Yelizaveta Sher, MD, FACLP

Yelizaveta Sher, MD, FACLP

Psychiatrist


Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Medical Psychiatry

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Russian

Biography


Dr. Sher received her BA from UC Berkeley and MD from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed Residency in Psychiatry and Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. She has been a part of Psychosomatic Medicine Faculty, now a Division of Medical Psychiatry, at Stanford since 2013. Her areas of clinical and research interests include psychiatric comorbidities in patients with pulmonary disorders. In particular, she specializes in mental health of patients with cystic fibrosis as well as lung and heart transplant patients. She consults on patients hospitalized on medical and surgical units as well as sees patients in outpatient clinics. She serves as the Director of Psychiatric and Psychological Services for the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic and Chief of Psychosomatic Medicine Clinic. She has published many articles and book chapters and edited several books related to her fields of interest and expertise.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Medical Education: Washington University in St Louis Registrar (2007) MO
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine (2015)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2012)
  • Fellowship: Stanford University - Dept of Psychiatry (2012) CA
  • Residency: Stanford University - Dept of Psychiatry (2011) CA

Memberships
  • Ethics Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2013 - Present)
  • Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Member (2012 - Present)

Administrative Appointments
  • Director of Psychiatric and Psychological Services, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (2019 - Present)
  • Mental Health Coordinator, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (2016 - 2018)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine Associate Fellowship Director, Psychosomatic Medicine (2015 - 2022)

Publications

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Specializing In

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Adjustment to Chronic Illness
  • Anxiety
  • Delirium
  • Depression
  • Ethical Issues in Medicine
  • Organic Affective Disorders
  • Organic Brain Syndrome

Practice Locations


Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

401 Quarry Road

Stanford , CA 94304

(650) 498-9111

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Lung Transplant Program in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Drive

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 723-3633

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