Shari I Lusskin, MD

Dr. Lusskin has been my doctor for over 10 years. She has seen me thru 2 successful pregnancies and 3 miscarriages, keeping my medications balanced, optimizing my health and my babies' health. She is a leader in her field of Reproductive Psychiatry, writes textbooks on reproductive psychiatry, and actively tracks developments in reproductive psychiatry. Unlike other doctors, she makes herself easily available to her patients. When I alerted her to my miscarriages, she called immediately. Her level of care is outstanding.

For many years I have seen Dr. Lusskin for treatment of anxiety and depression. She successfully got me through 3 postpartum depressions. She is an expert in Reproductive Psychiatry and uses a combination of therapy and medication to help her patients minimize symptoms while having a healthy baby. She has helped maintain my mental health during my breast cancer diagnosis/treatment and a child's journey with substance abuse and mental illness. She is honest and tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. I cannot thank her enough for her expert treatment. I have learned from her and have been able to better manage life's challenges.

Dr. Lusskin was inappropriate and unprofessional. I wish there was a better way to warn people about her. She was a terrible person to work with. Over prescribed. Over shared. Had me look at powerpoints she was working on for talks she was giving. Violated my confidence. Awful awful experience.

Really horrible experience with this doctor...she was unprofessional and crossed pretty much every line that could be crossed. Gave me unsolicited advice regarding very private areas of my life, pushed me to talk about deeply routed childhood trauma during an intake session, tried to tell me that I had to stop working with my therapist whom I have an excellent relationship with, talked about politics in the most tone deaf manner possible...I could keep going but even thinking about it causes me stress. I came to her to be treated for postpartum depression and anxiety, and instead she wasted two hours of my life just speaking to hear herself speak. Not to mention she had the audacity to try and tell me she wouldn’t treat me until I had blood work done in a lab, while also getting a pregnancy test, and also going back to my OBGYN to get an IUD. Someone who’s depressed doesn’t even have the energy to get out of bed, let alone leave the house, and I HAVE A NEWBORN AT HOME. And not to mention we’re in the middle of a pandemic and being outside = exposing myself to risk of covid. Fortunately I’ve seen enough psychiatrists to know that this is not standard practice and shes just a horrible doctor. Oh, and her fees are ridiculous. My advice is dont waste a second of your time and find someone who actually has YOUR best interest at heart