Ipsit Vahia, MD
Basic profileChief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital · Harvard University
Ipsit Vahia is Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital at Harvard University. OpenAlex indexes 227 publications with 6,226 citations (h-index 39); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name.
Overview
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Ipsit Vahia, MD, is Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital. The public record shows 229 publications with 6,245 citations (h-index 39), centered on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Technology Use by Older Adults, Digital Mental Health Interventions. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · JMIR mental health
- Top research focus: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 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.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 85.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Feasibility of Collateral Information Review and Its Impact on Clinical Decision-Making
Sponsor: Mclean Hospital
- Electronic Media and Its Application in Psychotherapy
Sponsor: Mclean Hospital
Industry payments
Updated 23 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20245 payments
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202410 payments
Publications
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Incorporating Data From Text Messages and Email Into Psychotherapy: Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR mental health
Clinical Trial2026 - Returning Individual Research Results from Digital Phenotyping in Psychiatry.
The American journal of bioethics
Article2024 - Digital Phenotyping of Behavioral Symptoms as the Next Frontier for Personalized and Proactive Cancer Care.
JCO clinical cancer informatics
Article2022 - The future has been preponed: building a new digitally-enhanced psychiatry in the aftermath of the pandemic.
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
Editorial2021
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19Article520 citations2020
- 04Exergames for Subsyndromal Depression in Older Adults: A Pilot Study of a Novel InterventionArticle355 citations2010
- 05Successful cognitive and emotional agingArticle219 citations2010
Network
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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doximity.com/pub/ipsit-vahia-md
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aagponline.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Social media editor
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu ↗ - Board of Directors
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →massgeneralbrigham.org ↗ - Member
APA Council on Geriatric Psychiatry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mcleanhospital.org ↗ - Member
Geriatric Psychiatry Committee of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mcleanhospital.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public 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 →aagponline.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mcleanhospital.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →embed.mcleanhospital.org ↗
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