Thomas W Uhde MD

Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Sleep Medicine

Institute of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina

67 President StInstitute of PsychiatryCharleston, SC 29425
Phone+1 843-792-0027
Fax+1 843-792-6889

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Summary

Dr. Thomas Uhde is a highly experienced psychiatrist based in Charleston, SC, with subspecialties in Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology, and Sleep Medicine. He has held various notable positions including Medical Director at the Medical University Hospital Authority, Professor and Chair at MUSC Health University Medical Center, and Professor and Chair at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at Penn State University College of Medicine. Dr. Uhde graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed his residency at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. His areas of expertise extend to sleep medicine, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, sensory processing disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and excessive somnolence. He has contributed significantly to research and has authored several widely cited publications. In addition to this, Dr. Uhde has actively participated in various clinical trials and has been recognized for his contributions to the field with several awards including Alpha Kappa Kappa and American's Top Doctors.

Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1983
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1979
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1975
Duke UniversityB.S., 1967 - 1971

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Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 1994 - 2028
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2016
MD State Medical License 1979 - 1995
CT State Medical License 1977 - 1980
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Fellow American College of Psychiatry
Distinguished Alumni Award, Medicine University of Louisville, 2023

Clinical Trials

Investigation of Neuro-hormonal Mechanisms of Hunger, Fullness and Obesity.
WITHDRAWN
Innovative Service Delivery for Secondary Prevention of PTSD
COMPLETED
NA
Study of Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS) on Measures of Sleep
TERMINATED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

MERGE: Misophonia and emotion regulation in a guided experience sampling study.
Jeffrey M Pavlacic, Laura J Dixon, Allie Freshley, Erin M Buchanan, Bernadette Cortese
Hearing Research. 2026-09-01
Study of Chemosensory Enhancement through Neuromodulation Training (SCENT): Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial for COVID-related persistent smell dy...
Nicole Cash, Mary Clare Koebel, Bashar W Badran, Aicko Y Schumann, Lisa M McTeague
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2026-02-01
4 citations
Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in Adults With Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lauren R McCray, Megan K Scharner, Shaun A Nguyen, Habib G Rizk, Ted A Meyer
The Laryngoscope. 2025-08-01

Journal Articles

Differential odor sensitivity in PTSD: Implications for Treatment and Future Research
CORTESE BM, LESLIE K, UHDE TW, Journal of Affective Disorders, 1/1/2015
Region-Specific Alteration in Brain Glutamate: Possible Relationship to risk-taking Behavior
CORTESE BM, MITCHELL TR, GALLOWAY MP, PREVOST KE, FANG J, MOORE GJ, UHDE TW, Physiology & Behavior, 1/1/2010
Nocturnal Sleep Panic and Depression: Relationship to Subjective Sleep in Panic Disorder
SINGAREDDY R, UHDE TW, J Affect Disord, 1/1/2009

Books/Book Chapters

Therapy in Sleep Medicine
Chapter: Sleep in Anxiety Disorders
Page 82 - 94GUILLE C, CORTESE B, UHDE TWEditors: Barkoukis TJ, Matheson JK, Ferber R, Doghramji K.Saunders, Elsevier, Inc.2012
Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis
Chapter: Sleep Disorders
Page 717 - 748UHDE TW, CORTESE BM, VEDENIAPIN AEditors: M Hersen, Beidel DC.Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ2012
The Parasomnias and other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
Chapter: Sleep Panic Arousals
Page 278 - 288SINGAREDDY R, UHDE TWEditors: M Thorpy, Plazzi Giuseppe.Cambridge University Press2010

Abstracts/Posters

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders with Comorbid Sleep Disturbances.
UHDE TW, The 6th Japanese Society of Anxiety Disorder Academic Conference, Abstracts of the Sixth Japanese Society of Anxiety Disorder Academic Conference, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1/2/2014
Sleep Panic Syndrome: Phenomenology, Neurobiology, and Treatment Implications.
UHDE TW, The 6th Japanese Society of Anxiety Disorder Academic Conference, Abstracts of the Sixth Japanese Society of Anxiety Disorder Academic Conference, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1/1/2014
Lavender Odor Dampens the fMRI Bold Response to Visual Alcohol Cues in the Amygdala of Alcohol-Dependent Adults.
CORTESE BM, SCHACHT JP, UHDE TW, VORONIN KE, HENDERSON S, YANG QX, ANTON RF, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/26/2013

Lectures

Sleep Disturbance During First Trimester of Pregnancy Predicts Peripartum Depression and Anxiety.
Chicago, IL - 1/23/2014
Panic Disorder: Theoretical Overlap with Narcolepsy.
Hollywood, FL - 1/17/2014
Olfactory Cue-Elicited Craving in Nicotine-Dependent Smokers: an fMRI Preliminary Investigation.
Bonita Springs, FL - 1/10/2014

Other

Caffeine-induced anxiety: An ideal chemical model of panic disorder
UHDE TW, Einstein Monograph Series in Psychiatry, Wiley-Liss
New York, NY
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
UHDE TW, Bressler P, TV Public Education Broadcast, To the Best of My Knowledge
Penn State University, University Park, PA - 1/26/2007
Kindling and drug sensitization: Implications for the progressive development of psychopathology and treatment with carbamazepine.
POST RM, BALLENGER JC, UHDE TW, PUTNAM FW, BUNNEY WE Jr, The Psychopharmacology of Anticonvulsants (The British Association for Pharmacology Monograph Series
1/1/1981