Matcheri S Keshavan MD
Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School Director of the department’s Public Psychiatry division
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Summary
- Dr. Matcheri Keshavan is a psychiatrist based in Boston MA who graduated from Mysore Medical College in 1977. His expertise includes schizophrenia, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, bipolar disorders, and psychotic disorders. He has contributed to various publications in leading journals, including studies on yoga for opioid withdrawal, psychosis care, and schizophrenia interventions. Dr. Keshavan has been involved in several clinical trials focusing on cognitive enhancement and early-stage schizophrenia care.
Education & Training
Mysore Medical CollegeClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2027
MI State Medical License 1987 - 2012
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2008
OH State Medical License 1993 - 2006
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Quality of life in schizophrenia: Symptomatic markers of improvement over time.Samuel M Murphy, Ana T Flores, Deepak K Sarpal, Matcheri S Keshavan, Shaun M Eack
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 2026-09-01 - Neuroscience in pictures: Bipolar disorder.Seo Ho Song, Samuel Powell, Megan Good, Matcheri S Keshavan
Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2026-09-01 - Effect of cognitive enhancement therapy for early course schizophrenia on gray matter volume: A confirmatory multisite randomized clinical trial.Jessica A Wojtalik, Mary L Phillips, Deepak K Sarpal, Wilson J Brown, Konasale M Prasad
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2026-08-10
Journal Articles
- Cross-Training in Neurology and Psychiatry—ReplyMatcheri Keshavan, MD, JAMA
- Association Between the Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Selective Cognitive Performance in Community-Dwelling Individuals with Chronic Untreated Schizophrenia in R...Matcheri Keshavan, MD, JAMA Psychiatry
- The British Journal of PsychiatryMatcheri Keshavan, MD, Cambridge Journals
Authored Content
- Association Between the Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Selective Cognitive Performance in Community-Dwelling Individuals with Chronic Untreated Schizophrenia in Rural ChinaJuly 2020
- The British Journal of PsychiatryFebruary 2019
- 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
Four Reasons Why Generative AI Chatbots Could Lead to Psychosis in Vulnerable PeopleSeptember 18th, 2025- Erratic Sleep, Lack of Activity Tied to Worsening Schizophrenia SymptomsApril 27th, 2023
- ‘Schizophrenia’ Still Carries a Stigma. Will Changing the Name Help?December 20th, 2021
Grant Support
- Biomarkers/Biotypes, Course of Early Psychosis and Specialty Services (BICEPS)BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2022–2027
- Longitudinal trajectories in treated and untreated schizophreniaNEW YORK UNIVERSITY2021–2027
- 4/5: Antipsychotic Response to Clozapine in B-SNIP Biotype-1 (CLOZAPINE)BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2021–2026
- Brain Function And Structure In Young Children At Familial Risk For SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2012
- Bipolar &Schizophrenia Consortium For Parsing Intermediate PhenotypesNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
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