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J Raymond DePaulo, MD, Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

J RaymondDePauloMD

Psychiatry • Baltimore, MD

University Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University and Immediate Past President, National Network of Depression Centers

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  • Office

    1800 Orleans St.
    Sheikh Zayed Tower
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-5212

Summary

  • Dr. J Raymond DePaulo is a psychiatrist and University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and did his internship in Medicine and Psychiatry Residency at Johns Hopkins. His clinical, teaching and research focus throughout his 45 years has remained in bipolar disorder and clinical forms of depression (mood disorders). He founded the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Clinics and Inpatient unit in 1977 and 1985 respectively. With Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison he founded & co-directed the Hopkins Mood Disorders Center since 2008. He was Henry Phipps Professor & Psychiatrist in Chief at Johns Hopkins from 2002-2016 and was President of the National Network of Depression Centers from February, 2016 through January 2022. His early research included clincial assessment lithium intoxication and the renal effects of lithium. His research team led many early studies in the genetics of bipolar disorder and depressive disorders dating from the 1980's.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1977
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1972
  • Xavier University
    Xavier UniversityB.S., Magna cum laude, 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1973 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award Johns Hopkins University, 2022
  • Joseph Zubin Award American Psychopathological Asssociation, 2021
  • America’s Top Doctors Castle & Connolly, 2001-2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Association study of serotonin pathway genes in attempted suicide  
    Judy JT, Seifuddin F, Mahon PB, Huo Y, Goes FS, Jancic D, Schweizer B, Mondimore FM, Mackinnon DF, DePaulo J.R., Gershon ES, McMahon FJ, Cutler DJ, Zandi PP, Potash ..., Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatry, 1/1/2012
  • Genome-wide association study of 40,000 individuals identifies two novel loci associated with bipolar disorder  
    Hou L, Bergen SE, Akula N, Song J, Hultman CM, Landén M, Adli M, Alda M, Ardau R, Arias B, Aubry JM, Backlund L, Badner JA, Barrett TB, Bauer M, Baune BT, Bellivier F,..., Hum Mol Genet, 1/21/2013
  • Genome-wide DNA methylation scan in major depressive disorder  
    Sabunciyan S, Aryee MJ, Irizarry RA, Rongione M, Webster MJ, Kaufman WE, Murakami P, Lessard A, Yolken RH, Feinberg AP, Potash JB; GenRED Consortium, PLoS One, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Diseases of the Nervous System 
    Chapter: Disorders of Mood 
    Page 364 - 373MacKinnon D.F. and DePaulo, J.REditors: Asbury, A.K., McKhann, G.M., McDonald, W.I., Goadsby, P.J., and McArthur, J.C..Cambridge University Press, New York, NYEdition 3rd,2003
  • Understanding Depression 
    DePaulo, J.R. and Horowitz LWiley Press, New York, NY2002
  • Principles of Molecular Medicine 
    Chapter: Affective Disorders 
    Page 995 - 1003McMahon, F.J., DePaulo, J.REditors: Jameson, J.L..Humana Press, Inc., Totowa, NJ1998
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Lectures

  • Complexity Squared 
    Salk Institute, La Jolla, Ca - 1/16/2013
  • The Psychological Aftermath of Terrorists, Tsunamis and Tropical Storms 
    Aspen, CO - 1/23/2006
  • A.P.A., Research Advances in Psychiatry: An Update for the Clinician 
    San Francisco, CA - 5/19/2003
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Other

  • A Patients Perspective: A Clinical Interview with Art Buchwald 
    DePaulo, J.R
    1/1/1997
  • Downtime: A Worksite Guide to Understanding Clinical Depression 
    DePaulo, J.R
    1/1/1993
  • A Patients Perspective: A Clinical Interview with Dick Cavett 
    DePaulo, J.R
    1/1/1992
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Grant Support

  • Genetics Of Early Onset DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2005
  • Genetic Linkage Studies In Bipolar FamiliesNational Institute Of Mental Health1988–2003
  • A Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2000
  • Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2000
  • Phase II Cooperative Agreement For Genetics StudiesNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1997
  • Diagnostic Centers For Psychiatric Linkage StudiesNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1996
  • Diagnostic Centers For Psychiatry Linkage StudiesNational Institute Of Mental Health1989–1993

Professional Memberships

External Links

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