Stephen Robert Marder MD

Professor at UCLA Director, Section on Psychosis - UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital Director, Section on Psychosis - UCLA Semel Institute Professor and Director, Section on Psychosis UCLA Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director, MIRECC - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

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11301 Wilshire Blvd., MIRECC-210ALos Angeles, CA 90073
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Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Psychiatry, 1972 - 1975
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1972 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1979
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Supported Employment and Skills Training in Conjunction With Pharmacotherapy in Schizophrenia Patients Start of enrollment: 2000 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 4
Effects of Eltoprazine on Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia (CIAS) in Adults Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Does Acute Oxytocin Administration Enhance Social Cognition in Individuals With Schizophrenia? Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Pharmacological Approach to Improve the Outcome of Social Cognition Training Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for Improving Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1
A Phase 2 Trial Evaluating SNC-102 in Drug-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Curcumin as a Novel Treatment to Improve Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Adjunctive Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) for Persistent Symptoms in People With Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 01
TERMINATED
PHASE2, PHASE3
A Pharmaco-imaging Approach to Predicting Social Functioning and Clinical Responses to Oxytocin Administration in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 13
TERMINATED
PHASE2
Roles: Contact
Target Engagement and Response to Oxytocin Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 04
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pimavanserin as an Adjunctive Treatment for the Negative Symptoms ...
Dragana Bugarski-Kirola, I-Yuan Liu, Celso Arango, Stephen R Marder
Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2025-04-04
Considerations for Streamlining the Pathway Toward Approval of a Cognition Enhancer for Schizophrenia.
Keith H Nuechterlein, Michael F Green, Stephen R Marder
Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2025-03-14
15 citations
Efficacy of KarXT on negative symptoms in acute schizophrenia: A post hoc analysis of pooled data from 3 trials.
William P Horan, Steven D Targum, Amy Claxton, Inder Kaul, Samantha E Yohn
Schizophrenia Research. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

Reliability and Validity of the Self-Report Version of the Apathy Evaluation Scale in First-Episode Psychosis: Concordance with the Clinical Version at Baseline and 12...
Stephen Marder, MD, Psychiatry Research

Authored Content

A Dose-Finding Study of Oxytocin Using Neurophysiological Measures of Social ProcessingJuly 2018

Press Mentions

Amyloid Fibers Reveal Themselves with near‐InfraredSeptember 3rd, 2020
FDA Approves Daily Asenapine PatchNovember 7th, 2019
Major Announcement: Schizophrenia Bulletin OpenSeptember 18th, 2019
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Grant Support

Enhancing Community Integration for Homeless VeteransVA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2020–2025
Opportunities For Innovative Drug Development For SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
Treatment Units For Research On Neurocognition &Schizophrenia (TURNS)National Institute Of Mental Health2007
Relapse Prevention: Long-Acting Atypical AntipsychoticsNational Institute Of Mental Health2006
Management For Risk Of Relapse In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–2004
Treatment Of Negative Symptoms &Cognitive ImpairmentsNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2003
Core--Psychopharmacology LaboratoryNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
New Antipsychotics--Clinical Trials And FollowupNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1997
Predicting Optimal Neuroleptic Therapy For SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1995
New Antipsychotics--Use In New PopulationsNational Institute Of Mental Health1995
Management Of Risk For Relapse In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1995
Core--Psychopharmacology LaboratoryNational Institute Of Mental Health1995
Predicting Optimal Neuroleptic Therapy For Schizophrenic OutpatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health1985–1995
Clozapine--Treatment Response And DisabilityNational Institute Of Mental Health1992–1994
Management Of Risk For Relapse In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1986–1990