GaryStevenSachsMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

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Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
15 Parkman St
Wac 8
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-6544

Fax+1 617-726-6768

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1983 - 1986
University of Maryland/Sheppard PrattResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1982
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
MD State Medical License 1983 - 1983
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) Start of enrollment: 1998 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of RG2417 in Bipolar I Depression Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

93 citations
Sleep Functioning in Relation to Mood, Function, and Quality of Life at Entry to the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
June Gruber, Allison G. Harvey, Po W. Wang, John O. Brooks, Michael E. Thase
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2009-04-01
84 citations
Personality and bipolar disorder: dissecting state and trait associations between mood and personality.
Jennifer H. Barnett, Jinyan Huang, Roy H. Perlis, M M Young, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum
Psychological Medicine. 2011-08-01
528 citations
Whole-genome association study of bipolar disorder
Pamela Sklar, Jordan W. Smoller, Jinbo Fan, Manuel A. R. Ferreira, Roy H. Perlis
Molecular Psychiatry. 2008-06-01

Lectures

Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: STEP into the Light
161st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA
Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: STEP into the Light
American Psychiatric Association, 161st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA

Press Mentions

U.S. FDA Approves VRAYLAR® (Cariprazine) as an Adjunctive Treatment for Major Depressive DisorderDecember 17th, 2022
Antipsychotic Safe, Effective for Resistant Depression in Phase 3 TrialMay 26th, 2022
Add-on Vraylar Tied to Easing of Recurrent Depressive SymptomsMay 22nd, 2022
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Grant Support

Pilot Study Of A Calcium Channel Blocker In FemalesNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2000
Treatment Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2000