Cynthia Epperson, MD
Enriched profileRobert Freedman Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry · University of Colorado School of Medicine
Cynthia Epperson is Robert Freedman Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry at University of Colorado School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 556 publications with 22,105 citations (h-index 74); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Cynthia Epperson, MD, is Robert Freedman Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus. The public record shows 556 publications with 22,105 citations (h-index 74), centered on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Treatment of Major Depression, Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 12 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Child maltreatment
- Top research focus: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- 12 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 159.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- LDX and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI in Menopausal Women
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- Progesterone and Brain Imaging Study
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Sage Therapeutics, LLCProgram year20252 payments$20,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year202511 payments$12,339openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20254 payments
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 18 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2014) across ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Quality of life in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers (B1/2) following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO).
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2014Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Invisible Scars: Residual Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Even in Adults Classified as Resilient.
Child maltreatment
Article2026 - Toward actionable biomarkers in psychiatry: a collaborative roadmap for precision clinical trials. An ACNP position paper.
NPP - digital psychiatry and neuroscience
Article2026 - Evaluating the evidence for sex differences: a scoping review of human neuroimaging in psychopharmacology research.
Neuropsychopharmacology
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Sex and gender: modifiers of health, disease, and medicineArticle1,983 citations2020
- 02Sex differences in anxiety and depression clinical perspectivesArticle1,408 citations2014
- 03
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- 05Sex differences and stress across the lifespanArticle747 citations2015
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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where others cite or feature them- Other
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/psychiatry/brain-and-behavior-innovation-center-(bbicen)OLD/bbicen-leadership
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profiles.ucdenver.edu/profile/20506159
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
- B.S. in Biology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Member
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council
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Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Founder and Director
Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness, University of Pennsylvania
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Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center, University of Colorado
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Colorado Women's Behavioral Health and Wellness, University of Colorado
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