StanleyNathanCaroffMD

Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia

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Office
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia Va Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Summary

Dr. Stanley N Caroff currently is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania, and has volunteer research positions at the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center and as Director of the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service. Primary research interests are drug-induced movement disorders including tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, acute extrapyramidal disorders and catatonia. Recent work includes; studies in antipsychotic pharmacology; treatment of schizophrenia; recognition and treatment of tardive dyskinesia; psychopathology and nosology of catatonia; severe drug reactions; socioeconomic disparities in studies of schizophrenia; a critique of the scientific basis for clinical applications of psychedelic drugs and deep brain stimulation in behavioral disorders.

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service

NMSIS is a non-profit organization, an affiliate of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the US, which serves as an educational and consultative resource.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Psychopharmacology, 1979 - 1981
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1978
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1975
Columbia UniversityBA, Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1976 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1979 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member The Cochrane Collaboration, 2022
Mitchell B. Balter Award Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021
Founding Member, Academy of Master Clinicians Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
I.S. Ravdin Master Clinician Award Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2010
Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education American Psychiatric Association, 2005
Distinguished Service Award Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States, 2001
Earl D. Bond Award, for excellence in teaching Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Blockley-Osler Award, for excellence in clinical teaching Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Teacher of the Year Award Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 1995
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Clinical Trials

Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia With Galantamine Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 4
Smoking Cessation With Varenicline in Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic-Induced Neurological Symptoms as Correlates Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 01
Recruiting
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

100 citations
Movement Disorders Induced by Antipsychotic Drugs: Implications of the CATIE Schizophrenia Trial
Stanley N. Caroff, Irene Hurford, Janice Lybrand, E. Cabrina Campbell
Neurologic Clinics. 2011-02-01
168 citations
Extrapyramidal side-effects of antipsychotics in a randomised trial
Del D. Miller, Stanley N. Caroff, Sonia M. Davis, Robert A. Rosenheck, Joseph P. McEvoy
The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2008-10-01
93 citations
Progression of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
V. R. Velamoor, R. M. G. Norman, Stanley N. Caroff, Stephan C. Mann, K. A. Sullivan
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 1994-03-01

Journal Articles

First 150 years of catatonia: Looking back at its complicated history and forward to the road ahead.
Csihi L, Gazdag G, Caroff SN, Ungvari GS, World J Psychiatry, 5/1/2024
Evidence-Based Update on Anticholinergic Use for Drug-Induced Movement Disorders. CNS Drugs
Vanegas-Arroyave N, Caroff SN, Citrome L, et al, CNS Drugs, 4/1/2024
The Clinician's Tardive Inventory (CTI): A New Clinical Tool for Documenting and Rating Tardive Dyskinesia.
Trosch RM, Comella CL, Caroff SN, Ondo WG, Shillington AC, LaChapelle BJ, Hauser RA, Correll CU, Friedman JH., J Clin Psychiatry, 1/28/2024
Catatonia: “Fluctuat nec mergitur”
Ungvari GS, Caroff SN, Csihi L, Gazdag G, World J Psychiatry, 5/19/2023
A magic bullet for the mind: Sigmund Freud and the quest for chemical transcendence.
Caroff SN, Berkowitz RM, The Pharos, 9/19/2022
Plagues, prions, and paranoia: the neuropsychiatry of infectious disease.
Caroff SN et al, Psyciatric Annals, 3/1/2001
The cure of folly: a reinterpretation based on the life and times of Hieronymus Bosch.
Caroff SN, Berkowitz RM, The Pharos, 12/27/2019
Risk of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome with Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Inhibitors
Caroff SN, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Psychiatric manifestations of acute viral encephalitis.
Caroff SN et al., Psychiatric Annals, 3/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

Clincial Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill
Chapter: Severe Drug Reactions
Page 51 - 118E. Cabrina Campbell, Stanley N. Caroff, Stephan C. Mann, Robert M. Weinrieb, Rosalind M. Berkowitz, Kimberly N. OlsonEditors: James L. Levenson, Stephen J. Ferrando.American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, D.C.Edition 3rd,2023
Movement Disorder Emergencies
Chapter: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Page 95 - 113Caroff SN, Mann SC, Sullivan KA, Campbell ECEditors: Frucht SJ.Springer Nature Switzerland AGEdition 3rd,2022
Antipsychotic Trials in Schizophrenia: The CATIE Project
Chapter: Extrapyramidal side effects
Page 156 - 172Caroff SN, Miller DD, Rosenheck RAEditors: Stroup TS, Lieberman JA.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2010
CATATONIA: FROM PSYCHOPATHOLOGY TO NEUROBIOLOGY
Caroff SN, Mann SC, Francis A, Fricchione GLAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2004
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Related Conditions
Mann SC, Caroff SN, Keck PE, Lazarus AAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DCEdition 2nd,2003
Psychiatry for Primary Care Practitioners
Gliatto MF, Caroff SN, Kaiser RAmerican Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, DC1999
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Lectures

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tardive dyskinesia
Henry Stewart Talks Ltd., Ruskin House, 40/41 Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LT - 7/16/2024
Identification and Management of Tardive Dyskinesia: Best practices to promote real-world practice change in the long-term-care setting,
clinicaloptions.com/events/td-II-2024/10742 - 6/21/2024
Catatonia: From Psychopathology to Neurobiology
https://clinicaloptions.com/CE-CME/psychiatry/catatonia-2024-psych-summit/19398-33208 - 5/18/2024
From Assessment to Management: Tackling Catatonia in Schizophrenic Patients
ReachMD - 4/20/2024
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Authored Content

The Return of Psychedelics: Still Time to Prevent TragedyMarch 2021

Press Mentions

What Is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)? Symptoms, Causes And TreatmentsMay 16th, 2023
Tardive Dyskinesia Linked with Medical Comorbidity in VeteransMay 21st, 2019
Psychedelic Medicine: Much More Study NeededApril 30th, 2019
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External Links

NMSIShttp://www.nmsis.org
MHAUShttp://www.mhaus.org
Identifying and Treating Tardive Dyskinesia 2023 https://clinicaloptions.com/CE-CME/psychiatry/tardive-dyskinesia/26323