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Office
3555 Willow Lake Blvd.
Suite 290
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110Phone+1 952-431-5330- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr Rittberg has 42 years experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He started one of the first mood disorders clinics in the Twin Cities in 1985 as part of his long-term role in the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. He is a teacher/mentor to medical students and resident physicians. His depression related research has included vagus nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and ketamine-like drugs and was one of the first psychiatrists in the Twin Cities to use ketamine in a clinical setting. He focuses on treatment resistant depression utilizing neuromodulation, ketamine, and psychopharmacology (including the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors), in coordination with skilled psychotherapists. He has almost 20 years’ experience with vagus nerve stimulation.
Education & Training
- University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1986
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Phi Beta Kappa University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsA preliminary study of resting brain metabolism in treatment-resistant depression before and after treatment with olanzapine-fluoxetine combination.José V. Pardo, Sohail A. Sheikh, Graeme Schwindt, Joel T. Lee, David E. Adson, Barry R. Rittberg, Faruk S. Abuzzahab> ;Plos One. 2020 Jan 13
- 51 citationsChronic vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression decreases resting ventromedial prefrontal glucose metabolismJosé V. Pardo, Sohail A. Sheikh, Graeme Schwindt, Joel T. Lee, Michael A. Kuskowski, Christa Surerus, Scott M. Lewis, Farouk S. Abuzzahab, David E. Adson, Barry R. Rit...> ;Neuroimage. 2008 Aug 15
- 96 citationsWeight loss during chronic, cervical vagus nerve stimulation in depressed patients with obesity: an observationJosé V. Pardo, Sohail A. Sheikh, Michael A. Kuskowski, C. Surerus-Johnson, Matthew C. Hagen, Joel T. Lee, Barry R. Rittberg, David E. Adson> ;International Journal of Obesity. 2007 Jun 12
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