Ludmila V Barbosa De Faria, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Business Phone: (352) 594-1859

Business Email: l.barbosadefaria@ufl.edu

About Ludmila V Barbosa De Faria

Dr. Ludmila De Faria has been a psychiatrist in Florida for over 15 years, seeing patients, teaching psychopharmacology and participating in research. Dr. De Faria has a special interest in and works closely with minority populations. She is especially interested in increasing access and decreasing mental health disparities among minorities and providing a culturally sensitive environment for patients. She is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. De Faria was born in Brazil where she earned her Medical Degree from the Universidade de Brasilia and moved to United States in 1991 to complete medical training at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

2021-2023

PAS5020 Intro to Medicine 2

2022

MDU4003 Introduction to the Professions of Medicine

Board Certifications

Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Psychiatry

Subspecialties

Adult Psychiatry

Areas of Interest

Bipolar disorder
Gender dysphoria
Generalized anxiety disorder
Major depression
Major depression with psychotic features
Substance use disorder

Research Profile

College mental health and diversity/inclusion issues in psychiatry.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-9182-0714

Publications

2021

Associations between social determinants of health, perceived discrimination, and body mass index on symptoms of depression among young African American mothers.

Archives of psychiatric nursing. 35(1):94-101 [DOI] 10.1016/j.apnu.2020.09.014. [PMID] 33593522.

11 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2020

The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on the Mental and Physical Health of Mothers and Children: A Review of the Literature and Policy Implications.

Harvard review of psychiatry. 28(2):113-126 [DOI] 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000246. [PMID] 32134836.

87 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2012

When you have a child with severe mental illness

2006

Adjunctive risperidone treatment and sleep symptoms in combat veterans with chronic PTSD.

Depression and anxiety. 23(8):489-91 [PMID] 16845653.

37 citations · PubMed

2004

Adjunctive risperidone treatment in combat veterans with chronic PTSD.

Journal of clinical psychopharmacology. 24(5):556-9 [PMID] 15349018.

14 citations · PubMed

2000

Levels of mycophenolic acid and its glucuronide derivative in the plasma of liver, small bowel and kidney transplant patients receiving tacrolimus and cellcept combination therapy.

Transplant immunology. 8(2):143-6 [PMID] 11005321.

16 citations · PubMed

1997

Augmentation of mycophenolate mofetil pharmacokinetics in renal transplant patients receiving Prograf and CellCept in combination therapy.

Transplantation proceedings. 29(1-2):334-6 [PMID] 9123027.

63 citations · PubMed

1997

Prevalence of hepatitis G virus in liver transplant patients as assessed by the polymerase chain reaction

Organ & Tissue Transplantation.

1997

Unexpected augmentation of mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetics in renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil in combination therapy, and analogous in vitro findings.

Transplant immunology. 5(3):225-32 [PMID] 9402690.

188 citations · PubMed

Education

Residency, Psychiatry

1999-2003 · University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Clerkship

1991-1992 · The William J. Harrington Medical Training Program for Latin America and the Caribbean at University of Miami

Medical Degree

1986-1992 · University of Brasilia

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 594-1859

Emails:

Business:: l.barbosadefaria@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 117500
GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Business Street:: 2140 STADIUM ROAD
STUDENT HEALTH CARE CENTER
Gainesville FL 32611