Jair Soares MD PhD
Pat Rutherford Professor and Chair - Director, UT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders - UTHealth, Houston, TX
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7703 Floyd Curl DrSan Antonio, TX 78229
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Summary
- Dr. Jair Soares is a psychiatrist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center, UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center, UTHealth Houston John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center, and TIRR Memorial Hermann. He received his medical degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Portuguese and Spanish. He is experienced in bipolar disorder, depression, and mood disorders.
Education & Training
Yale New Haven HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1997 - 1999
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1997
Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2002 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2007 - 2010
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2002
CT State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- N-Acetyl Cysteine and Aspirin as an Adjunctive Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 16
- Adjunctive Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment-resistant Bipolar Depression Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsChildhood Maltreatment and Deviations From Normative Brain Structure: A Mega-Analysis of 3711 Individuals From the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder and ENIGMA Posttrau...Haley R Wang, Zhen-Qi Liu, Elena Pozzi, Ahmed Hussain, Priyanka Sigar
Biological Psychiatry. 2026-09-15 - Cortical Thickness in Middle and Older Aged Adults With Bipolar Disorder Across Six International Sites.Rebecca Marks, Anjali Sankar, Lejla Colic, Jair Soares, Joaquim Radua
Bipolar Disorders. 2026-09-01 - Response-predictive MRI biomarkers of low-dose lithium therapy: cortical thickness changes in patients with bipolar depression.Gregory H Jones, Robert Suchting, Alan C Courtes, Lokesh Shahani, Luca Lavagnino
Psychiatry Research. Neuroimaging. 2026-09-01
Journal Articles
- The British Journal of PsychiatryJair C Soares, Mark J Goldblatt, Cambridge Journals
- The British Journal of PsychiatryMark J Goldblatt, Jair C Soares, Cambridge Journals
- The British Journal of PsychiatryMark J Goldblatt, Jair C Soares, Cambridge Journals
Authored Content
- Cognitive Impairments and Low BDNF Serum Levels in First-Episode Drug-Naive Patients with SchizophreniaFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
Texas Will Provide $50 Million in Funds for Ibogaine Treatment Research. What Is It?June 11th, 2025- At-Home Brain Stimulation for Depression Is Safe and Effective, According to ResearchersOctober 21st, 2024
- Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Treatment-Resistant DepressionAugust 19th, 2022
Other Languages
- Portuguese, Spanish
External Links
- UT Mood Centerhttp://www.utmoodcenter.org
- UT Dept of Psychiatryhttp://www.utpsychiatry.org
- Jair Soareshttp://www.jaircsoares.com
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