VishwajitLNimgaonkarMD

Neuropsychiatry

Associate professor of psychiatry and human genetics at the University of Pittsburgh Attending psychiatrist at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Medical director of the Long-Term Structured Residential Unit at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

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Office
3811 Ohara St
Rm 441
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-246-6353

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1991
Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1989 - Present
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Valacyclovir Augmentation for Cognitive and Functional Remediation in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Role of Vitamin D Supplementation in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 08
Completed
Not Applicable
Cromoglicate Adjunctive Therapy for Outpatients With Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 01
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Trial of Stimulus-response Potentiation in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Exercise-based Program for Rehabilitation of Veterans With Severe Mental Illness Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 24
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

49 citations
Brain morphological changes associated with exposure to HSV1 in first-episode schizophrenia
Konasale M. Prasad, Brian H. Shirts, Robert H. Yolken, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar
Molecular Psychiatry. 2007-01-01
1017 citations
Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia.
Vassily Trubetskoy, Antonio F Pardiñas, Ting Qi, Georgia Panagiotaropoulou, Swapnil Awasthi
Nature. 2022-04-01
34 citations
Further evidence for an association between schizophrenia and the HLA DQB1 gene locus
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar, William A. Rudert, X.R. Zhang, Tsoi Wf, Massimo Trucco
Schizophrenia Research. 1995-12-01

Journal Articles

Modeling HSV-1 Infections in Human CNS Neuronal Cells Using Two-Dimensional and Three- Dimensional Cultures Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD, mBio
Host–Parasite Interaction Associated with Major Mental Illness
Nicola Cascella, Faith Dickerson, Yian Chen, Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, Akira Sawa, Robert H Yolken, Nature
Rediscovering the Value of Families for Psychiatric Genetics Research
Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, David C Glahn, Raquel E Gur, Francis J McMahon, Ruben C Gur, Nature

Press Mentions

Training Needs Analysis for Medical Students in Assessing Cognitive Functioning: An Observational StudySeptember 1st, 2024
Research Sheds Light on the Risks and Causes of SchizophreniaApril 9th, 2018
Pitt Study Provides Clues to Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Rheumatoid ArthritisFebruary 24th, 2017
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Grant Support

4/5 Genetics Of Transcriptional Endophenotypes In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2012
TRI National Training Program In Psychiatric GeneticsFogarty International Center2009–2011
3/5: A Genome-Wide Methylation SCAN For Epigenetic Contributions To SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2011
2/3: A Neurobehavioral Family Study Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2011
3/5:Family-Based Genome-Wide Methylation SCAN In Neurocognition And SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
Building Sustainable Research Capacity At Mansoura EgyptFogarty International Center2007–2008
Consanguinity And Risk Of Bipolar Disorder I In EgyptFogarty International Center2005–2007
Genetic Determinants Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2007
Genetic Susceptibility In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2007
Genetic Susceptibility In SchizophreniaNational Center For Research Resources2006
Schizophrenia Liability Genes Among African-AmericansNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
Training Program For Psychiatric Genetics In IndiaFogarty International Center2002–2006
Genetic Susceptibility In SchizophreniaNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
A Neurobehavioral Family Study Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2005
Gene Environment Interactions In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2002
Genetic Susceptibility In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2001
Indo/Us Collaboration In Schizophrenia GeneticsFogarty International Center1997–1999
Schizophrenia--Genetic Associations In African-AmericansNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1999
Candidate Gene Alleles-Associations With SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–1996
Candiate Gene Alleles--Associations With SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1992