Portrait Lena Jellestad

Lena Jellestad
PD Dr. med.

Attending Physician with extended responsibilites, Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine

Other functions at USZ

Specialties

  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Psychocardiology
  • Psycho-Oncology

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 97 00

Other competencies

  • Emergency psychiatry
  • Gender dysphoria

Career

12/2020 Attending Physician with extended responsabilitites
2018 Additional qualification in psycho-oncology (WPO)
2017 Specialist title in consultation and liaison psychiatry
2016 Attending Physician: Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, USZ
2016 Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy
2016 Certified medical expert SIM
2015 Fellow: Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, USZ
2012 Promotion
2008 Approbation

Research focus

  • Psychocardiology: Influence of psychosocial factors on cardiac diseases. Understanding the background and correlations of depression in coronary heart disease through epigenetic profiling.
  • Neuroimaging: Memory reconsolidation and reconsolidation blocking of fear memories
  • Stigma and QoL in gender dysphoria

Memberships

  • DGPPN
  • FMH