Melissa Delbello, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience; Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences · University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Melissa Delbello is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience; Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 536 publications with 23,837 citations (h-index 82); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Melissa Delbello, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The public record shows 536 publications with 23,837 citations (h-index 82), centered on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2002–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
- Top research focus: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 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; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 267.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Child Bipolar Network Ketogenic Diet Approach to Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
- Mechanism of Antidepressant-Related Dysfunctional Arousal in High-Risk Youth
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati
- Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents With BDS Treated With SGAs
Sponsor: Melissa Delbello
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20243 payments
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20238 payments
- Alkermes, Inc.Program year20231 payment
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%Atypical Antipsychotic72.9%Olanzapine37%Lurasidone Hcl31%Paliperidone Er31%Part D<11 patientsFatty acid derivatives27.1%Divalproex Sodium100%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 14 Oct 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2002–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 2/2-Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories of Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
University of Cincinnati
FY2025$703,310R01MH125867 - 2/2-Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories of Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
University of Cincinnati
FY2024$703,310R01MH125867 - 2/2-Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories of Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
University of Cincinnati
FY2023$632,979R01MH125867
Congress activity
Updated 14 Oct 2026
2 congress contributions (2020–2022) across ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 1432-P: ALT Elevation Suggestive of NAFLD in Overweight and Obese Youth on Second-Generation Antipsychotics
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2022Co-authorPoster - 1258-P: Lack of Monitoring for Glucose Intolerance in Overweight and Obese Youth on Second-Generation Antipsychotics Despite Increased Risk
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2020Co-authorPoster
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Adherence Rates and Barriers to Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medication Use in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Who Have Overweight/Obesity.
Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Article2024 - Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents with Bipolar I Disorder.
Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Article2024 - Pharmacogenetic Factors Influence Escitalopram Pharmacokinetics and Adverse Events in Youth with a Family History of Bipolar Disorder: A Preliminary Study.
Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Article2024 - Cognitive, Family, and Quality-of-Life Characteristics of Youth with Depression Associated with Bipolar Disorder.
Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02The functional neuroanatomy of bipolar disorder: a review of neuroimaging findingsArticle820 citations2004
- 03Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Structural Abnormalities in Bipolar DisorderArticle628 citations1999
- 04The functional neuroanatomy of bipolar disorder: a consensus modelArticle542 citations2012
- 05
Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- Board Certified
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry), certified 11-02-2001
2001verifiedCorroborated 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 →uchealth.com ↗ - 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 →uchealth.com ↗
- M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine (honors)
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Cornell University
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
American Psychiatric Association
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International Society for Bipolar Disorders
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American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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Current Psychiatry (MDedge)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Member
NIH Center for Scientific Review Study Section, Neural Basis of Psychopathology, Addictions and Sleep Disorders (since 2009); Chairperson, July 2012–June 2014
2014verifiedCorroborated 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.uc.edu ↗ - Fellow
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Secondary affiliations
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Co-director, Mood Disorders Program; clinical practice site
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Co-director, Mood Disorders Center
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International Bipolar Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ibpf.org ↗
Media & interviews
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- Podcast guest: "The Role of Psychopharmacology in Pediatric Care"
discussion with Dr. Joseph F. Goldberg, Psychiatric Times (Brain Trust: Conversations in Psychopharmacology)
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