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Stephan Heckers, MD, Psychiatry, Nashville, TN

StephanH.HeckersMDMSc

Psychiatry Nashville, TN

Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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  • Office

    3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-936-2000
    Fax+1 615-343-7825

Education & Training

  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityM.S., 2000
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1997
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1990 - 1993
  • Univ Cologne- Fac Med
    Univ Cologne- Fac MedClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1995 - 2006
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Exemplary Psychiatrist Award NAMI, 2018
  • Humanitarian Award NAMI Davidson County, 2014
  • Philip Isenberg Teaching Award (Teacher of the Year) MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Class, 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Caring for the Patient with Catatonia  
    Stephan Heckers, MD, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Regionally Specific Volume Deficits Along the Hippocampal Long Axis in Early and Chronic Psychosis  
    Stephan Heckers, Pratik Talati, Neil D Woodward, ScienceDirect
  • Hippocampus at 25  
    Eichenbaum H, Amaral DG, Buffalo EA, Buzsáki G, Cohen N, Davachi L, Frank L, Heckers S, Morris RG, Moser EI, Nadel L, O'Keefe J, Preston A, Ranganath C, Silva A, Witter M, Hippocampus, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Brain structure in neuropsychologically defined subgroups of schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder
    Woodward N, Heckers S, Biological Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
  • Associative inference impairment in non-affective early psychosis
    Armstrong K, Heckers S, Biological Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
  • Hippocampal volume and blood flow in the early stage of psychosis
    Talati P, Rane S, Donahue MJ, Heckers S, Biological Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Hippocampal dysfunction in psychotic disorders 
    Multiple Locations, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 - 1/1/2016
  • The early stage of psychosis: Diagnosis & treatment 
    Chattanooga, TN - 1/1/2015
  • How can we make progress in psychiatric research? 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Celebrates 75 Years
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Celebrates 75 YearsNovember 14th, 2022
  • New Clinician Spotlight: Aaron Brinen
    New Clinician Spotlight: Aaron BrinenMarch 26th, 2021
  • Prospective Validation of an Electronic Health Record–Based, Real-Time Suicide Risk Model
    Prospective Validation of an Electronic Health Record–Based, Real-Time Suicide Risk ModelMarch 12th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Imaging Hippocampal Function In PsychosisNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
  • Hippocampus In Schizophrenia And Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Imaging Hippocampal Function In PsychosisNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Hippocampus In Schizophrenia And Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2005
  • Neuroimaging Of Hippocampal Function In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2003

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • Society of Biological Psychiatry
    Member
  • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
    Fellow
  • Society for Neuroscience
    Member
  • American College of Psychiatrists
    Member

Other Languages

  • German