Christina Persaud

Dr. Christina Lakshmi Persaud is a native New Yorker, born in Manhattan + raised in Queens. She developed her fascination with the mind and brain in high school, after taking a Cognitive Science course at Cornell University Summer College. She graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree. She also earned a Masters in Biomedical Sciences degree at Tufts Medical University. Finally, she received her Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) at SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed her psychiatry residency at Boston University Medical Center, where she served as a chief resident in her final year of training. She is the first physician in her family.

She has realized her dream of helping her fellow New Yorkers as an attending psychiatrist. Telehealth has allowed her to exceed her dreams by giving her the opportunity to connect with Americans in six states.

Dr. Persaud covers a broad spectrum of concerns, including but not limited to: anxiety, depression, mood disorders, PTSD, psychiatric effects of medical conditions (psychosomatic medicine), academic and professional stress, navigating cultural dynamics. She is a doctor of color who takes pride in providing high-quality care and a safe space for everyone. breaks down the internalized stigma often held by patients seeking mental health care for the first time. “Therapy should be part of primary care,” Dr. Persaud says. “Everybody should be seeing a therapist, whether they have a formal diagnosis or not.”

In her spare time, Dr. Persaud likes “doing all the typical New York things. I like checking out Yankees games, live music, karaoke, and going to the Comedy Cellar.” As part of her ongoing recovery from COVID in March 2020, Dr. Persaud embraced long distance powerwalking and completed the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon.