JosephNicholasPierriMD

Psychiatry • Pittsburgh, PA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

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Office
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-246-5265

Fax+1 412-246-5101
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1999
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2011
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Evaluation of catatonia in autism and severe depression revealing Phelan-McDermid syndrome and tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency.
Boley, G., Finegold, D., Pan, L., Pierri, J.> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2024 Jan 4
18 citations
Psychiatric Hospitalization of Children With Autism or Intellectual Disability: Consensus Statements on Best Practices
Kelly McGuire, Craig A. Erickson, Robin L. Gabriels, Desmond Kaplan, Carla A. Mazefsky, John J. McGonigle, Jarle Meservy, Ernest V. Pedapati, Joseph N. Pierri, Logan K...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2015 Dec 1
193 citations
Effect of Chronic Antipsychotic Exposure on Astrocyte and Oligodendrocyte Numbers in Macaque Monkeys
Glenn T. Konopaske, Karl-Anton Dorph-Petersen, Robert A. Sweet, Joseph N. Pierri, Wei Zhang, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2008 Apr 15
126 citations
Effect of chronic exposure to antipsychotic medication on cell numbers in the parietal cortex of macaque monkeys.
Glenn T. Konopaske, Karl-Anton Dorph-Petersen, Joseph N. Pierri, Qiang Wu, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2007 Jun 1
84 citations
Primary visual cortex volume and total neuron number are reduced in schizophrenia
Karl-Anton Dorph-Petersen, Joseph N. Pierri, Qiang Wu, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2007 Mar 10
286 citations
The Influence of Chronic Exposure to Antipsychotic Medications on Brain Size before and after Tissue Fixation: A Comparison of Haloperidol and Olanzapine in Macaque Mo...
Karl-Anton Dorph-Petersen, Joseph N. Pierri, James M. Perel, Zhuoxin Sun, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2005 Sep 1
300 citations
Relationship of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Its Receptor TrkB to Altered Inhibitory Prefrontal Circuitry in Schizophrenia
Takanori Hashimoto, Sarah E. Bergen, Quyen Nguyen, Baoji Xu, Lisa M. Monteggia, Joseph N. Pierri, Zhuoxin Sun, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2005 Jan 12
81 citations
Pyramidal cell size reduction in schizophrenia: evidence for involvement of auditory feedforward circuits
Robert A. Sweet, Sarah E. Bergen, Zhuoxin Sun, Allan R. Sampson, Joseph N. Pierri, David A. Lewis> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2004 Jun 15
88 citations
Stereological analysis of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in schizophrenia: Volume, neuron number, and cell types
Karl-Anton Dorph-Petersen, Joseph N. Pierri, Zhuoxin Sun, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2004 May 10
94 citations
Altered Cortical Glutamate Neurotransmission in Schizophrenia
David A. Lewis, Leisa A. Glantz, Joseph N. Pierri, Robert A. Sweet> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2003 Nov 1
704 citations
Gene Expression Deficits in a Subclass of GABA Neurons in the Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects with Schizophrenia
Takanori Hashimoto, David W. Volk, Stephen M. Eggan, Karoly Mirnics, Joseph N. Pierri, Zhuoxin Sun, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2003 Jul 16
43 citations
Somal size of prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons in schizophrenia: differential effects across neuronal subpopulations.
Joseph N. Pierri, Christine L. E. Volk, Sungyoung Auh, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2003 Jul 15
84 citations
Reduced Pyramidal Cell Somal Volume in Auditory Association Cortex of Subjects with Schizophrenia
Robert A. Sweet, Joseph N. Pierri, Sungyoung Auh, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003 Mar 1
212 citations
Reciprocal Alterations in Pre- and Postsynaptic Inhibitory Markers at Chandelier Cell Inputs to Pyramidal Neurons in Schizophrenia
David W. Volk, Joseph N. Pierri, Jean-Marc Fritschy, Sungyoung Auh, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Cerebral Cortex. 2002 Oct 1
3 citations
Charles bonnet syndrome: neurobiological insights.
Harpreet S. Duggal, Joseph N. Pierri> ;Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2002 Jul 1
Gene expression profiling reveals alterations of specific metabolic pathways in schizophrenia.
Middleton, F.A., Mirnics, K., Pierri, J.N., Lewis, D.A., Levitt, P.> ;J Neurosci. 2002 Apr 1
150 citations
Lamina-Specific Deficits in Parvalbumin-Immunoreactive Varicosities in the Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects With Schizophrenia: Evidence for Fewer Projections From the Th...
David A. Lewis, Dianne A. Cruz, Darlene S. Melchitzky, Joseph N. Pierri> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2001 Sep 1
187 citations
Decreased Somal Size of Deep Layer 3 Pyramidal Neurons in the Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects With Schizophrenia
Joseph N. Pierri, Christine L. E. Volk, Sungyoung Auh, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Archives of General Psychiatry. 2001 May 1
168 citations
GABA transporter-1 mRNA in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia: decreased expression in a subset of neurons.
David W. Volk, Mark C. Austin, Joseph N. Pierri, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2001 Feb 1
489 citations
Decreased Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase67 Messenger RNA Expression in a Subset of Prefrontal Cortical γ-Aminobutyric Acid Neurons in Subjects With Schizophrenia
David W. Volk, Mark C. Austin, Joseph N. Pierri, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;Archives of General Psychiatry. 2000 Mar 1
58 citations
Decreased density of tyrosine hydroxylase–immunoreactive axons in the entorhinal cortex of schizophrenic subjects
Mayada Akil, Christine L. Edgar, Joseph N. Pierri, Sherry Casali, David A. Lewis> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2000 Mar 1
204 citations
Alterations in Chandelier Neuron Axon Terminals in the Prefrontal Cortex of Schizophrenic Subjects
Joseph N. Pierri, Adil S. Chaudry, Tsung-Ung W. Woo, David A. Lewis> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1999 Nov 1
268 citations
Lamina-specific alterations in the dopamine innervation of the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenic subjects.
Mayada Akil, Joseph N. Pierri, Richard Whitehead, Christine L. Edgar, Carrie Mohila, Allan R. Sampson, David A. Lewis> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1999 Oct 1
178 citations
Altered GABA neurotransmission and prefrontal cortical dysfunction in schizophrenia.
David A. Lewis, Joseph N. Pierri, David W. Volk, Darlene S. Melchitzky, Tsung-Ung W. Woo> ;Biological Psychiatry. 1999 Sep 1
22 citations
Inter-rater reliability of the neurological examination in schizophrenia
Richard D Sanders, Steven D. Forman, Joseph N. Pierri, Robert W. Baker, Mary E. Kelley, Daniel P. van Kammen, Matcheri S. Keshavan> ;Schizophrenia Research. 1998 Feb 9
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Press Mentions

New Guidelines to Improve Inpatient Care for Kids with AutismFebruary 10th, 2016

Grant Support

The Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002

Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania