Dr Lisa Rosenthal

Who Dr Lisa Rosenthal is

Dr Lisa J. Rosenthal, MD, FACLP, DFAPA is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Chief of the Division of Consultation Psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She is also Fellowship Director for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her academic focus spans medical care of patients with severe mental illness, delirium, hospital agitation and violence, healthcare worker wellness, and the collaborative care model. She directs a Collaborative Care Programme supporting population-based screening for depression and anxiety across more than 370,000 primary care patients in the Northwestern Medicine health system, and serves as Medical Director and principal investigator of the Northwestern Medicine – West Health Accelerator, a multi-year initiative to deliver integrated psychiatric programmes in primary care settings. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow and Board Member of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

References for this biography

1. 1.Dr Lisa J. Rosenthal – Faculty Experts for Journalists, Northwestern University — Current role, titles, areas of focus, Collaborative Care Programme, West Health Accelerator, fellowships and board membership
2. 2.Lisa J Rosenthal – Northwestern Scholars — Credentials (MD, FACLP, DFAPA), divisional leadership, research publications and academic focus areas
3. 3.Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Division – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine — Confirms role as Chief of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and ongoing research projects
4. 4.Lisa J. Rosenthal, MD – Northwestern Medicine — Board certification in Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Notable achievements

• Directs a Collaborative Care Programme screening more than 370,000 primary care patients for depression and anxiety across the Northwestern Medicine health system. Source ↗
• Serves as Medical Director and PI of the Northwestern Medicine – West Health Accelerator, a funded multi-year initiative to transform mental health care through integrated psychiatric programmes. Source ↗
• Board-certified in both Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Source ↗

What Dr Lisa Rosenthal has said

• “I think it's time to recognize the brain as just another part of the body.”

  psychiatry professor at Northwestern University · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · ‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system ↗

Where Dr Lisa Rosenthal has been quoted

1. Americans’ view on their mental health at record low, according to new polltheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. ‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare systemtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• One Year On: How The Royal Foundation is strengthening suicide prevention support in the UKRoyal Foundation
• Norwich City teams up with The Royal Foundation to support suicide preventionNorwich City Football Club
• Licensable picture: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted its annual Out of the Darkness Walk on Oct. 10 in Staunton's Gypsy HillReuters Connect

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://news.northwestern.edu/for-journalists/faculty-experts/expert/dr-lisa-rosenthal
• Staff pagehttps://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/persons/lisa-j-rosenthal
• Staff pagehttps://www.psychiatry.northwestern.edu/divisions/consultation-liaison-psychiatry/index.html

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