SSRIs in Pregnancy: The Risk versus Risk Conversation

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Trainee Presenter: Stephanie Fagbemi, MD, Resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Discussant: Vanessa Lauzon, MD, HS Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Moderator: David Fipps, DO, Senior Associate Consultant in CL, Transplant, and Bariatric Surgery Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Description: Dr. Fagbemi will present a clinical case that exemplifies considerations of the risks and benefits of SSRIs in pregnancy. Dr. Lauzon will serve as the expert discussant and provide a high yield and clinically relevant dialogue surrounding discussing risks and benefits of SSRIs in pregnancy. The case presentation and facilitated discussion will be followed by a live audience question and answer session moderated by Dr. Fipps. The case conference will provide trainees an opportunity to learn about C-L psychiatry and augment C-L education at their institutions. Attendees will learn how to succinctly present a case, observe C-L psychiatrists work through diagnostic challenges, and appreciate management dilemmas that arise in C-L psychiatry.