For Referring Physicians / Clinicians

Expert Psychopharmacology with Hormonal Expertise

Consultation Model

My role is primarily consultative:

I aim to support, not replace the patient’s existing care team.

I welcome your most challenging psychopharmacology cases—patients who respond suboptimally to traditional approaches, complex medication regimens requiring refinement, or treatment-resistant presentations. As a Psychopharmacologist with advanced training and 32+ years of experience, I bring expert-level traditional psychopharmacology, with the added dimension of neuroendocrine assessment when clinically indicated.

Expert Psychopharmacology

My colleagues refer their most challenging medication management cases. Suboptimal responders, complex polypharmacy requiring optimization, treatment-resistant presentations, patients who need sophisticated psychopharmacologic thinking beyond standard algorithms.

Certified Master Psychopharmacologist (Neuroscience Education Institute)
32+ years specializing in neuropsychopharmacologic assessment
Complex medication optimization and refinement
Treatment-resistant depression and anxiety
Challenging cases requiring expert-level thinking
Excellence in traditional psychopharmacology

Hormone-Informed Assessment

For cases where standard psychopharmacology isn’t producing expected results, I can assess whether neuroendocrine factors are contributing.

Collaborative, Communicative Care

I welcome brief case discussions and am happy to think through complex presentations
Detailed evaluation findings and recommendations
Detailed evaluation findings and recommendations
Clear, timely communication to referring physician
Coordination with existing treatment team
Collaborative approach to complex cases
Consultation available for physician-to-physician discussion

Whether referring for expert psychopharmacology consultation or cases where hormonal factors may be relevant, I provide clear communication, detailed findings, and collaborative treatment planning. Your patients remain your patients.

Background

About the Practice

Dr. Linus S. Abrams, M.D.

I completed my psychiatric residency at Beth Israel Hospital-Boston, Harvard Medical School, and served as Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. I am Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a Certified Master Psychopharmacologist through the Neuroscience Education Institute, and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

I am fully licensed in Connecticut and New York, with a telemedicine-only license in Florida. Telemedicine appointments are available for patients who prefer that modality.

For over 32 years, I have maintained a private practice in Greenwich, Connecticut, with my practice limited to neuropsychopharmacologic assessment and treatment.

My leadership experience includes Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Greenwich Hospital (Yale New Haven Health), 2007-2013, and Assistant Unit Chief of the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center-Westchester Division, prior to starting my practice in Greenwich.

After completing advanced training in both bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), I recognized an opportunity to serving the medical community: bringing psychiatric expertise to cases where hormonal factors may be present or suspected—while working collaboratively with the physicians already managing those patients.

This expertise allows for sophisticated neuroendocrinological assessment and collaboration with patients’ primary care physicians and hormone providers to ensure coordinated, comprehensive treatment. For many patients whose presentations have responded sub-optimally, this integrated perspective changes what’s possible.

Begin the Conversation

If you’re interested to work with a psychiatrist who understands both psychiatric and hormonal factors, I invite you to schedule an initial evaluation.