Svetlana Simovic, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Contact Info
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
MD, Medical School, University of Belgrade, Serbia (1996)
Residency, Adult Psychiatry, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2000-2003)
Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2003-2005)
Summary
Professional Associations
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Neuropsychoanalyisis - the interface of neuroscience and psychoanalytic concepts
Teaching
Teaching Areas
Dr. Simovic teaches psychiatry residents and fellows and supervises residents in their psychotherapy work. She also lectures at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Her special interests in teaching are:
- Attachment theory and implications for adult relationships and adult psychopathology
- Development through lifespan
- Theory and Practice of Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Group Psychotherapy
Clinical
Clinical Interests
Anxiety disorders; treatment resistant depression; trauma; personality disorders; academic, career and relationship problems; Adolescents and adults; Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis