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Michael Ostacher, MD, Psychiatry, Palo Alto, CA

MichaelJoshuaOstacherMDMPH, MMSc

Psychiatry • Palo Alto, CA

Addiction, Psychopharmacology

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

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Education & Training

  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolM.M.Sc, 2010
  • Harvard Medical School Cambridge Health Alliance
    Harvard Medical School Cambridge Health Alliance1996 - 1997
  • Harvard Medical School Cambridge Hospital
    Harvard Medical School Cambridge HospitalPublic Psychiatry, 1992 - 1994
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H, 1994
  • Cambridge Health Alliance
    Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1992
  • Cambridge Health Alliance
    Cambridge Health AllianceInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1988, MD
  • Wesleyan University
    Wesleyan UniversityB.A, Honors in the College of Letters, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1990 - 2011
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Scholars in Clinical Science Program Harvard Medical School, 2008
  • Honors in the College of Letters Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1982

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder  
    Michael J Ostacher, Adam S Cifu, JAMA
  • Aims and Results of the NIMH Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD).  
    Bowden CL, Perlis RH, Thase ME, Ketter TA, Ostacher MM, Calabrese JR, Reilly-Harrington NA, Gonzalez JM, Singh V, Nierenberg AA, Sachs GS, CNS Neurosci Ther
  • Bipolar and substance use disorder comorbidity: Diagnostic and treatment considerations.  
    Ostacher MJ, Focus
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Books/Book Chapters

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    Dupuy JM, Ostacher MJ, Huffman J, Perlis RH, Nierenberg AAac.Editors: Stein D, Lerer B & Stahl S.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
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    Page 661 - 666Ostacher MJ, Tilley CEditors: . Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL.Mosby/Elsevier, Philadephia, PA
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    Page 651 - 660Perlis RH, Ostacher MJ. LithiumEditors: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL.Mosby/Elsevier, Philadephia, PA
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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Impact of Caffeine, Nicotine, and Alcohol on Outcome in Bipolar Disorder: A STEP-BD Examination.
    Ostacher MJ, Hoblyn J, Perlis RH, Society of Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA
  • STEP-BD: lessons learned, outcomes and directions.
    Ostacher MJ, Society of Biological Psychiatry's 65th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • Neuropsychological functioning in patients with bipolar disorder with and without a history of substance use disorders.
    Ostacher MJ, Nierenberg AA, Perlis RH, Deckersbach T, 48th American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL
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Lectures

  • Rethinking comorbid substance use disorders in bipolar disorder. 
    The 160th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
  • How do you know if the medication is working in patients with bipolar disorder? 
    The 162nd American Psychiatric Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA
  • Do a few drinks really matter?: the impact of drugs and alcohol in bipolar disorder. 
    Grand Rounds, Temple University School of Medicine. Philadelphia, PA.
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Press Mentions

  • Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say Yes
    Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say YesMay 6th, 2022
  • MGH Psychiatry Explains Bipolar Disorder to Probation Officers
    MGH Psychiatry Explains Bipolar Disorder to Probation OfficersApril 10th, 2009

Committees

  • Co-Chair, Bipolar Disorder Task Group, National Network of Depression Centers 2012 - Present

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