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Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, Psychiatry, Boston, MA, Massachusetts General Hospital

RakeshKarmacharyaMDPhD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Psychopharmacology

Associate Professor, Psychiatry-Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    Center for Genomic Medicine
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, MA 02114
    Phone+1 617-855-3947
    Fax+1 617-855-2895
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Education & Training

  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolM.M.Sc., 2007 - 2009
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalChief Residency, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, 2005 - 2006
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2006
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicinePh.D., Biophysics, 1994 - 2002
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2002
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityM.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, 1993 - 1994
  • Harvard Univeristy
    Harvard UniveristyA.B., Biochemical Sciences, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Nonequilibrium Solvation and Quantum Kramers Problem: Proton Transfer in Aqueous Glycine  
    Karmacharya R, Antoniou D, Schwartz SD, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2001
  • Patient-Derived iPSCs as a Model for Schizophrenia  
    Berkovitch SS, Iaconelli J, Karmacharya R, Journal of Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine, 2001
  • Quantum Proton Transfer Coupled to a Quantum Anharmonic Mode  
    Karmacharya R., Schwartz SD, Journal of Chemical Physics, 1/1/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Wnt Signaling in Development and Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Functions 
    Chapter: Neuropsychiatric Disease-associated Genetic Variation in the Wnt Pathway 
    Page 393 - 410Haggarty SJ, Singh K, Perlis RH, Karmacharya REditors: Hoppler S, Moon RT.John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, USA. 2014
  • Wnt Signaling in Development and Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Functions 
    Chapter: Wnt Signaling in Mood and Psychotic Disorders. 
    Page 379 - 392Haggarty S, Singh K, Perlis RH, Karmacharya REditors: Hoppler S, Moon RT.ohn Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, USA. 2014

Grant Support

  • Wnt/Gsk3/Beta Catenin Signaling As A Target For Treatment Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
  • Wnt/Gsk3/Beta Catenin Signaling As A Target For Treatment Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
  • Ex vivo signature of psychosis and treatment response in patient-derived neuronsNational Institute of HealthPresent

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Karmacharya Labhttps://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/neuroscience/fac/Karmacharya.php
  • Harvard Catalysthttps://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/23952
  • Biographyhttp://scholar.harvard.edu/karmacharya/biocv

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