Paulo Leonel Lizano MD PhD
Neuropsychiatry
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
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330 Brookline AveBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-754-1227
Fax+1 445-999-5632
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Summary
- Dr. Paulo Lizano is a psychiatrist based in Boston, MA, specializing in neuropsychiatry. He completed his psychiatry residency at both Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Additionally, he pursued a fellowship in neuroscience at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Lizano holds an MD PhD from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, class of 2013. His areas of expertise include bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and anxiety disorders. He has published research on subjects such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder, with his work appearing in journals like Biological Psychiatry and Schizophrenia Research. He also actively participates in clinical trials, serving as the principal investigator on studies related to bipolar mania and hallucinations.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Neuroscience, 2017 - 2019- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2013, MD PhD
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Improving Hallucinations by Targeting the RSTS with TES Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 01
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
- Causal Lesion Network Guided Treatment of Bipolar Mania With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Start of enrollment: 2022 Dec 16
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neuroanatomical Deficits in Visual Cortex Subregions of Individuals with Psychosis Spectrum Disorders linked to Symptoms, Cognition, and Childhood Trauma.Halide Bilge Türközer, Victor Zeng, Dung Hoang, Jothini Sritharan, Neha Iska
Medrxiv. 2025-02-13 - 2 citationsWhite matter microstructural and inflammation-based subgroups in bipolar disorder II depression differentiate in depressive and psychotic symptoms.Yuan Cao, Paulo Lizano, Meng Li, Tara Chand, Huan Sun
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025-01-01 - Retinal electrophysiological alterations are associated with cognition in early course psychosis.Willa Molho, Brendan Stiltner, Nicolas Raymond, Chelsea Kiely, Rebekah Trotti
Schizophrenia Research. 2024-12-01
Press Mentions
Study Offers New Evidence on How Childhood Immunometabolic Risk Factors May Lead to Depression, PsychosisJanuary 11th, 2022
ACNP 59th Annual Meeting: Poster Session IIIDecember 6th, 2020
Grant Support
- FastPlex: A Fast Deep Learning Segmentation Method for Accurate Choroid Plexus MorphometryBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2023–2028
- Retinal Layer, Microvascular and Electroretinographic Determinants of Early Course SchizophreniaBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2021–2025
Other Languages
- Spanish
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