Julia R. Frew, MD

  • Psychiatry
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Julia R. Frew

Locations

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

About me

My clinical practice focuses on caring for pregnant and postpartum individuals with psychiatric illnesses, including substance use disorders. About one in five women experiences a mental illness during pregnancy or after giving birth. Many do not receive appropriate treatment because they lack access to reliable, evidence-based information about the reproductive safety of psychiatric treatments, including medications.

I have many years of experience in this subspecialty, which allows me to support patients during this joyful yet often challenging phase of life. I help them navigate the complex decisions surrounding psychiatric treatment during pregnancy and lactation.

I value the opportunity to connect with my patients and to understand their perspectives on their health care. Each person brings their own priorities and goals to the psychiatric treatment relationship, and I approach care with that in mind.

Specialties

  • Psychiatry
  • Addictions

Areas of focus

  • Adult outpatient and specialty services
  • Reproductive psychiatry
  • Care for substance use disorders in pregnant and parenting individuals

Titles and faculty positions

  • Vice Chair, Psychiatry Education
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
  • Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

View my Geisel School of Medicine profile

Awards and achievements

  • 2021 to 2025 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)

Year joined

  • 2010

Department websites

Education

Medical school

  • MD, Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine, Providence, RI, 2005

Residency

  • General Psychiatry, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2010

Board certification

  • Psychiatry
  • Addiction Medicine

Research and publications

Publications