ClaudiaFBaldassanoMD

Psychiatry • Philadelphia, PA

Psychopharmacology

Bipolar Disorder a the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine

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Office
3535 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-746-6700

Fax+1 215-746-5155
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1995 - 1998
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Psychiatry Outpatients' Willingness to Share Social Media Posts and Smartphone Data for Research and Clinical Purposes: Survey Study.
Agnes Rieger, Averi Gaines, Ian Barnett, Claudia F. Baldassano, Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, Paul Crits-Christoph> ;JMIR Formative Research. 2019 Aug 29
21 citations
Divergent relationship of depression severity to social reward responses among patients with bipolar versus unipolar depression.
Anup Sharma, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Lillie Vandekar, Natalie Katchmar, Aylin Daldal, Kosha Ruparel, Mark A. Elliott, Claudia F. Baldassano, Michael E. Thase, Raque...> ;Psychiatry Research. Neuroimaging. 2016 Aug 30
10 citations
Antidepressants in Type II Versus Type I Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Discontinuation Trial.
Paul A. Vöhringer, Michael J. Ostacher, Rif S. El-Mallakh, Niki S. Holtzman, Sairah Thommi, Elizabeth A. Whitham, Matthew C. Sullivan, Claudia F. Baldassano, Fredrick ...> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2015 Oct 1
63 citations
Antidepressants worsen rapid-cycling course in bipolar depression: A STEP-BD randomized clinical trial.
Rif S. El-Mallakh, Paul A. Vöhringer, Michael M. Ostacher, Claudia F. Baldassano, Niki S. Holtzman, Elizabeth A. Whitham, Sairah B. Thommi, Frederick K. Goodwin, S. Na...> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2015 Sep 15
151 citations
Common and Dissociable Dysfunction of the Reward System in Bipolar and Unipolar Depression
Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Joseph W. Kable, Lillie Vandekar, Natalie Katchmar, Danielle S. Bassett, Claudia F. Baldassano, Kosha Ruparel, Mark A. Elliott, Yvette I. Sh...> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2015 Mar 13
4 citations
Bipolar Depression: An Evidence-Based Approach
Claudia F. Baldassano, Alexander Hosey, Jordan A. Coello> ;Current Psychiatry Reports. 2011 Nov 4
94 citations
Antidepressant discontinuation in bipolar depression: a Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) randomized clinical trial of long-term ...
S. Nassir Ghaemi, Michael M. Ostacher, Rif S. El-Mallakh, David J. Borrelli, Claudia F. Baldassano, Mary E. Kelley, Megan M. Filkowski, John Hennen, Gary S. Sachs, Fre...> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2010 Apr 15
17 citations
Correlates of functioning in bipolar disorder.
Laszlo Gyulai, Mark S. Bauer, Lauren B. Marangell, Ellen B. Dennehy, Me Thase, Michael W. Otto, H Zhang, S. R. Wisniewski, David J. Miklowitz, Mark Hyman Rapaport, Cla...> ;Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 2008 Dec 1
101 citations
Self-reported history of manic/hypomanic switch associated with antidepressant use: data from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD).
Christine J Truman, Joseph F. Goldberg, S. Nassir Ghaemi, Claudia F. Baldassano, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Ellen B. Dennehy, Michael E. Thase, Gary S. Sachs> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2007 Oct 15
52 citations
Illness course, comorbidity, gender, and suicidality in patients with bipolar disorder.
Claudia F. Baldassano> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2006 Aug 15
23 citations
An open prospective study of zonisamide in acute bipolar depression.
S. Nassir Ghaemi, Benjamin Zablotsky, Megan M. Filkowski, Robert T. Dunn, Tamara B. Pardo, Emily Isenstein, Claudia F. Baldassano> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2006 Aug 1
28 citations
Menstrual dysfunction prior to onset of psychiatric illness is reported more commonly by women with bipolar disorder than by women with unipolar depression and healthy...
Hadine Joffe, Deborah R Kim, John M. Foris, Claudia F. Baldassano, Laszlo Gyulai, Cindy H. Hwang, Wren L. McLaughlin, Gary S. Sachs, Michael E. Thase, Bernard L. Harlo...> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2006 Feb 15
93 citations
Gender differences in bipolar disorder: retrospective data from the first 500 STEP-BD participants.
Claudia F. Baldassano, Lauren B. Marangell, Laszlo Gyulai, S. Nassir Ghaemi, Hadine Joffe, Deborah R Kim, Kemal Sagduyu, Christine J Truman, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Gar...> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2005 Oct 1
24 citations
Assessment tools for screening and monitoring bipolar disorder.
Claudia F. Baldassano> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2005 Mar 11
23 citations
Omega-3 fatty acids decreased irritability of patients with bipolar disorder in an add-on, open label study
Kemal Sagduyu, Mehmet E. Dokucu, Bruce A. Eddy, Gerald Craigen, Claudia F. Baldassano, Aysegul Yildiz> ;Nutrition Journal. 2005 Feb 9
31 citations
Bipolar spectrum disorder: a pilot study.
S. Nassir Ghaemi, Douglas J. Hsu, James Y. Ko, Claudia F. Baldassano, Nicholas Kontos, Frederick K. Goodwin> ;Psychopathology. 2004 Oct 14
12 citations
Acute treatment of bipolar depression with adjunctive zonisamide: a retrospective chart review.
Claudia F. Baldassano, S. Nassir Ghaemi, Alice Chang, Alan Lyman, Melissa A. Lipari> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2004 Oct 1
4 citations
Rethinking the treatment paradigm for bipolar depression: the importance of long-term management.
Claudia F. Baldassano, Christos Ballas, John P. O'Reardon> ;CNS Spectrums. 2004 Sep 1
36 citations
The current understanding of lamotrigine as a mood stabilizer.
Chang-Gyu Hahn, Laszlo Gyulai, Claudia F. Baldassano, Robert H. Lenox> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2004 Jun 1
12 citations
Ziprasidone: a novel psychotropic with unique properties.
Christos Ballas, Calvin Yang, John O'Reardon, Paul Ballas, Claudia Baldassano> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2004 Mar 1
196 citations
Antidepressant treatment in bipolar versus unipolar depression.
S. Nassir Ghaemi, Klara J. Rosenquist, James Y. Ko, Claudia F. Baldassano, Nicholas Kontos, Ross J. Baldessarini> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2004 Jan 1
6 citations
What drugs are best for bipolar depression
Claudia F. Baldassano, Suzanne M. Datto, Louis Littman, Melissa A. Lipari> ;Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 2003 Sep 1
19 citations
Ziprasidone-associated mania: a case series and review of the mechanism.
Claudia F. Baldassano, C Ballas, SM Datto, Deborah R Kim, L Littman, John P. O'Reardon, Moira A. Rynn> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2003 Feb 1
3 citations
Modafinil: past, present and future
Christos Ballas, Deborah R Kim, Claudia F. Baldassano, Nicholas Hoeh> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2002 Jul 1
11 citations
Desipramine toxicity with terbinafine.
John P. O'Reardon, James M. Hetznecker, Moira A. Rynn, Claudia F. Baldassano, Martin P. Szuba> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2002 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Could a Common Diabetes Drug Ease Bipolar Disorder?July 28th, 2022
Diagnosis & Treatment of Bipolar DisorderNovember 7th, 2016
Bipolar Disorder & Pharmacologic Treatment for DepressionJanuary 19th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania