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Wade Berrettini, MD, Psychiatry, Wynnewood, PA

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Psychiatry Wynnewood, PA

Addiction, Psychopharmacology

Professor of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Summary

  • Dr. Wade Berrettini is a psychiatrist and pharmacologist in the Philadelphia area. for the past 25 years he has been a professor of psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1977, and a Phd in pharmacology from Thomas Jefferson University in 1979. He specializes in psychopharmacology of treatment-resistant mood, anxiety and addictive disorders. The author of more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications, he has a practice of psychiatry in Wynnewood, PA.

Education & Training

  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
    Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Psychosomatic Medicine, 1982 - 1983
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1980
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Thomas Jefferson UniversityPh.D, Pharmacology, 1977 - 1979
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1977, MD
  • Dickinson College
    Dickinson CollegeBS, Cum Laude, 1969 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1978 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1980 - 1990
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Distinguished Investigator Award 1999, 2004, 2009
  • Research Award Caron Foundation, 2009
  • GlaxoSmithKline Fellowship in Genetics of Disease 2007
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Detecting Significant Genotype–Phenotype Association Rules in Bipolar Disorder: Market Research Meets Complex Genetics  
    John Kelsoe, Melvin McInnis, James Potash, William Lawson, John Rice, Evaristus Nwulia, William Byerley, Francis J McMahon, John Nurnberger, Wade Berrettini, Cinnamon ..., Springer Open
  • Psychiatric pharmacogenetics: a developing science.  
    Berrettini WH, Neuropsychopharmacology 70: 787-92
  • Accuracy of CNV Detection from GWAS Data.  
    D, Qian Y, Akula N, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Tang J, The Bipolar Genome Study, Gershon ES, and Liu C, PLoS ONE 6(1): e14511
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Further evidence for an endogenous inhibitor of platelet MAO in chronic schizophrenia.
    Vogel, W.H., Berrettini, W.H. and Ladman, R.K, Schizophrenia Bulletin 6:232-234
  • Platelet MAO in families of chronic schizophrenics.
    Berrettini, W.H., Benfield, T.C., Schmidt, A.O., Ladman, R.K. and Vogel, W.H, Schizophrenia Bulletin 6:235-237
  • Effects of oxygen, pH, and toluene on the activity of platelet MAO obtained from healthy and chronic schizophrenic individuals.
    Vogel, W.H., Berrettini, W.H., Weiss, K.J. and Benfield, T.C, Psychopharmacology Bulletin l7:28-31

Press Mentions

  • Exploration of Shared Genetic Architecture Between Subcortical Brain Volumes and Anorexia Nervosa
    Exploration of Shared Genetic Architecture Between Subcortical Brain Volumes and Anorexia NervosaDecember 5th, 2018
  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Seasonal Affective Disorder
    Genome-Wide Association Study of Seasonal Affective DisorderSeptember 14th, 2018
  • Yes, You Can Inherit Depression—Here’s What That Means if You're Struggling
    Yes, You Can Inherit Depression—Here’s What That Means if You're StrugglingMay 16th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • Genetics Of Nicotine DependenceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2012
  • MU Opioid Receptor In AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2011
  • Linkage Disequilibrium Studies Of Morip Genes In Opiod DependenceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2011
  • Administrative CoreNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2011
  • MU Receptor Interacting Proteins In Opiate DependenceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2007–2011
  • A Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2007
  • Genetics Of Anorexia NervosaNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2005
  • Quantitative Genetics Of Opiate AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002–2004
  • A Neuropeptide Gene In Psychiatric IllnessNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2004
  • MU Receptor Polymorphisms And Heroin AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002
  • Collaborative Genomic Study Of Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2001
  • Genetic Study Of Opioid AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse1997–2000
  • Quantitative Genetics Of A RAT Model For AlcoholismNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1997–1999
  • Quantitative Genetics Of Opiate AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse1997
  • Quantitative Genetics Of A RAT Model For AlcoholismNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1996–1997
  • Quantitative Genetics Of Opiate AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse1995–1997
  • Linkage Studies Of Bipolar DiseaseNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1996

Other Languages

  • French, Italian