Elizabeth Fenstermacher, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, CU Medicine TMS Clinic
• Co-Chair Genomics Governance Committee, Children's Hospital Colorado

Recognitions

• Psychiatry Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2022)

Publications

• Baker, S., Fenstermacher, E., Davis, R. A., Kern, D. S., Thompson, J. A., Felsen, G., & Baumgartner, A. J. (2023). Ethical considerations in closed loop deep brain stimulation. Deep Brain Stimulation, 3, 8-15.
• Duffy, K. A., Fenstermacher, E. A., Thompson, J. A., Tanabe, J., Patel, M. S., Ojemann, S., & Davis, R. A. (2023). Case report: Clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation contacts corresponds to local field potential signals in a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1279972.
• Ross,DA. (Host)(2022,May) It's not just about cats (No. 4) [Audio podcast episode] 10^15th. National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative. https://nncionline.org/course/episode-4-its-not-just-about-cats/
• Elizabeth Fenstermacher, MD; Heather Buxton, MD, MSEd; Anangamanjari Pedapudi, MD; David A. Ross, MD, PhD; Aviva Olsavsky, MD. "New Brain, New Baby, New Connections" Progressive Case Conference. https://nncionline.org/course/progressive-case-conference-new-brain-new-baby-new-connections/
• Fenstermacher E, Longley RM, Amonoo HL. Finding the Story in Medicine: The Use of Narrative Techniques in Psychiatry. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2021 Jun;44(2):263-281. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.03.006. PMID: 34049648.
• Scott ES, Ross DA, Fenstermacher E. Stand By or Stand Up: Exploring the Biology of the Bystander Effect. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 15;90(2):e3-e5. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.05.007. PMID: 34210387.
• Walker AE, Fenstermacher E, Ross DA. Telomeres, Trauma, and Training. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Nov 1;86(9):e29-e30. PubMed PMID: 31601364
• Torous J, Staples P, Fenstermacher E, Dean J, Keshavan M. Corrigendum: Barriers, Benefits, and Beliefs of Brain Training Smartphone Apps: An Internet Survey of Younger US Consumers. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016;10:253. PubMed PMID: 27313521
• Torous J, Staples P, Fenstermacher E, Dean J, Keshavan M. Barriers, Benefits, and Beliefs of Brain Training Smartphone Apps: An Internet Survey of Younger US Consumers. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016;10:180. PubMed PMID: 27148026
• Miller SL, Fenstermacher E, Bates J, Blacker D, Sperling RA, Dickerson BC. Hippocampal activation in adults with mild cognitive impairment predicts subsequent cognitive decline. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008 Jun;79(6):630-5. PubMed PMID: 17846109
• Dickerson BC, Fenstermacher E, Salat DH, Wolk DA, Maguire RP, Desikan R, Pacheco J, Quinn BT, Van der Kouwe A, Greve DN, Blacker D, Albert MS, Killiany RJ, Fischl B. Detection of cortical thickness correlates of cognitive performance: Reliability across MRI scan sessions, scanners, and field strengths. Neuroimage. 2008 Jan 1;39(1):10-8. PubMed PMID: 17942325
• Diamond EL, Miller S, Dickerson BC, Atri A, DePeau K, Fenstermacher E, Pihlajamäki M, Celone K, Salisbury S, Gregas M, Rentz D, Sperling RA. Relationship of fMRI activation to clinical trial memory measures in Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2007 Sep 25;69(13):1331-41. PubMed PMID: 17893294

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

• Depression Center

Specialty Information

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification (2020)
• Psychiatry, Board Certification (2018)