RobertJosephUrsanoMD

Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Dept of Psychiatry Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine Bethesda, MD

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Office
CSTS,Dept of Psychiatry USUHS
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone+1 301-295-3293

Summary

Dr. Robert Ursano is a psychiatrist in Bethesda, MD and is affiliated with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 44 years. He is experienced in psychotherapy, suicidal ideation, mental disorders, and suicide.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1975
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1978 - Present
MD State Medical License 1980 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2023 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1977 - 1998
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

FOCUS-CI: A Preventive Intervention With Children and Families of the Combat Injured Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

48 citations
Childhood adversity, adult stress, and the risk of major depression or generalized anxiety disorder in US soldiers: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis.
Gretchen Bandoli, Laura Campbell-Sills, Ronald C. Kessler, Steven G. Heeringa, Matthew K. Nock
Psychological Medicine. 2017-04-26
15 citations
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference.
Xiangrui Meng, Georgina Navoly, Olga Giannakopoulou, Daniel F Levey, Dora Koller
Nature Genetics. 2024-02-01
345 citations
Exposure to Hurricane-Related Stressors and Mental Illness After Hurricane Katrina
Sandro Galea, Chris R. Brewin, Michael L. Gruber, Russell T. Jones, Daniel W. King
Archives of General Psychiatry. 2007-12-01

Journal Articles

Predeployment Predictors of Psychiatric Disorder‐Symptoms and Interpersonal Violence During Combat Deployment
David M Benedek, Matthew K Nock, Murray B Stein, Robert J Ursano, Depression and Anxiety
The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS): Progress Toward Understanding Suicide Among Soldiers
Murray B Stein, Robert J Ursano, Nature
Associations of Time-Related Deployment Variables with Risk of Suicide Attempt Among Soldiers
Gary H Wynn, Robert J Ursano, Murray B Stein, JAMA
Association of Suicidal Ideation with Trajectories of Deployment-Related PTSD Symptoms
Robert Ursano, MD, Psychiatry Research
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Authored Content

Association of Suicidal Ideation with Trajectories of Deployment-Related PTSD SymptomsJuly 2018

Press Mentions

SMI Adviser to Bring Hands-on Learning to Annual MeetingMarch 28th, 2023
Polygenic Risk Scores and Genetics in PsychiatryNovember 1st, 2022
A Unique Machine-Learning Model Predicts Homelessness Among U.S. Soldiers Before Their Transition to Civilian LifeMay 3rd, 2022
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