Megan Conrow-Graham, MD, PhD

Megan Conrow-Graham, MD, PhD is a PGY-2 in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry Program. Megan was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She earned her BS in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, where she completed an undergraduate honors thesis on GABAergic cell activity in schizophrenia in the lab of Kenneth Fish, PhD. She then earned her MD and PhD at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Her dissertation studies in the lab of Zhen Yan, PhD, centered on investigating the convergent biochemical and behavioral effects of mutation in two high-confidence developmental disability risk genes. This work was funded by an NIMH F30 training grant and recognized with the Bishop Neuroscience Doctoral Thesis Award. At Yale, Megan intends to continue to explore genetic and environmental contributions to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Megan is dedicated to equity and justice in her research and clinical work. She believes that strong communities are an essential part of mental health and is excited to get involved in the greater New Haven community. Megan also enjoys teaching and mentoring, with a special interest in increasing the impact of women and underrepresented groups in science and medicine. In her free time, she is often reading, gardening, trying new foods, and spending time with her husband and kids.