Sheldon Preskorn, MD
Enriched profileProfessor, Department of Psychiatry; President and Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Research Institute · University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
Sheldon Preskorn is Professor, Department of Psychiatry; President and Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Research Institute at University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
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Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Sheldon Preskorn, PHD, is Professor, Department of Psychiatry at University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. The public record shows 1,362 publications with 12,413 citations (h-index 57), centered on Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression (MDD). It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (1985–1986).
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Double-Blind Trial of Adjunctive Valacyclovir to Improve Cognition in Early Phase Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Indiana University
- Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of EVP-6124 in Patients With Schizophrenia
Sponsor: FORUM Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Minocycline and Aspirin in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Sponsor: Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20252 payments$30,400openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 1985–1986 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- CENTRAL ADRENERGIC SYSTEM AND BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY1986R01NS023645 - CENTRAL ADRENERGIC SYSTEM AND BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY1985R01NS023645
Publications
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- Efficacy and Safety of Fixed-Dose Esketamine Nasal Spray Combined With a New Oral Antidepressant in Treatment-Resistant Depression: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled Study (TRANSFORM-1)
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2019 - Normalizing Effects of EVP-6124, an Alpha-7 Nicotinic Partial Agonist, on Event-Related Potentials and Cognition
Journal of Psychiatric Practice
2014
Online presence
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kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/campuses/wichita/about/news/news-archive/preskorn-named-educator-of-the-year-by-psychiatric-times.html
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Background & recognition
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Education
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University of Kansas
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American Psychiatric Association
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American Psychopathological Association
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The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
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Awards & honors
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