
Barry W. Rovner MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
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833 Chestnut StSte 210Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-503-1254
Fax+1 215-923-8219
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1984
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1980
Muhlenberg CollegeB.S., Natural Sciences, Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1981 - 1991
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
- Simon Gratz Research Prize Jefferson Medical College, 2006
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsPsychological intervention in individuals with subthreshold depression: individual participant data meta-analysis of treatment effects and moderators.Mathias Harrer, Antonia A Sprenger, Susan Illing, Marcel C Adriaanse, Steven M Albert
The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2026-07-01 - 1 citationsIn-Basket Notes to Increase Recognition of Mild Cognitive Impairment.Barry W Rovner, Robin J Casten
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2026-02-01 - Patient- and Caregiver-Identified Goals for Advance Care Planning in Patients With Dementia or Cognitive Impairment.Kristin L Rising, Angela M Gerolamo, Nazanin Sarpoulaki, Venise J Salcedo, Grace Amadio
Dementia. 2026-01-01
Journal Articles
- Preventing Cognitive Decline in Black Individuals with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMark T Hegel, Barry W Rovner, JAMA
- Incidence of Bladder Cancer in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Metformin or SulfonylureasMamtani Ronac, Pfanzelter Nick, Haynes Kevin, Finkelman Brian S, Wang Xingmei, Keefe Stephen M, Haas Naomi B, Vaughn David J, Lewis James D, Diabetes Care, 2/1/2014
- Sociocultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors in Older African AmericansRovner BW, Casten RJ, Fields Harris L, Diabetes Spectrum, 1/1/2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Comparison of Conforming and Non-conforming Retrieved Glenoid Components. Podium PresentationDodson CC, Closed Meeting ASES, Chicago, IL, 9/1/2006
- Women with a prior diagnosis of breast cancer are not at an increased risk for subsequent colorectal cancer.Srinivasan R, Yu-Xiao Y, Rubin SC, Morgan MA, Lewis JD, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2003
- Does exploratoratory laporotomy alone versus staging result in improved life expectancy in patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A clinical d...Brown A, Lewis JD, Kochman ML, Gastroenterology; 101st Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2000
Lectures
- Generosity: Normal and Abnormal FormsCharlottesville, VA - 4/11/2014
- Anesthesia in the GI SuiteWashington, DC - 8/1/2013
- Diet and the Gut Microbiome: You Are What You Eat.Brown University. Providence, RI - 1/1/2013
Other
- Surgical Approach To the Female Upper Genital Tract. VideotapeLipscomb GH, Summitt RL, Miller B, Copyright: Assoc Prof of Obstetrics &Gynecology/ Ethicon Surgical Teaching Program
1/1/1996 - Vaginal Hysterectomy: Contemporary Techniques, A Step By Step ApproachSummitt RL, Stovall TG, Ling FW, Lipscomb GH, Copyright Partheon Publishing Inc.
1/1/1994 - Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy Using Endoscopic Staples. VideotapeSummitt RL, Stovall TG, Ling FW, Lipscomb GH, Copyright: UT Medical Group, ACOG Audiovisual Library
6/1/1993
Authored Content
- Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Blacks with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMarch 2018
- Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Blacks with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMarch 2018
Press Mentions
Preventing Cognitive Decline in Black Individuals with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentFebruary 5th, 2019
Combo Physical, Mental Activity Prevents Cognitive DeclineSeptember 24th, 2018
Philly Hospital Finds Depression Treatment Stops Memory Loss in African-AmericansSeptember 12th, 2018
Grant Support
- Inspiring Undergraduate Student Training in Alzheimer's ResearchTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY2024–2029
- Health Beliefs, Glycemic Control, and Preventing Cognitive Decline in African Americans with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical TrialTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY2020–2025
- Preventing Cognitive Decline In African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment.National Institute On Aging2010–2011
- Low Vision Depression Prevention Trial For Age Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2008–2011
- Improving Function In Age-Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2005–2009
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