Physicians

Maurizio Fava MD

Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
The development of effective short-term and long-term strategies in the treatment of depression and depressive subtypes, and the study of treatment-resistant depression.

Research Description

Under Dr. Fava's direction since 1990, the Depression Clinical and Research Program has become one of the most highly regarded depression programs in the country, a true model for academic programs that link, in a bi-directional fashion, clinical and research work. The number of ongoing projects has grown from 5 in 1990 to the more than 40 currently.

The clinician-scientists of the Depression Clinical and Research Program conduct research projects in a variety of areas, including neuroimaging, genetics, neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. Dr. Fava has also been successful in obtaining funding for the program, as principal or co-principal investigator, from both the National Institutes of Health and industry for a total of more than $25,000,000 in the past 15 years. Dr. Fava's prominence in the field is reflected by his role as the co-principal investigator of STAR*D, the largest study ever conducted in the area of depression.

Biography

Dr. Maurizio Fava obtained his medical degree from the University of Padova School of Medicine and completed residency training in endocrinology at the same university. He then moved to the United States and completed residency training in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has been Director of the Depression Clinical and Research Program since 1990 and currently serves as the Vice Chair for the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Fava is also Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Recent Awards

2005 Outstanding Psychiatrist Award, Massachusetts Psychiatry Society
2006 Distinguished Fellow Award, American Psychiatric Association

Phone

617.632.1515

Address

Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 351
Boston, MA 02114

Significant Publications

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