Boris Birmaher MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry, University Pittsburgh
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3811 Ohara StSte 1135-EPittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-624-1000
Fax+1 412-246-5230
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Education & Training
St Josephs University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
Universidad del Valle Health SciencesClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1988 - Present
NY State Medical License 1987 - Present
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2009, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Polygenic Scores and Mood Disorder Onsets in the Context of Family History and Early Psychopathology.Kathryn Freeman, Alyson Zwicker, Janice M Fullerton, Danella M Hafeman, Neeltje E M van Haren
JAMA Network Open. 2025-04-01 - Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores and Week-by-Week Symptomatic Status in Youth with Bipolar Disorder: An Exploratory Study.Xinyue Jiang, Clement C Zai, John Merranko, L Trevor Young, Boris Birmaher
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2025-03-10 - Editorial: A Meta-Analysis of the Treatment of Acute Mania in Youth: Why Do Atypical Antipsychotics Work Better Than Mood Stabilizers?Danella M Hafeman, Boris Birmaher
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2025-02-01
Journal Articles
- Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Correlates of Person-Level Risk for Bipolar Disorder in Offspring of Affected ParentsBoris Birmaher, Danella M Hafeman, Mary L Phillips, David A Axelson, Tina R Goldstein, Nature
- Association of Neuroimaging Measures of Emotion Processing and Regulation Neural Circuitries with Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring at Risk for Bipolar DisorderDara Sakolsky, David Axelson, Heather E Acuff, Mary L Phillips, Boris Birmaher, Tina R Goldstein, JAMA
Other
- Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Youth Anxiety: A Signal Detection Analysis with the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for ChildrenBoris Birmaher, MD, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
https://www.doximity.com/articles/64054082-ef2f-4750-a663-c2ec34de0454
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-20
Authored Content
- Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Youth Anxiety: A Signal Detection Analysis with the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for ChildrenApril 2018
- S252. Fronto-Temporo-Occipital Cortical Thickness Measures Predict Poor Sleep Quality in at-Risk YouthApril 2018
Press Mentions
The Challenges of Bipolar Disorder in Young PeopleJuly 5th, 2021
Clarivate Analytics’s List of Highly Cited Researchers 2018 Includes Chief Editors of Frontiers in PsychiatryDecember 12th, 2018
Having Parents with Bipolar Disorder Associated with Increased Risk of Psychiatric DisordersMarch 3rd, 2009- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Predicting Recurrences in Bipolar Illness (Prompt-BD)UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
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