Meredith L Spada, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Email spadaml@upmc.edu
Education & Training
MD
Penn State University, College of Medicine
MEd
Secondary Education, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Specialty Certifications
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Member, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Selected Honors & Awards
Laughlin Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
George Ginsberg Fellowship, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
Research Interests
Selected Research Publications & Products- De Genna NM, Kolko Conlon RP, Spada M, Gopalan P. Child abuse and experiences of discrimination are linked to fear of childbirth among younger patients in the US: a cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2025 Jul 9;25(1):735.
- Rengasamy M, Kovats T, Wears A, Griffo A, Saul M, Spada M, Price, RB. Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between complete blood count measures and adolescent suicidal behavior. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2024, 100684.
- Hipwell AE, Tung I, Krafty RT, Leong AW, Spada M, Vaccaro H, Homitsky SC, Moses-Kolko E, Keenan K. A lifespan perspective on depression in the postpartum period in a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of young mothers. Psychol Med. 2022 May 6;1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001210. PMID: 35513948; PMCID: PMC9637236.
- Rengasamy M, Da Costa E Silva SA, Spada M, Price RB. Does the moderator matter? Identification of multiple moderators of the association between peripheral inflammatory markers and depression severity in a large racially diverse community cohort. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Aug;47(9):1693-1701. doi: 10.1038/s41386-022-01341-1. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35595844; PMCID: PMC9283451.
- Barbour ML, Raman JD. Incidence and predictors for ipsilateral hydronephrosis following ureteroscopic lithotripsy. Urology. 2015 Sep;86(3):465-71. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.06.016. Epub 2015 Jul 2. PMID: 26144338.
Clinical Interests
Women's mental health; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Consultation-liaison psychiatry
Selected Clinical Publications & Products- Spada, M, Puzanov M, Shenai N, Nichols N, Lim G, Gopalan P. Innovative pharmacologic strategies for depression in the postpartum period. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Available online May 2025.
- Black R, Hovis E, Spada ML, Li L. CL case conference: managing substance use and agitation in pregnancy. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2025 May-June;66(3); 241-250.
- Buzanis S, Jakubowski K, Laifer LM, Spada M, Ejinaka C, Pale M, Gopalan PR. Intimate partner violence and its complications: A review of medical and mental health management. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry. 2025 12(1), 1-8.
- Gopalan P, Spada M, Shenai N, Kratzer I, Nichols N, Kucherer S, Chou S, Hovis E, Beck S, Glance J. An Overview for the General Psychiatrist Evaluating Patients With Obstetric and Neonatal Complications and Perinatal Loss. Focus. 2024 Jan; 22(1):35-43. DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230021.
- Spada M, Simpson M, Gopalan P, Azzam PN. Induction of labor for psychiatric indications: a case series and literature review. Psychosomatics. 2019 Mar-Apr;60(2):204-210. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29958701.
Education Interests
Resident education; Resident mentorship
Selected Education Publications & Products- Flores LE, Novick DM, Bonfils KA, Bledsoe SE, van der Vyver T, Spada M, Weissman MM, Mufson L, Markowitz JC. (in press). Evidence-based psychotherapy training in graduate and residency programs: A multidisciplinary survey. American Journal of Psychotherapy. 2025.
- Stephens J, Carroll P, Spada M, Moschenross D, Gowl C, Blackburn V, Gopalan P. Teaching psychiatry residents trauma management skills in a workshop utilizing media and standardized patients. Academic Psychiatry, 2024 October, 1-5. PMID: 39356459.
- Keil MA, Westbrook C, Stephens JJ, Spada M, Hafeman D, Jacobson SL Travis MJ, & Gopalan, P. Longitudinal outcomes of a resident Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track. Academic Psychiatry, 2024 July, 1-5. PMID: 38954159.
- Buckley PJ*, Swider LJ*, Franke CL*, Travis MJ, Jacobson SL, Spada M, Amin P. Patient safety and quality improvement resident representative: a novel leadership role to improve peer engagement with root cause analyses. Acad Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 19. doi: 10.1007/s40596-022-01686-1. PMID: 35854177.
- Spada M, Lundblad W, Glance J, Rosenstock J, Gopalan P, Azzam PN, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ. Self-assessment of teaching skills among psychiatric residents. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;42(4):477-481. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0877-z. Epub 2018 Feb 22. PMID: 29473133.
