Dilip Jeste, MD
Enriched profileEditor-in-Chief, International Psychogeriatrics; retired Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences (former Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care), UC San Diego, retired from UCSD July 1, 2022 · University of California San Diego
Dilip Jeste is Editor-in-Chief, International Psychogeriatrics; retired Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences (former Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care), UC San Diego, retired from UCSD July 1, 2022 at University of California San Diego. OpenAlex indexes 1,055 publications with 62,474 citations (h-index 120); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Dilip Jeste, MD, is Editor-in-Chief, International Psychogeriatrics at University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry (Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences; retired from active UCSD faculty/administrative roles July 1, 2022, after 36 years). The public record shows 1,055 publications with 62,474 citations (h-index 120), centered on Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, 18 NIH-funded awards (1988–2021).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Military medicine
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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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; 11 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
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Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Past President
American Psychiatric Association (2012–2013), first Asian-American to hold the position
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Multi-component Intervention for Diabetes in Adults With Serious Mental Illness
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Senior Change Makers Study: Improving Physical Activity Environments
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Comparison of Video Consent Versus Routine Consent for Participation in Research Studies
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
18 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2021 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- U C San Diego Medical Student Summer Aging Research Training
University of California, San Diego
FY2021$121,646T35AG026757 - Multi-component Intervention for Diabetes in Adults with Serious Mental Illness (MIDAS)
University of California, San Diego
FY2020$780,286R01MH115127
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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dilipjestemd.com
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researchgate.net/profile/Dilip-Jeste
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Background & recognition
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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 →apaf.org ↗
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- Board Certified
Psychiatry
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →apaf.org ↗
- Editor-in-Chief
International Psychogeriatrics
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World Federation for Psychotherapy
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Former Director
Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, UC San Diego
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IBM-UCSD Artificial Intelligence Center for Healthy Living
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Geriatric Psychiatry Division, UC San Diego Health System and VA San Diego Healthcare System
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Media & interviews
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- Ten Percent Happier podcast
episode #379: "How to Get the Wisdom of Old Age Now"
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