Maria A. Oquendo, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Chair, Department of Psychiatry
- Ruth Meltzer Professor of Psychiatry
My education and training
- Medical School: Columbia University
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Psychiatry, 1989
- American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, National
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National
- American Psychiatric Association, National
- American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry, National
- Association of Women Psychiatrists, National
- Bipartisan Policy Center, National
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, National
- College of International Neuropsychopharmacology, International
- Elsevier-The Lancet Regional Health Americas, International
- Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain, International
- International Academy of Suicide Research, International
- International Association for Suicide Prevention, International
- International Covid-19 Suicide Prevention Research Collaboration, International
- Military Suicide Research Consortium, National
- Movement for Global Mental Health, International
- National Institute of Mental Health, Scientific Review Groups, National
- National Scientific Advisory Council, Suicide Prevention Action Network, National
- Pardes Humanism Award, National
- Society for Biological Psychiatry, National
- Tufts University Board of Trustees, National
- World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, International
- World Suicidology Net, International
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Wadden, TA; Oquendo, MA; Kushner, RF; Cao, D; Karanikas, CA; Kechter, A; Murphy, MA Psychiatric Safety of Tirzepatide in People With Obesity and No Known Major Psychopathology: A Post Hoc Analysis of SURMOUNT , Obesity: 2026
Kas, MJH; Do, KQ; Sand, MS; Kozak, R; Tunbridge, EM; Oquendo, MA; Tamminga, C; Koutsouleris, N; Knudsen, GM; Penninx, BW; Padberg, FJ; Drevets, WC; Falkai, P; Buhl, DL; Reif, A Biomarker innovations in precision psychiatry diagnostics and treatment strategies , European Neuropsychopharmacology : The Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology: 2026
Ongur, D; Abi Dargham, A; Clarke, D; Compton, W; Cuthbert, B; Fung, K; Gogtay, N; Kas, M; Kumar, A; Malaspina, D; O’Keefe, V; Oquendo, MA; Wainberg, M; Yonkers, K; Yousif, L; Alpert, J The Future of DSM: A Report from the Structure and Dimensions Subcommittee , The American Journal of Psychiatry: 2026
Donnelly, HK; Kim, S; Crosby, ES; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mowery, DL Who Is Getting the Help They Need? An AI-Driven Study of Intersectional Disparities in Mental Health Service Utilization Among Young Adults with Suicidal Ideation , Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research: 2026
Brown, LA; Tran, JT; Gallop, R; Webster, JL; Wolfe, JR; Kautz, MM; Zhu, Y; Arcomano, A; Nathan, JB; Mayinja, L; Azat O’Connor, A; Mowery, D; Mandell, DS; Brown, GK; Oquendo, MA; Bauermeister, JA Increasing Safety Plan Use and Reducing Suicidal Ideation among Emerging Adults: A Pilot Randomized Trial of the STARS Intervention , Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior : 2026
Cuthbert, B; Ajilore, O; Alpert, J; Clarke, D; Compton, W; Drexler, K; Fung, K; Gogtay, N; Kas, M; Kumar, A; Malaspina, D; O’Keefe, V; Ongur, D; Tamminga, C; Wainberg, M; Yonkers, K; Yousif, L; Abi Dargham, A; Oquendo, MA The Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors in the Diagnostic and Statistical Model , The American Journal of Psychiatry : 2026
Nathan, JB; Mayinja, L; Webster, JL; Tran, JT; Burgese, T; Calkins, ME; Oquendo, MA; Brown, G; Mandell, D; Bauermeister, JA; Brown, LA Self-Reported Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults Screened for a Suicide Prevention Trial , Archives of Sexual Behavior: 2026
Sublette, EM; Byrnes, A; Todd Ogden, R; Zanderigo, F; Burke, A; Oquendo, MA; Stanley, B; Mann, JJ; Miller, JM Elevated Serotonin 1A Receptor Binding in Borderline Personality Disorder Co-Morbid With Major Depressive Episodes Appears Attributable to Major Depression Alone , Journal of Psychiatry Research: 2026
Zelazny, J; Porta, G; Mann, JJ; Keilp, J; Oquendo, MA; Burke, A; Brent, D; Melhem, N Proximal Risk of Suicide Related Behavior (SRB) in Black Youth with a Parental History of Mood Disorder , Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association: 2026
Barzilay, R; Sudol, K; Daskalakis, NP; Boldrini, M; Oquendo, MA Pursuing the Elusive Biosignature for Suicide: A Decennial Update , Molecular Psychiatry: 2026