Maria A.OquendoMDFAPA

President of the American Psychiatric Association. Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Office
3535 Market St
Fl 3
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-746-6700

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1988
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Fluoxetine and Bupropion to Treat Patients With Depression and Alcoholism Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Effectiveness of Lithium and Valproate in Treating High-Risk Bipolar Disorder Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2866 citations
The Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale: Initial Validity and Internal Consistency Findings From Three Multisite Studies With Adolescents and Adults
Kelly Posner, Gregory K. Brown, Barbara Stanley, David A. Brent, Kseniya V. Yershova
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2011-12-01
443 citations
Suicide and suicide risk
Gustavo Turecki, David A. Brent, David Gunnell, Rory C. O'Connor, Maria A. Oquendo
Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 2019-10-24
27 citations
Brain serotonin transporter binding, plasma arachidonic acid and depression severity: A positron emission tomography study of major depression.
Manesh Gopaldas, Francesca Zanderigo, Serena Zhan, R. Todd Ogden, Jeffrey M. Miller
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2019-07-05

Press Mentions

Study Reveals 19.6% of Suicide Attempters Lacked Prior Psychiatric DisordersJune 30th, 2024

Grant Support

Priming The Pump: Training Physician-Scientists For Translational NeuroscienceNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2012
Future Suicide Attempt: Psychobiological FeaturesNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2012
Bipolar PET StudyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Pharmacotherapy Of High-Risk Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2004
Testing A Hypothetical Diathesis/Stress Model Of SuicideNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002