
Stephen Strakowski, MD
Psychiatrist, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences
Some Spanish
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, MD
University of Notre Dame, BSE
Internship, Adult Psychiatry, McLean Hospital/Harvard School of Medicine
Residency, Adult Psychiatry, McLean Hospital/Harvard School of Medicine
Biography and Education
Clinical Biography
Stephen Strakowski, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist in UT Health Austin’s Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences. He specializes in the treatment of young people with mood disorders and general psychiatry. Additionally, Dr. Strakowski is a professor for the Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a courtesy professor for The University of Texas at Austin Departments of Psychology (College of Natural Sciences) and Educational Psychology (College of Education). He also serves as the Vice Dean of Research and the Associate Vice President for Regional Mental Health for the Dell Medical School.
Dr. Strakowski earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed both an internship and a residency in adult psychiatry at the McLean Hospital/Harvard University School of Medicine.
Dr. Strakowski is an active researcher with more than 20 years of experience and multiple prior National Institute of Mental Health and foundation awards dedicated to studying the causes, neurobiology, course, and treatment of bipolar disorder. He is nationally known for addressing health disparities in the U.S., specifically in the widely recognized problem of misdiagnosis of African Americans with schizophrenia. He has published more than 300 manuscripts, letters, books, and book chapters and has received numerous awards for his work.
Specializations
- Adolescents/young adults
- Bipolar and other mood disorders
Board Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Awards & Honors
- Austin Monthly Top Doctor
Locations
Locations
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UT Health Austin Clinics | Health Transformation Building
1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
Austin, TX 78712
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Insurance Accepted
Insurance Accepted
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus Essential HMO
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus HMO
- Accountable Health Plan/Interplan (SPHN)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Aetna Seton Health Alliance
- Aetna Whole Health
- Ambetter-Superior Health Plan - Exchange Plan
- Amerigroup/Amerivantage Classic
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage HMO/Health Select (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO/UT Select
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials/Blue Essentials Access - Exchange Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PAR Plan
- Cigna - All plans
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Coventry (SPHN)
- Dell Children’s Health Plan STAR/CHIP
- EHN/WEB TPA - (Whole Foods)
- First Care Access PPO Network (SPHN)
- First Health (SPHN)
- Firstcare HMO (SPHN) (All HMO plans require a referral)
- Galaxy (SPHN)
- Health Payors Organization (SPHN)
- Healthsmart (SPHN)
- Humana HMOx
- Humana Medicare Advantage - all plans EXCEPT Humana Medicare Gold Plus. (Out of network for all Humana Medicare HMO Plans)
- Humana PPO/HMO/Choice Care (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Integrated Medical Systems PPO (SPHN)
- Magellan
- Medicaid/TMHP
- Medicare Part B Traditional fee for service (Novitas)
- Multiplan (SPHN) (PHCS is out of network)
- Optum
- Oscar Healthcare (SPHN)
- Seton Health Plan Smarthealth
- Sendero IdealCare
- Superior Health Plan STAR/CHIP/STAR KIDS
- United Healthcare AARP PPO
- United Healthcare All Savers/Choice/Choice Plus/PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare One
- United Healthcare Dual Complete Focus HMO
- United Student Resources PPO (SPHN)
- USA Managed Care (SPHN)