Rifaat S. El-Mallakh, M.D.
Psychiatry
Areas of Interest
Bipolar Disorder | Depression & Emergency Psychiatry
Primary Practice Location
UofL Physicians – Psychiatry and Depression Center
UofL Health – Chestnut Street Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Suite 610
Louisville, KY 40202
502-588-4450 Get Directions
UofL Health – Chestnut Street Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Suite 610
Louisville, KY 40202
502-588-4450 Get Directions
Education & Training
M.D.
University of Illinois College of Medicine | Chicago | 1984
University of Illinois College of Medicine | Chicago | 1984
Fellowship
National Institute for Mental Health | Psychiatry | Bethesda | 1992
Residency
University of Connecticut Health Center | Psychiatry |
Farmington | 1989
University of Connecticut Health Center | Neurology |
Farmington | 1986
Internship
University of Connecticut Health Center | Internal Medicine | Farmington | 1985
University of Connecticut Health Center | Internal Medicine | Farmington | 1985
Languages
English
Areas of Interest
Bipolar Disorder | Depression & Emergency Psychiatry
Practice, Specialty or Service
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UofL Health – Chestnut Street Outpatient CenterPatient Comments
Jan 22, 2024
5 out of 5
Dr. EL-Mallakh is always very professional, knowledgable, kind and understanding.
Oct 26, 2023
5 out of 5
Dr. Rifaat El-Mallakh is the most caring and wonderful doctor. We are so lucky to have him.
Sep 5, 2023
4.8 out of 5
Showed genuine interest in understanding the situation and suggesting possible paths to solutions.
Aug 17, 2023
5 out of 5
Rif is my dedicated psychiatrist. Once a Month We meet to k0eep tabs on blood tests and medications, discuss any depressive or mania symptoms I may be having and adjust medicines accordingly. Thanks to our wonderful collaborative discussion work and the excellence of American pharmacology, I have been able to manage my Bipolar Affective Disorder through my own self reliance. This would never have been possible without Rif.
Jul 9, 2023
1.44 out of 5
Useless, I have tried to explain the tension between this Dr. & me before to no avail.
Jun 11, 2023
5 out of 5
Dr. El-Mallakh is the best psychiatric medical professional in the entire region. I hope that he can pass this incredible expertise on to new doctors. He has helped me immensely.
May 27, 2023
5 out of 5
Dr. Rifaat El-Mallakh has been my excellent, inspiring, and caring psychiatrist for decades. He has pro-actively collaborated with me on our complex navigation and balancing act of my two major medicines to successfully fight my Bipolar Affective Disorder. This ongoing collaboration has kept me out of the hospital for decades as we can nip symptoms in the bud before try can accelerate. Dr. El-Mallakh has also helped me through perceptive and practical strategies in defeating depression, weight challenges, and writer's block. He is an absolute treasure!
May 7, 2023
1.88 out of 5
Routinely wait more than an hour to see Practitioner. Believe at this appt was treated with same indifference, fully suffused with patronizing language & behavior. I'm told I am lucky to be in the Clinic, & I realize many are worse off, but if I had a choice (I don't as I have Medicare) I would leave the Clinic immediately.
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