Zafiris Daskalakis MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry | Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Chair in Psychiatry | School of Medicine | UC San Diego Health Sciences
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200 W Arbor DrSan Diego, CA 92103
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Summary
- In 2020 I was appointed Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. I was formerly the Temerty Chair and Chief of the General Adult Psychiatry at CAMH. My research focusses on neurophysiological and treatment studies using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation (rTMS) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST). I holds or have held numerous federal operating grants and awards. I have over 400 peer-reviewed publications, am editorial board member for Biological Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging and an Associate Editor for Clinical Neurophysiology. I am also a member of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD) Scientific Council.
Education & Training
Queen's University at KingstonClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Crosswalk between HRSD and MADRS outcomes for rTMS in patients with depression.Xiao Chen, Daniel M Blumberger, Chao-Gan Yan, Jonathan Downar, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez
BMJ Mental Health. 2025-03-28 - Assessment and Management of Concurrent Substance Use in Patients Receiving Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depressive, Obsessive-Compulsive, Psychoti...Victor M Tang, Scott Aaronson, Mohamed Abdelghani, Chris Baeken, Tracy Barbour
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2025-03-19 - Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Suicidality in Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Victor M Tang, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J Daskalakis, An-Li Wang, Leslie Buckley
European Psychiatry. 2025-03-05
Press Mentions
UCSD Health Offers Procedure for Depression That’s ‘Going to Revolutionize How We Treat Mental Health’January 23rd, 2022- BrainsWay Announces Prominent Addition to Scientific Advisory BoardOctober 12th, 2021
- Meta-Analysis: High Placebo Response in Treatment-Resistant Depression RCTsSeptember 27th, 2021
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