Laura Henrichs Cardella, MD

Laura Cardella, MD, is a Rochester-based child and adolescent psychiatrist at UR Medicine who earned her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, then completed psychiatry residency at Brown/Butler Hospital and served as chief resident before returning to Rochester for fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry. At the University of Rochester Medical Center, she is an associate professor, directs the psychiatry clerkship and medical student education, and serves as medical director of Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness outpatient services. She is board certified in both psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, and has also contributed to medical education scholarship, including a 2024 Academic Psychiatry paper on resident feedback training.