Dr. Marisa Serrato is a board-certified psychiatrist committed to providing the highest quality of person-centered care and evidence-based medicine with a goal of optimizing mental wellness.
Education and Training
Dr. Serrato attended Amherst College for her undergraduate education, and received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her residency at Allegheny General Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where she also engaged in fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She completed a fellowship in college mental health at the Ohio State University Counseling and Psychological Service.
Throughout her career, Dr. Serrato has continually engaged in trainings to further specialize in integrative functional and nutritional psychiatry. Her approach has been informed by her trainings through the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board, the Institute for Functional Medicine, Psychiatry Redefined, the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Auricular Acupuncture for Physicians, and the Maharishi Ayurveda Association of America.
She completed fellowship training in integrative functional psychiatry through Psychiatry Redefined.
Certifications
Dr. Serrato is board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and a Certified Clinical Nutritionist.
She is also a Benson-Henry Institute Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Certified Healthcare Practitioner, a Wellcoaches® Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach.
Experience
Dr. Serrato has been in clinical practice since 2007, including at university counseling centers, hospital-based outpatient practices, private group and solo practices, and multiple telehealth platforms serving college students and the general adult population.
She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she provides supervision for psychiatry residents.
Honors
Dr. Serrato served as Chief Resident at Allegheny General Hospital, where she was also voted by faculty of the Department of Psychiatry to receive the Outstanding Resident Award for unique recognition of outstanding performance.
She has been honored with the election to Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.