About Dr. Lesley Michael
Lesley Michael, DO, PMH-C (she/her) is a New York City–based private practice psychiatrist, dual board-certified in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, with expertise in reproductive and women’s mental health and integrative psychiatry.
Dr. Michael is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and an attending psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital. She previously served as Lead Psychiatrist for Lenox Hill Hospital’s Reproductive Mental Health Program, where she provided specialized care for individuals navigating preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, perinatal loss, infertility, and other reproductive transitions.
Dr. Michael earned her BA from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in adult psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center–Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Her longstanding interest in integrative psychiatry led to additional research training through Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s University Scholars Program in Integrative Medicine and Psychiatry, where her work focused on nutritional supplements and complementary approaches in the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Michael has advanced training in reproductive psychopharmacology and in the use of hormone therapy during perimenopause and menopause. She is certified in perinatal mental health (PMH-C) by Postpartum Support International and is a member of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health at Northwell and The Menopause Society. She lectures and teaches on the relationship between hormonal transitions and mental health and works closely with physicians across specialties to provide coordinated care.
Her clinical approach reflects the connection between mental and physical health, including the potential effects of hormonal changes, nutritional deficiencies, sleep, and other medical factors on mood, anxiety, cognition, and overall wellbeing.
Dr. Michael is licensed to practice medicine in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
