Harvard Update on Neurology and Psychiatry of Women 2026

This Harvard update considers neurological and psychiatric care across women’s lives, with particular attention to reproductive stages, hormonal changes, and treatment decisions. The May 7–8, 2026 program covers migraine, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, autonomic disorders, sleep, and vascular disease alongside perinatal mental health, psychosis, substance use, and sexual health. Case-based discussions address functional neurological disorders and common consultations during pregnancy, while other sessions explore contraception and trauma-informed care. Directed by Maria Houtchens, Paula Emanuela Voinescu, and Polina Teslyar, the course is relevant to clinicians who need to integrate neurological, psychiatric, and reproductive considerations. The original topic sequence is preserved below.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

1. Integrate sex- and hormone-specific evidence into individualized treatment plans for neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
2. Analyze therapeutic risks and benefits across key hormonal transitions to optimize outcomes and minimize adverse effects.
3. Implement guideline-concordant care pathways tailored to women’s neurologic and psychiatric health needs.

+ Topics:

• Migraine and Women

• Contraception in Women with Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders

• Functional Neurological Disorder- a case based panel discussion

• Autonomic Disorders in Women

• Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis in Pregnancy

• Sleep Disorders

• Sexual Health and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Women

• Trauma Informed Care

• Pregnancy- What The Non-OB Needs to Know

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Epilepsy across the lifespan

• Substance Use Disorder in Perinatal Patients

• Women’s Health Trainees

• Perinatal Anxiety and Depression

• Hormonally mediated mood issues across the life span

• Stoke and Vascular Disease in Women

• Common Neurology Consults in Pregnancy

• Not a Niche – A Necessity: The Importance of Women’s Neurology Training

Faculty

• Carolyn Bernstein
• Adrian Chiem
• Nathan Praschan
• Barbara Dworetzky
• Aditi Varma-Doyle
• Amanda Koire
• Milena Pavlova
• Nichola Haddad
• Nomi Levy-Carrick
• Nicole Smith
• Maria Houtchens
• Paula Emanuela Voinescu
• Polina Teslyar
• Tal Friedman-Korn
• Natalie Feldman
• Margo Nathan
• Kenda Alhadid
• Mary O’Neal

Course Directors

Maria Houtchens, MD, MSc

• Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
• Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Paula Emanuela Voinescu, MD, PhD

• Course Director

Polina Teslyar, MD

• Course Director

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