Veerle Bergink

Veerle Bergink, MD, PhD is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, holding dual appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. She serves as the Director of Mount Sinai’s Women’s Mental Health Center, specializing in psychiatric disorders during pregnancy/postpartum and bipolar disorder treatment.

• Primary Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Academic Rank: Professor

Education:

• MD, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (summa cum laude, 1991-1998)
• Neurology Residency, OLVG West, Amsterdam (1998-1999)
• Psychiatry Residency, University Hospital Utrecht (1999-2001)
• PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam (summa cum laude, 2012)
• Fellowship, Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital
• Fellowship, Psychiatry, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Research Interests focus on perinatal mental health, with groundbreaking work on postpartum psychosis, immunological pathophysiology of maternal mood disorders, and neuroimaging of mother-offspring pairs. Her studies in Denmark’s population-based registries explore intergenerational psychopathology and medication safety during pregnancy.

Scientific Awards

• Alexandra Symonds Award (2023) - Recognizes significant contributions to women’s health advancement

Grants include continuous funding from the European Union, Dutch Government, CDC, and NIH for her research on perinatal psychiatric disorders. Her Women’s Mental Health Center at Mount Sinai leads clinical and translational studies on postpartum mental health, with publications in top-tier journals like BJOG and CNS Drugs.