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Alan Schatzberg, MD, Psychiatry, Stanford, CA

Alan F Schatzberg MD


Director, Stanford Mood Disorders Center. Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford University Medical Center.

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  • 300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305

  • Phone+1 650-498-5710

  • Fax+1 650-498-5294

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1972
  • Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health
    Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1974 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1969 - 2025
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2008
  • Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2003
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Splice-Break: Exploiting an RNA-Seq Splice Junction Algorithm to Discover Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Breakpoints and Analyses of Psychiatric Disorders  
    Francis S Lee, Alan F Schatzberg, Jack D Barchas, Virginia Kimonis, Elizabeth C Chao, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Trial of Intravenous Ketamine as Adjunctive Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)  
    Sanjay J Mathew, Madhukar H Trivedi, Lee C Chang, Dan V Iosifescu, Manish K Jha, Maurizio Fava, Marlene P Freeman, Cristina Cusin, James Murrough, George I Papakostas,..., Nature
  • American Psychiatric Association Publishing  
    Alan Schatzberg, MD, National Institutes of Health

Press Mentions

  • After Quitting Antidepressants, Some People Suffer Surprising, Lingering Symptoms
    After Quitting Antidepressants, Some People Suffer Surprising, Lingering SymptomsJuly 9th, 2025
  • ORYZON to Host Virtual KOL Event on July 9, 2025
    ORYZON to Host Virtual KOL Event on July 9, 2025June 25th, 2025
  • ORYZON Announces Submission of Phase III Protocol to FDA to Initiate PORTICO-2 Trial of Vafidemstat in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Patients
    ORYZON Announces Submission of Phase III Protocol to FDA to Initiate PORTICO-2 Trial of Vafidemstat in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) PatientsJune 23rd, 2025
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Grant Support

  • The Career Development Institute for PsychiatryUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2011–2027
  • A Biobehavioral research Training ProgramSTANFORD UNIVERSITY1994–2025

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