KurtDAckermanMD

Psychiatry • Pittsburgh, PA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
3811 O'Hara Street
Suite 274
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-246-5325
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1995
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The early-career consultation psychiatrist: administrative innovations in psychosomatic medicine.
Priya Gopalan, Pierre N. Azzam, Kurt D. Ackerman> ;Psychosomatics. 2015 Jan 1
36 citations
Relationship of cardiovascular reactivity, stressful life events, and multiple sclerosis disease activity
Kurt D. Ackerman, Angela M. Stover, Rock Heyman, Barbara Anderson, Patricia R. Houck, Ellen Frank, Bruce S. Rabin, Andrew Baum> ;Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2003 Jun 1
85 citations
Stressful life events precede exacerbations of multiple sclerosis.
Kurt D. Ackerman, Rock Heyman, Bruce S. Rabin, Barbara Anderson, Patricia R. Houck, Ellen Frank, Andrew Baum> ;Psychosomatic Medicine. 2002 Nov 1
92 citations
Stressor-induced alteration of cytokine production in multiple sclerosis patients and controls.
Kurt D. Ackerman, Michael Martino, Rock Heyman, Niall M. Moyna, Bruce S. Rabin> ;Psychosomatic Medicine. 1998 Jul 1
26 citations
Immunologic response to acute psychological stress in MS patients and controls
Kurt D. Ackerman, Michael Martino, Rock Heyman, Niall M. Moyna, Bruce S. Rabin> ;Journal of Neuroimmunology. 1996 Aug 1
13 citations
Neonatal sympathetic denervation alters development of natural killer (NK) cell activity in F344 rats.
Kelley S. Madden, Kurt D. Ackerman, Shmuel Livnat, Suzanne Y. Felten, David L. Felten> ;Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 1993 Dec 1
40 citations
Neonatal sympathetic denervation alters the development of in vitro spleen cell proliferation and differentiation
Kurt D. Ackerman, Kelley S. Madden, Shmuel Livnat, Suzanne Y. Felten, David L. Felten> ;Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 1991 Sep 1
114 citations
Noradrenergic sympathetic innervation of lymphoid organs.
Suzanne Y. Felten, David L. Felten, Denise L. Bellinger, Sonia L. Carlson, Kurt D. Ackerman, Kelley S. Madden, John A. Olschowka, Shmuel Livnat> ;Progress in Allergy. 1988 Jan 1
567 citations
Noradrenergic sympathetic neural interactions with the immune system: structure and function.
David L. Felten, Suzanne Y. Felten, Denise L. Bellinger, Sonia L. Carlson, Kurt D. Ackerman, Kelley S. Madden, John A. Olschowki, Shmuel Livnat> ;Immunological Reviews. 1987 Dec 1
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Grant Support

Biobehavioral Model Of Stress And Multiple SclerosisNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
Biobehavioral Model Of Stress And Multiple SclerosisNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2001
Depression And Serotonergic Function In Multiple SclerosisNational Center For Research Resources1998–2000
Nerve-Target Interactions In The Developing SpleenNational Institute Of Mental Health1988–1989

Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC HorizonFarrell, Pennsylvania
UPMC EastMonroeville, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania