Maria A. Oquendo, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Chair, Department of Psychiatry
- Ruth Meltzer Professor of Psychiatry
My education and training
- Columbia UniversityMedical School
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical CenterResidency
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.
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: 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.
Dr. Oquendo is a Penn Medicine physician.
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
Lin, T; Pérez-Sabater, J; Barrigón, ML; Baca-Garcia, E; Aradillas, JC; Villalba-Oliva, MÁ; Olmos, PM; Bryan, CJ; Wiley, J; Taylor, DJ; Pruiksma, KE; Baker, JC; Khazem, L; Oquendo, MA; Brown, L; Artés-Rodríguez, A Passive Monitoring for Suicide Risk Prediction in US Military Personnel: Detecting Behavioral Changes with Wearable Data , Research Square: 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
Hristidis, VC; De Leon, V; Van Der Vaart, AD; Sackeim, HA; Rush, AJ; Aaronson, ST; Bunker, MT; Allen, RM; Sheline, Y; Nahas, Z; Dunner, DL; Gott, BM; Lee, YC; Gordon, C; Tran, Q; Shy, O; Quevedo, J; Riva-Posse, P; Zajecka, J; Mickey, BJ; Duffy, W; Kriedt, CL; Oquendo, MA; Conway, CR Impact of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Suicidal Ideation in Markedly Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A RECOVER Study Report , The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry: 2026
Nezir, F; Reilly, ME; Steinberg, M; Green, KL; Jager-Hyman, S; Wolk, CB; Mowery, D; Mandell, DS; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK Workforce Investments in Telehealth Suicide Prevention in Emergency Departments: Implementation Costs of a Centralized Behavioral Health Consultation Service , Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research: 2026
Cuthbert, B; Abi-Dargham, A; Gogtay, N; Horga; G; Ajilore, OA; Tamminga, C; McPartland, J; Clarke, DE; Yousif, L; Oquendo, MA The Future of DSM: Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors , 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
Smith, A; Graña, J; Bhugra, D; Oquendo, MA; Buadze, A; Ventriglio, A; Liebrenz, M “It’s a Complicated Issue”: Exploring Public Perspectives on Reddit about the American Psychiatric Association’s Goldwater Rule and the Ethics of Public-professional Mental Health Commentary , BMC Medical Ethics: 2026
Hill, ML; Nichter, B; Fischer, IC; Na, PJ: Oquendo, MA; Pietrzak, RH Military Sexual Trauma in the United States , JAMA Psychiatry: 2026
Donnelly, HK; Mandell, D; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Vurgun, U; Neill, G; Patel, E; Reilly, ME; Steinberg, M; Calloway, A; Gallop, R; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mowery, DL Data Science Education for Residents, Researchers, and Students in Psychiatry and Psychology: Program Development and Evaluation Study , JMIR Medical Education: 2026