MelissaPLopez-LarsonMD

Psychiatry • Salt Lake City, UT

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
383 S Colorow Dr
University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone+1 801-587-1554
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Education & Training

Cambridge Health AllianceFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005 - 2007
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2005
Newton-Wellesley HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2008 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Neurite outgrowth deficits caused by rare PLXNB1 mutation in pediatric bipolar disorder.
H M Arif Ullah, Ethan Parker, Bushra Gorsi, Mark Libowitz, Colin Maguire, Jace B King, Hilary Coon, Melissa Lopez-Larson, Jeffrey S Anderson, Mark Yandell, Alex Shcheg...> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 1
24 citations
Orbitofrontal connectivity is associated with depression and anxiety in marijuana-using adolescents.
Punitha Subramaniam, Jadwiga Rogowska, Jennifer DiMuzio, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Erin McGlade, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018 Oct 15
4 citations
Decreased anterior cingulate activation in a motor task in youths with bipolar disorder
Jace B. King, Jeffrey S. Anderson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Punitha Subramaniam, Marie R. Ehrler, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson> ;Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines. 2018 Aug 1
20 citations
Abnormal Functional Connectivity Between Default and Salience Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Lubdha M. Shah, Howard Weeks, Jace B. King, Atul K. Mallik, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Jeffrey S. Anderson> ;Biological Psychiatry. Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 2017 Jan 1
31 citations
Mean cortical curvature reflects cytoarchitecture restructuring in mild traumatic brain injury.
Jace B. King, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Neuroimage. Clinical. 2016 Jan 1
25 citations
Aberrant orbitofrontal connectivity in marijuana smoking adolescents.
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jadwiga Rogowska, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2015 Dec 1
16 citations
Sex differences in white matter integrity in youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot study.
Jace B. King, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Amanda Stoeckel, Jennifer DiMuzio, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2015 Jul 3
36 citations
Enlarged thalamic volumes and increased fractional anisotropy in the thalamic radiations in veterans with suicide behaviors.
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jace B. King, Erin McGlade, Elliott Bueler, Amanda Stoeckel, Daniel Epstein, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2013 Aug 12
61 citations
Reduced insular volume in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jace B. King, Janine E. Terry, Erin McGlade, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Psychiatry Research. 2012 Oct 30
22 citations
Cortico-cerebellar abnormalities in adolescents with heavy marijuana use.
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jadwiga Rogowska, Piotr Bogorodzki, Charles Elliott Bueler, Erin McGlade, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Psychiatry Research. 2012 Jun 30
1 citations
Orbitofrontal cortex and neuromaturation: a gateway to risk?
John C. Churchwell, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 15
31 citations
Functional connectivity targeting for deep brain stimulation in essential tremor.
Jeffrey S. Anderson, Harpreet S. Dhatt, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Lauren E. Schrock, Paul A. House, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2011 Nov 1
90 citations
Connectivity gradients between the default mode and attention control networks
Jeffrey S. Anderson, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Brain Connectivity. 2011 Aug 9
56 citations
Neuroimaging correlates of traumatic brain injury and suicidal behavior.
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Elliott Bueler, Erin McGlade, John C. Churchwell, Lisa A. Brenner, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson> ;The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2011 Jul 1
135 citations
ALTERED PREFRONTAL AND INSULAR CORTICAL THICKNESS IN ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USERS
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Piotr Bogorodzki, Jadwiga Rogowska, Erin McGlade, Jace B. King, Janine E. Terry, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2011 Jun 20
175 citations
Network anticorrelations, global regression, and phase-shifted soft tissue correction.
Jeffrey S. Anderson, T. Jason Druzgal, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Eun Kee Jeong, Krishnaji Desai, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Human Brain Mapping. 2011 Jun 1
73 citations
Local brain connectivity and associations with gender and age.
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jeffrey S. Anderson, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2011 Apr 1
136 citations
Reproducibility of single-subject functional connectivity measurements.
Jeffrey S. Anderson, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2011 Mar 1
115 citations
Altered frontal cortical volume and decision making in adolescent cannabis users.
John C. Churchwell, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Frontiers in Psychology. 2010 Dec 14
62 citations
Topographic maps of multisensory attention
Jeffrey S. Anderson, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2010 Nov 16
24 citations
Age-related changes in the corpus callosum in early-onset bipolar disorder assessed using volumetric and cross-sectional measurements
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Janis L. Breeze, David N. Kennedy, Steven M. Hodge, Lena Tang, Constance M. Moore, Anthony J. Giuliano, Nikos Makris, Verne S. Caviness, Jean ...> ;Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2010 Aug 5
21 citations
Magnetic resonance imaging studies in early onset bipolar disorder: an updated review.
Janine E. Terry, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jean A. Frazier> ;Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2009 Apr 1
41 citations
Subcortical Differences among Youths with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Compared to Those with Bipolar Disorder With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperacti...
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Emily S. Michael, Janine E. Terry, Janis L. Breeze, Steven M. Hodge, Lena Tang, David N. Kennedy, Constance M. Moore, Nikos Makris, Verne S. C...> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2009 Feb 22
87 citations
Diagnostic and Sex Effects on Limbic Volumes in Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Jean A. Frazier, Steven M. Hodge, Janis L. Breeze, Anthony J. Giuliano, Janine E. Terry, Constance M. Moore, David N. Kennedy, Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Verne S. Cavine...> ;Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2007 Nov 13
9 citations
Empirical Evidence for the Use of Lithium and Anticonvulsants in Children with Psychiatric Disorders
Melissa P. Lopez-Larson, Jean A. Frazier> ;Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 2006 Nov 1
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