Amalia Londoño Tobón, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry
Georgetown University School of Medicine

General Information

Undergraduate Degree: Johns Hopkins University (BA in neuroscience)

Graduate Degree: Stanford University (Medical School)

Residency Psychiatry: Yale University

Fellowship Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Child Study Center

Fellowship Perinatal Mental Health: Brown University

Fellowship Health Disparities: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Clinical Work: Perinatal, infant-early childhood, family and cultural dimensions of mental health.

Research Focus: Her research and scholarly work are dedicated to understanding and addressing mental health disparities during the perinatal and early childhood periods, in the US and globally. Her current research aims to test integration of perinatal health strategies in obstetric and primary care settings.

BIO

Amalia Londoño Tobón is a bicultural-bilingual psychiatrist (Spanish-English) and researcher, specializing in perinatal, infant-early childhood, family, and cultural dimensions of mental health. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from Stanford University, followed by residency and fellowship training in psychiatry and child psychiatry at Yale University. Dr. Londoño further honed her expertise through a postdoctoral clinical and research fellowship in perinatal mental health at Brown University, and a research fellowship at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Currently Dr. Londoño is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. Her research and scholarly work are dedicated to understanding and addressing mental health disparities during the perinatal and early childhood periods, in the US and globally. Her current research aims to test integration of perinatal health strategies in obstetric and primary care settings. She has authored several scientific publications in academic journals and presented at numerous national and international venues. Beyond her academic role, she serves on national and international leadership roles including being a founding member of La Red Latinoamericana de Salud Mental Perinatal. Dr. Londoño is also the co-lead of the Equity Incubator in the Network of Perinatal Psychiatric Access Programs. Additionally, she serves on the American Psychiatric Association Perinatal Mental Health Advisory Panel, and is the co-chair for LaSaludMental.org developing Spanish-language resources for families. She is part of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Infant and Early Childhood Committee and Health Promotion & Prevention Committee.