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Office
The Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Avenue
Providence, RI 02906
Summary
- Dr. Barbara Ruf is a psychiatrist in Providence, RI and is affiliated with Miriam Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Connecticut and has been in practice since 2014. She specializes in geriatric psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. She has 8 publications and over 350 citings.
Education & Training
- Butler Hospital/Brown UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2018 - 2019
- Butler Hospital/Brown UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2014
- University of PennsylvaniaPost baccalaureate, Premedicine, 2008 - 2010
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., Psychology, 2002 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- RI State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 81 citationsEnhanced Visual Motion Perception in Major Depressive DisorderJulie D. Golomb, Jenika R. B. McDavitt, Barbara M. Ruf, Jason I. Chen, Aybala Saricicek
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-07-15 - 91 citationsAbnormal prefrontal activity subserving attentional control of emotion in remitted depressed patients during a working memory task with emotional distracters.Rebecca Kerestes, Cecile D. Ladouceur, Shashwath A. Meda, Pradeep J. Nathan, Hilary P. Blumberg
Psychological Medicine. 2012-01-01 - 17 citationsEffect of trait anxiety on cognitive test performance in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderBarbara M. Ruf, Katie L. Bessette, Godfrey D. Pearlson, Michael C. Stevens
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2017-05-28
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