Dr. Lena Jellestad

Professor

Biography

Lena Jellestad is a Senior Attending Physician at the University Medical Center Zurich, specializing in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine. She holds additional qualifications in psycho-oncology and has expertise in psychocardiology, where she investigates the influence of psychosocial factors on cardiac diseases. Her research includes understanding the correlations between depression and coronary heart disease through epigenetic profiling, as well as neuroimaging studies focused on memory reconsolidation and the blocking of fear memories. Dr. Jellestad is actively involved in the field of psychiatry, having specialized in consultation and liaison psychiatry and psychotherapy. She is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics, and Neurology (DGPPN).

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Attending Physician
2020-12-01 — Present

University Medical Center Zurich • Zurich, Switzerland

Senior Attending Physician with extended responsibilities in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine.

Fellow
2015-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine • Zurich, Switzerland

Fellow in the specialty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.