Maria Oquendo, MD
Enriched profileRuth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Health System · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Maria Oquendo is Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Health System at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 2 Sept 2026
Maria A. Oquendo, MD, is Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The public record shows 55 publications with 3,257 citations (h-index 24), centered on Depression (MDD), Bipolar Disorder. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2018–2026).
- Top research focus: Depression (MDD)
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Updated 2 Sept 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effectiveness of Lithium and Valproate in Treating High-Risk Bipolar Disorder
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Fluoxetine and Bupropion to Treat Patients With Depression and Alcoholism
Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
Industry payments
Updated 2 Sept 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 2 Sept 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Educating Physician Scientists in Psychiatry (EPSP): Firing up the next generation of translational and clinical neuroscientists
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$214,078R25MH119043 - PALOP MENTAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2026$155,139D43TW009675 - PALOP MENTAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2026$118,485D43TW009675
Publications
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- Moderating effects of coping strategies on the associations between stigma and depression among emerging adults
Journal of Affective Disorders
2025 - Antisuicidal effect of lithum in bipolar disorder: is there an age-specific effect?
Journal of Affective Disorders
2023 - A comparison of structural connectivity in anxious depression versus non-anxious depression
Journal of Psychiatric Research
2017
Background & recognition
Updated 2 Sept 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 ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Past President
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Previously Professor of Psychiatry
Columbia University, and Research Psychiatrist, New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Featured profile: "Tangling with the science of suicide"
Penn Medicine News feature on her suicide-prevention research
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