Dr. Elizabeth Homan

Name: Dr. Elizabeth Homan

Specialty: Psychiatry | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Qualification/Board Certification: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Affiliation(s): Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center | University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Location (City/State): Central City, Iowa

Languages Spoken: English

Accepting New Patients: Yes

NPI Number: 1497080584

About the Doctor

Dr. Elizabeth Homan is a distinguished and broadly accomplished psychiatrist whose elite academic training, dual subspecialty expertise in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry, multi-institution hospital affiliations, and remarkable eight-state licensure footprint establish her as one of the most comprehensively capable psychiatric providers serving the Iowa and greater Midwest region. She earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago — one of the nation’s largest and most respected public medical schools, with a strong tradition of training psychiatrists who go on to distinguished academic and clinical careers. She completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System from 2010 to 2013 — a major academic medical center in Miami, Florida, that provides residents with exposure to an extraordinarily diverse patient population and a rich array of psychiatric presentations across all diagnostic categories and cultural backgrounds.

Following her residency, Dr. Homan pursued and completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center from 2013 to 2015 — the #1-ranked hospital in Iowa and a nationally recognized academic center for child and adolescent mental health research and clinical training. This fellowship added a critically important subspecialty credential to her already strong adult psychiatric foundation, enabling her to provide expert psychiatric evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents — a population whose mental health needs are often the most acute, the most underserved, and the most sensitive to the quality of clinical care received. Child and adolescent psychiatry is among the most shortage-affected medical subspecialties in the United States, making Dr. Homan’s expertise in this area a particularly valuable and needed resource in rural Iowa communities where access to specialized pediatric psychiatric care is often extremely limited.

Dr. Homan practices in Central City, Iowa — a small rural community in Linn County — and is affiliated with three distinguished hospital systems: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois (#6 in Illinois), University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa (#1 in Iowa), and University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City — a dedicated pediatric hospital that provides specialized inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services for children and adolescents requiring a higher level of care. These multi-institutional affiliations, spanning both Illinois and Iowa, reflect the geographic and institutional breadth of Dr. Homan’s psychiatric practice and the trust that multiple major academic hospital systems place in her clinical expertise.

Her extraordinary licensure across eight states — Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey — strongly suggests a telehealth or multi-platform psychiatric practice model that significantly extends her patient reach beyond the geographic confines of her Central City office. This wide licensure footprint makes Dr. Homan an especially valuable resource for patients in states with limited psychiatric specialist availability who can access her expertise through virtual consultation platforms. She has received professional awards and honors throughout her career. She holds active medical licenses in Iowa (through 2027), Wisconsin (through 2027), Colorado (through2027), and Maryland (through 2026).

Education & Training

• Medical School – University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (MD)
• Residency – Psychiatry, University of Miami / Jackson Health System (2010–2013)
• Fellowship – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center (2013–2015)
• Subspecialty Focus – Adult Psychiatry | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Mood Disorders | Anxiety Disorders | Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Medical Conditions Treated

• Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment-Resistant Depression
• Bipolar Disorder (Type I and Type II)
• Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — Children, Adolescents, and Adults
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) — Psychiatric Management
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder
• Childhood and Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
• Eating Disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, ARFID) — Psychiatric Management
• Substance Use Disorders and Dual Diagnosis
• Borderline Personality Disorder and Other Personality Disorders
• Sleep Disorders with Psychiatric Components
• Adjustment Disorders and Situational Mental Health Crises

Medical Procedures Performed

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and diagnostic assessment (adult)
• Comprehensive child and adolescent psychiatric evaluation
• Psychopharmacological management and medication optimization
• ADHD evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management
• Psychotherapy-integrated psychiatric care (CBT, DBT, supportive therapy)
• Mood disorder assessment and long-term treatment management
• Psychosis evaluation and antipsychotic medication management
• Trauma-informed psychiatric evaluation and PTSD treatment
• Neurodevelopmental disorder assessment (ASD, ADHD)
• Eating disorder psychiatric evaluation and co-management
• Substance use disorder psychiatric evaluation and dual diagnosis management
• School-related and behavioral psychiatric consultation for children
• Inpatient psychiatric consultation and management
• Telehealth psychiatric evaluation and ongoing remote medication management
• Crisis assessment and safety planning

