Robert A Sweet MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
Professor, Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3811 O'Hara StreetSuite 274Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-246-5325
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Education & Training
Albany Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1988
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Determining Changes in Brain Structure Associated With Symptoms of Late-life Depression Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparative Mortality Risk of Aripiprazole, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, and Risperidone in Alzheimer's Disease: A Real‑World Retrospective Cohort Study with Treatment Effe...Chen Jiang, Josh Krivinko, Zeshui Yu, Robert A Sweet, Lang Zeng
CNS Drugs. 2026-06-01 - CNS-selective plasma p-tau217 accurately captures Alzheimer's disease pathology and progression.Xuemei Zeng, Marissa F Farinas, Michel N Nafash, Denis S Smirnov, Brian J Lopresti
Medrxiv. 2026-05-21 - Envisioning Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Biased Signaling as a Therapeutic Target for Schizophrenia.Shih-Hsuan Ku, Sierra J Stringfield, Mary M Torregrossa, Robert A Sweet, Shinnyi Chou
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2026-04-17
Journal Articles
- Density of Small Dendritic Spines and Microtubule-Associated-Protein-2 Immunoreactivity in the Primary Auditory Cortex of Subjects with SchizophreniaRobert Sweet, MD, Nature
- Laser Capture Microdissection–Targeted Mass Spectrometry: A Method for Multiplexed Protein Quantification Within Individual Layers of the Cerebral CortexRobert Sweet, MD, Nature
Press Mentions
Digest | New Evidence: Links Abnormally Formed Proteins with SchizophreniaJune 10th, 2019
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