Ramin Parsey, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Della Pietra Family Chair in Biomedical Imaging; Professor of Radiology; Director of PET Research; Co-Director of Neuroscience Institute · Stony Brook University
Ramin Parsey is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Della Pietra Family Chair in Biomedical Imaging; Professor of Radiology; Director of PET Research; Co-Director of Neuroscience Institute at Stony Brook University. OpenAlex indexes 321 publications with 16,921 citations (h-index 64); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Ramin Parsey, M.D., PH.D., is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Stony Brook University, Renaissance School of Medicine. The public record shows 321 publications with 16,921 citations (h-index 64), centered on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Treatment of Major Depression, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (1999–2026).
- Top research focus: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 181.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- PET Imaging Using the Tracer [18F]VAT to Assess the Antidepressant Effect of Nicotine.
Sponsor: Stony Brook University
- Stony Brook Medicine Anti-Inflammatory Trial
Sponsor: Stony Brook University
- PET and MRI Brain Imaging of Bipolar Disorder
Sponsor: Stony Brook University
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2021. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.Program year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Mechanistic clinical trial evaluating the role of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) in the antidepressant mechanism of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
State University New York Stony Brook
FY2026$714,188R01MH137211 - Quantifying the mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression: A preliminary positron emission tomography study of microglia
State University New York Stony Brook
FY2026$437,125R21MH143131 - Mechanistic clinical trial evaluating the role of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) in the antidepressant mechanism of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
State University New York Stony Brook
FY2025$808,417R01MH137211
Publications
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- Childhood trauma history is linked to abnormal brain connectivity in major depression
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2019 - Effect of Intrinsic Patterns of Functional Brain Connectivity in Moderating Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression
American Journal of Psychiatry
2019 - Personalized prediction of antidepressant v. placebo response: evidence from the EMBARC study
Psychological Medicine
2018
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Evaluation of 14 nonlinear deformation algorithms applied to human brain MRI registrationArticle2,338 citations2009
- 02Consensus Nomenclature for in vivo Imaging of Reversibly Binding RadioligandsArticle2,004 citations2007
- 03Volumetric Analysis of the Prefrontal Cortex, Amygdala, and Hippocampus in Major DepressionArticle383 citations2003
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Network
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Background & recognition
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Education
degrees and training on record- MD and PhD (Biophysics)
University of Maryland at Baltimore
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Grant reviewer
NIH Extramural Program for Autism Center Grants
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Radiology
Stony Brook University
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