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Jess Fiedorowicz, MD, Psychiatry, Iowa City, IA

Jess Fiedorowicz MD PhD


Head and Chief of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital; Senior Research Chair in Adult Psychiatry, uOttawa; Clinical Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Editor-in-Chief (2018-2024), Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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  • 501 Smyth RoadOttawa, ON K1H 8L6Iowa City, IA 52242

  • Phone+1 613-798-5555

  • Fax+1 613-739-6667

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Summary

  • Jess Fiedorowicz, MD, PhD is a physician board certified in psychiatry and obesity medicine located in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His clinical expertise includes mood disorders, especially bipolar disorders, and obesity-related disorders, and he has been actively involved in clinical and translational research, including several clinical trials. Dr. Fiedorowicz has authored various publications related to psychiatry, with an interest in morbidity and mortality in bipolar disorder, particularly as it relates to cardiovascular disease and suicide. His awards include several teaching recognitions from the University of Iowa and leadership recognition in Ottawa.

Education & Training

  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaGraduate Certificate, Biostatistics, 2012 - 2013
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaPh.D., Translational Biomedicine, 2007 - 2011
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Neurobiology, 2005 - 2007
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2005 - 2007
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2005
  • Aurora Health Care
    Aurora Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
    Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2003 - 2006
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Psychiatry Clerkship Faculty Educator of the Year Award 2017
  • John W. Clancy Faculty Award for Outstanding Didactic Teaching 2017
  • M4 Junior Faculty of the Year Award Carver College of Medicine Student Government, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Depressive symptoms related to low fractional anisotropy of white matter underlying the right ventral anterior cingulate in older adults with atherosclerotic vascular ...  
    Bijanki KR, Matsui JT, Mayberg HS, Magnotta VA, Arndt S, Johnson HJ, Magnotta V, Arndt S, Johnson HJ, Nopoulos P, Paradiso S, McCormick L., Fiedorowicz J, Epping E and..., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 1/1/2015
  • A brief behavioral intervention targeting mental health risk factors for vascular disease  
    Dindo L, Gindes H, Marchman J, Fiedorowicz, JG, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1/1/2015
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    Johnson C., Follmer R., Oguz I., Warren L., Christensen G., Fiedorowicz J., Magnotta V., Wemmie J, Molecular Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Do inflammatory biomarkers vary with mood state in bipolar disorder?
    Fiedorowicz J.G., Prossin A.R., Johnson C.P., Christensen G.E., Magnotta V.A., Wemmie, J.A., National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/23/2014
  • Time to talk about funding issues
    Fiedorowicz JG, Iowa City Press Citizen, 1/22/2014
  • Serum low-density lipoprotein and depressive symptoms in post-menopausal women
    Persons J, Robinson J, Coryell W, Fiedorowicz J, Health Sciences Research Week the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1/22/2014
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Lectures

  • A new picture of bipolar mood states 
    Iowa City, IA - 1/27/2015
  • Persistence of mood symptoms hastens vascular disease with musings on translation and causation 
    Iowa City, IA - 1/24/2015
  • Can we ever have truly universal health care? 
    Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, IA - 1/23/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Eliminate Clozapine REMS, FDA Panels Say
    Eliminate Clozapine REMS, FDA Panels SayNovember 20th, 2024
  • FDA Panel Shows Little Love for Prader-Willi Drug Candidate
    FDA Panel Shows Little Love for Prader-Willi Drug CandidateNovember 5th, 2021
  • Fiedorowicz: Giving Ottawans the COVID Vaccine Left an Indelible Impression
    Fiedorowicz: Giving Ottawans the COVID Vaccine Left an Indelible ImpressionJanuary 8th, 2021
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