Taber Lightbourne, M.D., M.H.S., Psychiatrist
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Taber Lightbourne, M.D., M.H.S.

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

55 Lake Ave N Worcester MA, 01655
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About

Dr. Taber Lightbourne is a psychiatrist practicing in Worcester, MA. Dr. Lightbourne is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Lightbourne diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Lightbourne may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Lightbourne treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.

Education and Training

Yale School of Medicine MD 2017

Middlebury College B.A. 2008

Hunter College Post-baccalaureate, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2011

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Provider Details

Female Spanish, Italian

Areas of expertise and specialization

Community PsychiatryWomen's Mental Health

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts 2022 - Present

Awards

  • American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) Fellowship 2020  
  • American Psychiatric Association (APA)/APA Foundation 2019-2021 (APAF) Diversity Leadership Fellowship 2021  
  • Miriam Kathleen Dasey Award 2017  
  • Student Marshall for Yale School of Medicine 2017  
  • Lidz Prize in Psychiatry 2017  

Professional Memberships

  • Marce Society- Perinatal Health  
  • American Psychiatric Association  

Fellowships

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital Women’s Mental Health  2021

Treatments

  • PsychopharmacologyPsychotherapy

Fellowships

  • Community Psychiatry at UPennWomen's Mental Health, Columbia University

Professional Society Memberships

  • APAMarce Society for Perinatal Health

Professional Affiliations

  • UMass Chan School of MedicineUMass Memorial Health

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Italy, Southeast Asia

Hobbies / Sports

  • Running, Hiking

Favorite professional publications

  • JAMA Psychiatry, American journal of Psychiatry, Nature, Lancet

Areas of research

Previously Neuroscience, Currently conducting research to improve quality and access to perinatal mental healthcare

Taber Lightbourne, M.D., M.H.S.'s Practice location

University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Ave N -
Worcester, MA 01655
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