Louis Sanfilippo, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine

Louis C. Sanfilippo, M.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine and is in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut. He completed his psychiatric training at Yale’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program, his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine, and his undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Virginia.

Dr. Sanfilippo supervises Yale Psychiatry residents and co-lectures a course on Psychopharmacology.   His primary clinical interest is in the treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and bipolar disorder in adults, college students, and athletes.  Dr. Sanfilippo has published on a range of topics, including principles of psychopharmacology in young adults, mood disorders and suicide, forensic and ethical issues in psychiatry, and the philosophy of mind.  He has also published review books for medical school students.

Dr. Sanfilippo also has presented on sports psychiatric issues and consulted to Yale University’s Department of Athletics.  For Cenestra Health, Dr. Sanfilippo serves in management and scientific advisory roles.   

As a healthcare consultant, Dr. Sanfilippo has worked with various financial organizations and pharmaceutical companies to evaluate drug development platforms for a range of psychiatric disorders.   Dr. Sanfilippo is a member of the Gerson Lehrman Group’s Healthcare Council and routinely writes for their NewsAnalysis program.