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Elliot Gershon, MD, Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Medical Center

ElliotS.GershonMD

Psychiatry • Chicago, IL

Psychopharmacology

Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Human Genetics at University of Chicago Med Center

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1969 - 1970
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1966 - 1969
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1966
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1969 - 2008
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • S188. Emotional Processing in Bipolar Disorder with and Without Psychosis: Findings from the Psychosis and Affective Research Domains and Intermediate Phenotypes ConsortiumApril 2018
  • S188. Emotional Processing in Bipolar Disorder with and Without Psychosis: Findings from the Psychosis and Affective Research Domains and Intermediate Phenotypes ConsortiumApril 2018

Press Mentions

  • Major Depression: The “Chemical Imbalance” Pillar Is Crumbling—Is the Genetics Pillar Next?
    Major Depression: The “Chemical Imbalance” Pillar Is Crumbling—Is the Genetics Pillar Next?August 31st, 2022

Grant Support

  • Multidisciplinary Psychiatry Genetics Training ProgramNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
  • Genetic Linkage Studies In Bipolar Disorder FamiliesNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
  • Collaborative Genetic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2007
  • Multidiciplinary Psychiatric Genetics Training ProgramNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
  • FINE Genomic Mapping Of 13q32 In Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
  • Genetic Linkage Studies In Bipolar DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2003
  • Collaborative Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2001
  • Molecular Genetic Dissection Of Bipolar Affective DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–1999
  • Outpatient Clinic For Genetic And Pharmacologic Studies Of Affective DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1998

Other Languages

  • Hebrew

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Elliot Gershon, Dr. Elliot Gershon, MD, Dr. E Gershon, Dr. Elliot S. Gershon