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Olivia Okereke, MD, Geriatrics, Boston, MA

Olivia I Okereke MD

Geriatrics•Boston, MA

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

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  • 55 Fruit St149-2691Boston, MA 02114

  • Phone+1 617-726-2000

  • Fax+1 617-726-7541

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2003 - 2004
  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1999 - 2002
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Association of Race and Ethnicity with Late-Life Depression Severity, Symptom Burden, and Care  
    David Mischoulon, Olivia I Okereke, JAMA Network Open
  • Assessment of Instruments for Measurement of Delirium Severity  
    Tamara G Fong, Sevdenur Cizginer, Eran D Metzger, Lauren Massimo, Kumar Dharmarajan, Olivia I Okereke, Laura A Rabin, Tammy T Hshieh, Esther Oh, Lauren J Gleason, Edwa..., JAMA
  • The Challenging Task of Addressing the Role of Vitamin D in Late-Life Depression: Considerations of Measures, Confounders, Mediators and Moderators  
    Olivia Okereke, MD, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Authored Content

  • Association of Race and Ethnicity with Late-Life Depression Severity, Symptom Burden, and CareMarch 2020
  • From Bereavement to Grief to Cognitive Decline: A Call for Novel Treatment and Prevention ApproachesJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • The Family Dinner Makes a Comeback During the Pandemic: Why We Need to Keep It Going
    The Family Dinner Makes a Comeback During the Pandemic: Why We Need to Keep It GoingNovember 26th, 2024
  • Research from the Nurses’ Health Study: Gratitude Makes You Live Longer
    Research from the Nurses’ Health Study: Gratitude Makes You Live LongerNovember 22nd, 2024
  • Harvard Study: Fish Oil Doesn’t Prevent Depression
    Harvard Study: Fish Oil Doesn’t Prevent DepressionMarch 1st, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and dEmeNtia behaVIoral reSearch In minOrity agiNg (Mass-ENVISION)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
  • MassaChusetts General Hospital ROybal CeNter For BehavIoral Dyadic ResEarch in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CONFIDE-ADRD)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2024–2026
  • VITAL-DEP (VITamin D and OmegA 3 TriaL-Depression Endpoint Prevention)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2010–2025
  • VITAL-DEP (VITamin D and OmegA 3 TriaL-Depression Endpoint Prevention)MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2010–2025
  • Vital-Dep: Depression Endpoint Prevention In The Vitamin D And Omega-3 TrialNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
  • Dietary Fat Composition, Plasma Lipids, And Cognitive DeclineNational Institute On Aging2008–2011

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