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David Steffens, MD

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Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Samuel "Sy" Birnbaum/Ida, Louis and Richard Blum Chair in Psychiatry) · UConn Health

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Region🇺🇸 Farmington, CT · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyGeriatric PsychiatryFocusDepression (MDD)
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David Steffens is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Samuel "Sy" Birnbaum/Ida, Louis and Richard Blum Chair in Psychiatry) at UConn Health. OpenAlex indexes 595 publications with 33,823 citations (h-index 96); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Aug 2026

David C. Steffens, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Samuel "Sy" Birnbaum/Ida, Louis and Richard Blum Chair in Psychiatry) at UConn Health / University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The public record shows 595 publications with 33,823 citations (h-index 96), centered on Depression (MDD). It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, 7 NIH-funded awards (2012–2025).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Top research focus: Depression (MDD)
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Depression (MDD)1 trialMajor Depressive Disorder1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Depression (MDD)

Works with

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David SteffensClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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595publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.

33,823citations

Total citations across indexed works.

96h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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0companies · 2021 onward

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7NIH grants · 2012–2025

Federally funded research awards.

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Clinical trials

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

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NIH funding

Updated 27 Aug 2026

7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2012–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Online presence

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/david-steffens-md

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  • Other

    psychiatry.duke.edu/profile/david-carl-steffens

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    today.uconn.edu/experts/expert-profile/david.steffensmdmhs/david-steffens-md-mhs

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  • YouTube

    health.uconn.edu/archives/uconn-health-podcast/covid-and-older-adults-resiliency

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Background & recognition

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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Education

degrees and training on record
  • BA in Biochemistry

    Rice University

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  • MD

    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Houston/Dallas campus cited)

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  • MHS (Master of Health Sciences)

    Duke University Medical Center

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  • Residency in Psychiatry

    Duke University Medical Center

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Editorial & leadership roles

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Awards & honors

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  • Fellow

    American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), elevated January 2025

    2025
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  • Distinguished Scientist Award

    American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)

    2025
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  • Distinguished Investigator Award

    American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

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