Melissa Harbit

Melissa Harbit

Professor of Psychiatry

Additional Titles & Roles


  • Vice Chair – Clinical Affairs
  • Director of Forensic Psychiatry
  • Associate Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program

Education & Training


  • Fellowship: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, 2002
  • Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2001
  • M.D.: University of Iowa, 1997
  • B.S.: University of Iowa, 1993

Major Awards


  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2025
  • Resident Mentoring Award, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, 2021
  • Best Doctors in America, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, 2009
  • Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Washington University, 2001
  • The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts Honors Program, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
  • Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society, 1992

Areas of Clinical Interest


Forensic Psychiatry
Inpatient Psychiatry
Outpatient Psychiatry

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Recent Publications


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