Dr. Melissa Rossi completed her undergraduate education at the Schreyer Honors College at Pennsylvania State University, and earned two Bachelor’s degrees in Science-Life Science and in Psychology-Neurosciences. Dr. Rossi graduated with distinction (cum laude) as well as receiving additional Honors in Human Development and Family Studies for her research accolades. She published her Honors Thesis in the Back To Baby Basics Research Lab and focused on infant temperament, parental-infant dynamic relationships, marital satisfaction, and infant-to-toddler development. Dr. Rossi then obtained her medical degree at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She went on to complete her residency training in Adult Psychiatry at Stony Brook University Hospital where she also served as the chief resident of wellness and resident development. Dr. Rossi received extensive psychotherapy training during residency; she successfully completed and received certifications of training in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Supportive Psychotherapy. Dr. Rossi joined the faculty at Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Outpatient Services.
Dr. Rossi provides outpatient psychiatric services in Stony Brook's ambulatory medicine clinics including the Psychiatry-Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic and the Gastrointestinal Women’s Health clinic. Her clinical practice focuses on providing compassionate outpatient psychiatric care to a diverse population with an emphasis on the integration and collaboration of a motivated interdisciplinary team of clinicians, educators, and researchers. Her clinical interests include mood, anxiety, panic, trauma-or-stressor-related, and personality disorders. In addition, Dr. Rossi is passionate about women's mental health issues and strives to improve the access and delivery of women's psychiatric care in the community. As a clinician and educator, she is dedicated to teaching and mentoring medical students and residents as well as delivering exceptional psychiatric care to her patients.
Telephone: (631) 632-2428