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Wayne Drevets, MD, Psychiatry, San Diego, CA

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Psychiatry San Diego, CA

Vice President, Disease Area Leader in Mood Disorders Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson

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Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • New Approaches in Psychiatric Drug Development  
    Wayne C Drevets, Carol A Tamminga, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Appetite Changes Reveal Depression Subgroups with Distinct Endocrine, Metabolic, and Immune States  
    Wayne C Drevets, Kara L Kerr, Nature

Authored Content

  • Amygdala Real‐Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Major Depressive Disorder: A ReviewApril 2018
  • Amygdala Real‐Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Major Depressive Disorder: A ReviewApril 2018
  • S114. Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Patients with Treatment-Resistant DepressionApril 2018

Press Mentions

  • Could a Drug That Tamps down Inflammation Lift the Fog of Depression?
    Could a Drug That Tamps down Inflammation Lift the Fog of Depression?January 28th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Tryptophan Depletion In Remitted Depressed PatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Structural Brain Abnormalities In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Serotonin Function And Receptor Imaging In Mood And Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Imaging In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Unipolar And Bipolar Depressed PatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Functional MRI Study Of Brain Mechanisms Mediating Anhedonia In Major DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Effect Of Treatment &Course On Anterior Cingulate Volume In Mood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Cholinergic Modulation Of Cognition And Emotion In Mood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
  • Serotonin Function And Receptor Imaging In Mood And Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Serotonin And Benzodiazepin Receptor Imaging In Panic Disosrder And PTSDNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Unipolar And Bipolar Depressed PatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Functional MRI Study Of Brain Mechanisms Mediating Anhedonia In Major DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Effects Of Hydrocortisone Infusion On Processing Of Facially Expressed EmotionNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Effect Of Treatment &Course On Anterior Cingulate Volume In Mood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2008
  • Tryptophan Depletion In Remitted Depressed PatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
  • Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Imaging In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2008
  • Structural Brain Abnormalities In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2008
  • Serotonin And Benzodiazepin Receptor Imaging In Panic DINational Institute Of Mental Health2006
  • Effect Of Treatment &Course On Anterior Cingulate VolumNational Institute Of Mental Health2006
  • 1 Z01 Mh002812-04 Dirp Functional MRI Study Of Brain MENational Institute Of Mental Health2006
  • Effects Of Hydrocortisone Infusion On Processing Of FaciNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2006
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Unipolar And Bipolar DepresseNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2006
  • Serotonin Function And Receptor Imaging In Mood And AnxiNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2006
  • Therapy--Anterior Cingulate Volume In Bipolar DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Serotonin/Benzodiazepin Receptor Imaging In Panic DISNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Hydrocortisone--Processing Of Facial EmotionNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Unipolar &Bipolar DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Fmri--Brain Mechanisms Of Anhedonia/Major DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • 5HT Function /Rceptor Imaging In Mood/Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2005
  • Therapy &Ventral Anterior Cingulate Volume In Bipolar DNational Institute Of Mental Health2004
  • Serotonin /Benzodiazepin Receptor Imaging In Panic/PtsdNational Institute Of Mental Health2004
  • Functional MRI Study Of Brain Mechanisms Mediating AnhedNational Institute Of Mental Health2004
  • Serotonin And Benzodiazepine Receptor Imaging In PTSDNational Institute Of Mental Health2003
  • MRI Study Of Brain Mechanisms Mediating Anhedonia In MDDNational Institute Of Mental Health2003
  • Effects Of Hydrocortisone Infusion On Processing EmotionNational Institute Of Mental Health2003
  • Effect Of Treatment On Ventral Anterior Cingulate VolumeNational Institute Of Mental Health2003
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Depressed PatientsNational Institute Of Mental Health2002
  • Amphetamine Induced 11C Raclopride Displacement In Mood DisordersNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Serotonin 1A Receptor &Metabolic Imaging In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2000
  • Cerebral 5HT1A Receptors And Metabolism In DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2000
  • Serotonin 1A Receptor And Metabolic Imaging In DepressioNational Institute Of Mental Health1999
  • PET And The Functional Anatomy Of Unipolar DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1999
  • PET &The Functional Anatomy Of Unipolar DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1995
  • PET And The Functional Neuroanatomy Of DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1991–1995