About Our Team
Michael E. Thase, MD, Chief
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Mood
and Anxiety Program at Penn
Dr.
Thase joined the faculty of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 2007 as Professor
of Psychiatry after more than 27 years at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Dr.
Thase’s research focuses on the assessment and treatment of mood disorders,
including studies of the differential therapeutics of both depression and bipolar
affective disorder.
A 1979 graduate of the Ohio State University
College of Medicine, Dr. Thase is a Distinguished
Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association,
a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive
Therapy, a member of the Board of Directors of
the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology,
and Vice Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Depression
and Bipolar Support Alliance. Dr. Thase has been elected to the membership
of the American College of Psychiatrists and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Dr.
Thase has authored or co-authored more than 500 scientific articles and
book chapters, as well as 15 books.
Claudia F. Baldassano, MD, Director
Assistant Professor
of Psychiatry; Director, Bipolar Disorders
Clinic at Penn
John P. O’Reardon, MD, Director
Associate
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Treatment
Resistant Depression Clinic at Penn
Dr. O’Reardon
specializes in the diagnosis and management of
treatment-resistant mood disorders.
Nationally, he is known for his contribution
to the development of novel, medical device-based
treatments for mood disorders, such as TMS
and VNS. At Penn, he directs the Treatment
Resistant Depression Clinic, ECT Service, and
TMS Laboratory.
Dr. O'Reardon completed fellowships at Penn
in psychopharmacology and cognitive therapy
and is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive
Therapy. His clinical and research interests
include mood disorders, neuromodulation therapies,
cognitive therapy, and night eating syndrome.
Bridget Callaghan, Program Coodinator
Bridget can be reached at bridget.callaghan@uphs.upenn.edu or 215-746-4100.
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