Maurizio Fava, MD
Enriched profileChair of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham (AMC); Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital · Massachusetts General Hospital
Maurizio Fava is Chair of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham (AMC); Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital at Massachusetts General Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 1,280 publications with 94,531 citations (h-index 138); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 27 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. Clarivate lists Maurizio Fava as a Highly Cited Researcher (Psychiatry and Psychology, 2019-2020).
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Maurizio Fava, MD, is Chair of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham (AMC) at Massachusetts General Hospital. The public record shows 1,280 publications with 94,531 citations (h-index 138), centered on Depression (MDD), Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 27 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (1997–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
- Top research focus: Depression (MDD)
- 27 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Called on legislators
insurance companies, and regulators to respond to the mental health crisis (Boston Globe op-ed, "Our Mental Health Crisis – The Pandemic Within the Pandemic")
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Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 27 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CNTX-6970 in Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis Pain.
Sponsor: Maurizio Fava, MD
- A Study of Brexpiprazole Plus Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Safety, Tolerability, PK Profile, and Symptom Response of a 7-Day Dosing With 25 mg or 50 mg Daily of REL-1017 in MDD
Sponsor: Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202512 payments$13,779openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20252 payments
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20252 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%Gabapentinoids19.3%Gabapentin53%Pregabalin47%Part D<11 patientsSSRI15.7%Trazodone Hcl36%Fluoxetine Hcl30%Sertraline Hcl20%Fluvoxamine Maleate14%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- EPPIC-Net Pain Research - Application for Clinical Trial and Related Activities (OT2)
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$2,302,584OT2NS122680 - Fostering Research Mentorship and Training During Psychiatry Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$216,000R25MH135837 - EPPIC-Net Pain Research - Application for Clinical Trial and Related Activities (OT2)
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2025$1,121,347OT2NS122680
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Enhancing plasticity to treat depression and other central nervous system diseases using event-driven pharmacology.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
Review2026 - Using Drift Diffusion and RL Models to Disentangle Effects of Depression On Decision-Making vs. Learning in the Probabilistic Reward Task.
Computational psychiatry (Cambridge, Mass.)
Article2024 - Brain regulation of emotional conflict predicts antidepressant treatment response for depression.
Nature human behaviour
Article2019 - Vortioxetine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
Clinical Trial2019
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/maurizio-fava-md
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linkedin.com/in/maurizio-fava-9684507
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researchgate.net/profile/Maurizio-Fava
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
advances.massgeneral.org/neuro/video.aspx
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youtube.com/watch
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LinkedIn profile: "Maurizio Fava - Chair, Mass General Brigham Psychiatry..."
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Padova School of Medicine
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Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Endocrinology, University of Padova School of Medicine
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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 →massgeneral.org ↗
- 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 →depressionmgh.org ↗
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Highly Cited Researcher
Clarivate's annual list, by award category and year- Psychiatry and Psychology20192020verifiedCorroborated 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 →clarivate.com ↗
Awards & honors
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- 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 →massgeneral.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
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- Scientific Council member
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
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Media & interviews
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- Depression: An Expert Interview With Maurizio Fava
MD (Medscape)
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