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Maria Oquendo, MD

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Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Health System · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Region🇺🇸 Philadelphia, PA · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyPsychiatryFocusDepression (MDD)+1
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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 16 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Oct 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, 4 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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Indications focus

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Bipolar Disorder1 trialDepression (MDD)1 trialAlcoholism1 trial

Research focus

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Depression (MDD)Bipolar Disorder

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments11Alkermes, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5New York State Psychiatric InstituteClinical trials2Industry payments—Sage Therapeutics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

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Clinical & industry

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2clinical trials

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3companies · 2021–2025

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4NIH grants · 2018–2026

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Clinical trials

Updated 26 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 26 Oct 2026

3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 26 Oct 2026

4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

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Online presence

Updated 26 Oct 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/maria-oquendo-md

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Background & recognition

Updated 26 Oct 2026

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Education

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  • PhD

    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    2010
    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 ↗
  • Board Certified

    Psychiatry

    1989
    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 →pennmedicine.org ↗
  • MD

    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

    1984
    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 ↗
  • BS

    Tufts University

    1980
    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 ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • President

    American Psychiatric Association (2016-2017), first Latina elected to the role

    2017
    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 →psychiatry.org ↗
  • Past President

    American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
  • Past President

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
  • Associate Editor

    American Journal 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗

Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

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  • Previously Professor of Psychiatry

    Columbia University, and Research Psychiatrist, New York State Psychiatric Institute

    2017
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