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Office
149 13th St
CNY 149 PTSD Research Lab
Charlestown, MA 02129Phone+1 617-726-5333Fax+1 617-726-4078
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolBehavioral Neurology, 1985
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1970 - 1973
- Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
- University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1969
- Amherst CollegeA.B, cum laude, 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1975 - Present
- NH State Medical License 1981 - Present
- MA State Medical License 1970 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 1979 - 1980
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Brain Injury Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors 2002-Present, 2012
- Exceptional Research Mentorship Award Dept of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2009
- Lifetime Achievement Award International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Effect of Propranolol on Preventing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 01
- A Psychophysiologic Study of Weakening Traumatic Combat Memories With Post-Reactivation Propranolol Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
- Developing Memory Reconsolidation Blockers as Novel Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatments Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 951 citationsNeurobiological basis of failure to recall extinction memory in posttraumatic stress disorder.Mohammed R. Milad, Roger K. Pitman, Cameron B. Ellis, Andrea L. Gold, Lisa M. Shin
Biological Psychiatry. 2009-12-15 - 204 citationsAltered processing of contextual information during fear extinction in PTSD: an fMRI study.Ansgar Rougemont-Bücking, Clas Linnman, Thomas A. Zeffiro, Mohamed A. Zeidan, Kelimer Lebron-Milad
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 2011-08-01 - 309 citationsThickness of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in humans is correlated with extinction memoryMohammed R. Milad, Brian T. Quinn, Roger K. Pitman, Scott P. Orr, Bruce Fischl
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2005-07-26
Journal Articles
- Original Research Chronic Stress-Related Neural Activity Associates with Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort StudyRoger K Pitman, Ahmed Tawakol, Abass Alavi, Marcus Y Chen, Nehal N Mehta, Justin A Rodante, Jonathan H Chung, Joel M Gelfand, ScienceDirect
- Amygdalar Metabolic Activity Independently Associates with Progression of Visceral AdipositySteven K Grinspoon, Janet Lo, Jon T Giles, Lisa M Shin, Karestan C Koenen, Roger K Pitman, Ahmed Tawakol, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Psychophysiologic testing for post-traumatic stress disorder.Pitman RK, Saunders LS, Orr SP, Trial; 30:22-26
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Providing objective proof of mental harm through psychophysiologic testing for post-traumatic stress disorder.Saunders LS, Pitman RK, Orr SP, Trial Bar News;15:72-80
- Psychobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder.Pitman RK, Journal of Psychopharmacology S:A4
- Kortisol- und Katecholamin-Konzentration im 24-Stunden-Urin von ehemaligen Kriegsteilnehmern mit posttraumatischem Stresssyndrom.Pitman RK, Orr SP, Psychiatry Digest;10:7-8
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Lectures
- Reconsolidation blockade: a novel treatment for PTSD?Multiple locations, 2010
- Studies of identical twins discordant for combat exposure in Vietnam.Symposium on the Stressed Brain in the 21st Century, University of New York, New York, N.Y
- Stress, anxiety, and trauma.University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Amman, Jordan
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Press Mentions
- Increase in PTSD Claims Presents Diagnosis ChallengeDecember 18th, 2019
- Reaching Home BaseSeptember 25th, 2009
- Can a Blood Pressure Drug Help Ease the Painful Memory of an Ex?February 14th, 2020
Grant Support
- Prophylaxis Of PTSD With Post-Trauma PropranololNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2007
- Prophylaxis Of PTSD With Post-Trauma PropranololNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
- Twin Study Of Biologic Markers For PTSDNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
- Secondary Prevention Of PTSD With PropranololNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–1999
- Twin Study Of Biologic Markers For PTSDNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1998
- Psychophysiology Of Visible And Invisible TraumaFogarty International Center1994–1996
- Psychophysiologic Study Of Child Abuse Imagery In AdultsNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–1994
- Psychophysiology Of Imaginal Flooding Treatment Of PTSDNational Institute Of Mental Health1988–1992
- Conditioning Neurosis And Person PerceptionNational Institute Of Mental Health1985
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