AmitEtkinMD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Stanford University Faculty, Stanford Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University Investigator, MIRECC, Palo Alto VA

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Office
401 Quarry Rd
Stanford, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-6661

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2010
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Clinical Trials

Neurobehavioral Intervention as a Novel Treatment Approach for Emotion-Regulatory Deficits Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Brain Imaging of Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Novel Neurobehavioral Intervention for Emotion Regulation in Anxiety and Depression Across the Lifespan Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Computerized Interventions for College Students' Cognitive Functioning and Mental Well-being Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Use of a Novel Neuroplasticity-based Neurobehavioral Intervention for PTSD Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Brain Imaging of rTMS Treatment for Depression Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Brain-Based Biomarkers in Response to TMS in MDD Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Completed
Biomarker Establishment for Superior Treatment of PTSD Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2236 citations
Functional Neuroimaging of Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Emotional Processing in PTSD, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Specific Phobia
Amit Etkin, Tor D. Wager
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2007-10-01
81 citations
Perturbed connectivity of the amygdala and its subregions with the central executive and default mode networks in chronic pain.
Ying Jiang, Desmond J. Oathes, Julia M. Hush, Beth D. Darnall, Mylea Charvat
Pain. 2016-09-01
646 citations
The neural bases of emotion regulation
Amit Etkin, Christian Büchel, James J. Gross
Nature Reviews. Neuroscience. 2015-11-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Treatment-Resistant Major Depression in US Veterans
Jerome A Yesavage, Michael Thase, Steven D Forman, Amit Etkin, Mark S George, JAMA

Authored Content

Decoding MoodOctober 2018
Decoding MoodOctober 2018
S132. Cerebral Blood Perfusion Predictors of Antidepressant Response in Major Depressive DisorderApril 2018
S131. Resting State Functional Connectivity Patterns Differentially Predict Treatment Outcomes to Sertraline Versus Placebo in Patients with Major Depressive DisorderApril 2018
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Press Mentions

Spravato Is Just the Beginning in a New Wave of Depression MedsNovember 11th, 2024
Precision Psychiatry and the Mental Health Treatment RevolutionOctober 8th, 2024
Study Shows the Power of Electroencephalography and Machine Learning to Help Predict Response (Or Lack of It) to Psychotherapy in Patients with PTSDMay 2nd, 2023
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