). PMID: 36350590.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/1/2022

    Conteh N, Gagliardi J, McGahee S, Molina R, Clark CT, Clare CA. Medical Mistrust in Perinatal Mental Health. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 30(4):238-247. PMID: 35849741.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/10/2022

    Pederson AB, Hawkins D, Conteh N. Ethnic identity and mental health stigma among Black adults in the United States. Ethics Med Public Health. 2022 Dec; 25. PMID: 35756327.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/1/2022

    Conteh N, Smith C, Davis C, Wald M, Gagliardi J. Racial Disparities in Perinatal Mental Health Care during COVID-19. Current Psychiatry. 2022; 21(9).

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  • Published 10/1/2021

    Brown KM, Robinson GE, Nadelson CC, Grigoriadis S, Mittal LP, Conteh N, Benders-Hadi N, Wald M, Feldman N. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Women. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2021 Oct 01; 209(10):695-696. PMID: 34582398.

    Read at: PubMed

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Education

  • University of Ibadan, MBBS
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH

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