Robert Findling, MD
Enriched profileChair, Department of Psychiatry, VCU School of Medicine; C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Distinguished Chair in Clinical & Translational Research · Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Robert Findling is Chair, Department of Psychiatry, VCU School of Medicine; C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Distinguished Chair in Clinical & Translational Research at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 1,078 publications with 35,888 citations (h-index 101); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 13 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Robert L. Findling, MD, is Chair, Department of Psychiatry, VCU School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine / VCU Health. The public record shows 1,078 publications with 35,888 citations (h-index 101), centered on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (1997–2012).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 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; 8 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 425.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- DB/Maintenance of Equetro (Carbamazepine) in Children With Acute Manic or Mixed Bipolar 1 Disorder
Sponsor: Validus Pharmaceuticals
- Adaptive Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety & Efficacy of NaBen®
Sponsor: SyneuRx International (Taiwan) Corp
- Efficacy and Safety of Circadin® in the Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Children With Neurodevelopment Disabilities
Sponsor: Neurim Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20255 payments
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20253 payments
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20254 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2012 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility of CBCL and P-GBI Sleep Items in Children and Adolescents.
Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
Article2025 - Comparing self-reported quality of life in youth with bipolar versus other disorders.
Bipolar disorders
Article2023 - Diagnostic accuracy of Achenbach scales in detecting youths' substance use disorders.
Psychological assessment
Article2022 - Suicide Risk Screening in Pediatric Outpatient Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Clinics.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics
Article2022
Most-cited works
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ("Triple Board" joint program), Mount Sinai St. Luke's, New York, served as chief resident
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joint program of London School of Economics, NYU Stern, and HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris)
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Psychiatry, and Pediatrics (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology / American Board of Pediatrics)
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Johns Hopkins University (undergraduate)
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Editorial & leadership roles
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2019) …
2019verifiedCorroborated 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 →news.vcu.edu ↗ - 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 →bbrfoundation.org ↗
- Distinguished Fellow
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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VCU (one of six university-wide faculty holders)
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Secondary affiliations
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- Board Representative
VCU Health System Authority Board (via Medical College of Virginia Foundation)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Regular contributing author
Psychiatric Times (clinical articles on ADHD, bipolar disorder, and pediatric psychopharmacology)
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