Zafiris Daskalakis, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Endowed Chair) · University of California, San Diego
Zafiris Daskalakis is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Endowed Chair) at University of California, San Diego. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 2 Sept 2026
Zafiris J. Daskalakis, MD, PHD, FRCP(C), is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Dr. Igor and JoAnn Grant Endowed Chair) at University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego Health / UC San Diego School of Medicine). The public record shows 70 publications with 2,817 citations (h-index 24), centered on Depression (MDD), Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2023–2026).
- Top research focus: Depression (MDD)
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Updated 2 Sept 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Maintenance rTMS for Depression (Maitr-De)
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- MARt-Depression Trial
Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Comparing Different Patterns of rTMS in Major Depression
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Industry payments
Updated 2 Sept 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2022. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Brainsway USA INCProgram year20221 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 Antipsychotic52%Quetiapine Fumarate100%Part D<11 patientsOther antidepressants48%Mirtazapine100%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 2 Sept 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2023–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Maintenance rTMS for depression (Maitr-De)
University of California, San Diego
FY2026$707,440R61MH138647 - Maintenance rTMS for depression (Maitr-De)
University of California, San Diego
FY2025$968,769R61MH138647 - Frequency and E-field Enhancement of iTBS for Depression (FREED)
University of California, San Diego
FY2024$749,530R61MH129471
Publications
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Online presence
Updated 2 Sept 2026
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researchgate.net/profile/Zafiris-Daskalakis
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Mentions by others
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brainsway.com/company/zafiris-daskalakis
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Background & recognition
Updated 2 Sept 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- 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 →today.ucsd.edu ↗
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- Psychiatry residency
University of Toronto
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial board member
Biological Psychiatry
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Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
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Clinical Neurophysiology
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Samarthji Lal Award in Mental Health Research
Graham Boeckh Foundation (2013), awarded to top mid-career neuropsychopharmacology researcher in Canada
2013provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →research.com ↗ - Young Investigator Award
Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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Institute of Medical Research
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Scientific Advisory Board / Leadership Team
BrainsWay (TMS device company)
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Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
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University of Toronto; Temerty Chair in Therapeutic Brain Intervention and Chief, General Adult Psychiatry & Health Systems Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) …
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Contributing author
Psychiatric Times (author profile page listing his articles)
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