Services Offered

Dr. Homan’s psychiatric practice in Central City, Iowa offers a uniquely comprehensive and developmentally spanning range of mental health services — from expert adult psychiatric care through the highly specialized domain of child and adolescent psychiatry — delivered with the clinical depth, academic rigor, and genuine compassion that define the finest psychiatric practice. Her dual fellowship-trained expertise allows her to serve patients across the entire lifespan, from young children experiencing their first mental health challenges through adults managing complex, long-standing psychiatric conditions.

Adult psychiatry services form one arm of Dr. Homan’s comprehensive practice. For adult patients dealing with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance use conditions, she provides expert diagnostic evaluation, evidence-based psychopharmacological management, and ongoing psychiatric monitoring — working collaboratively with psychotherapists, primary care physicians, and other members of each patient’s healthcare team to ensure truly integrated and comprehensive mental health care. Her training at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System — a major urban academic medical center with exposure to an exceptionally diverse patient population — has given her a breadth of clinical experience and cultural competency that serves the diverse communities of Iowa and beyond.

Child and adolescent psychiatry is the other defining pillar of Dr. Homan’s practice — and arguably its most critically needed service in the rural Iowa context. As a fellowship-trained child and adolescent psychiatrist, she provides the highest level of specialized psychiatric evaluation and treatment for children and teenagers struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, trauma, and behavioral challenges. Her affiliation with the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital ensures that patients requiring a higher level of psychiatric care — including inpatient stabilization or intensive outpatient programming — can be transitioned smoothly to one of Iowa’s most specialized pediatric psychiatric environments.

A particularly significant and distinctive feature of Dr. Homan’s practice is her multi-state telehealth capability. Her active licensure across eight states — Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois — positions her as a psychiatric provider who can serve patients far beyond the geographic reach of her Central City office through telehealth consultations. In an era of severe national psychiatric workforce shortages, this extended telehealth reach makes Dr. Homan an exceptionally valuable resource for patients in underserved rural and suburban communities who would otherwise face significant barriers to accessing fellowship-trained psychiatric expertise.

Services include:

• Comprehensive adult psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
• Comprehensive child and adolescent psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
• ADHD evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management (all ages)
• Mood disorder evaluation and long-term treatment (depression, bipolar disorder)
• Anxiety disorder evaluation and treatment (GAD, panic, social anxiety, OCD)
• PTSD and trauma-informed psychiatric evaluation and management
• Psychotic disorder evaluation and antipsychotic medication management
• Autism spectrum disorder psychiatric evaluation and management
• Eating disorder psychiatric consultation and co-management
• Substance use disorder evaluation and dual diagnosis management
• Behavioral disorder evaluation and management for children (ODD, conduct disorder)
• Psychopharmacology — medication initiation, optimization, and monitoring
• Inpatient psychiatric consultation and management
• Telehealth psychiatric consultations and ongoing remote medication management
• Crisis evaluation and safety planning
• School-based psychiatric consultation and accommodation support for children
• Collaborative care coordination with therapists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians

Accepted Insurances

• Aetna (EPO, HMO, Medicare, POS, PPO)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (HMO, POS, PPO)
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (HMO, PPO)
• Elevance (HMO, Medicare, POS, PPO)
• HCSC (PPO)
• Molina (HMO, Medicare)
• United Healthcare (Medicare)

Please contact the practice directly to confirm additional insurance plans accepted, as coverage may vary particularly for telehealth services across different states.

Practice Locations

Location 1 160 3rd St N, Floor 2 Central City, IA 52214 📞 (319) 569-6300

Hospital Affiliations

• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital — Park Ridge, IL (Ranked #6 in Illinois)
• University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center — Iowa City, IA (Ranked #1 in Iowa)
• University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital — Iowa City, IA (Dedicated Pediatric Hospital affiliated with University of Iowa Health Care)