Maria A. Oquendo, MD, PhD
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chair, Department of Psychiatry
  • Ruth Meltzer Professor of Psychiatry

Education and training

  • Medical School: Columbia University
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My 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.
Dr. Oquendo is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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


Donnelly, HK; Brown, GK; Green, KL; Vurgun, U; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Steinberg, M; Reilly, ME; Mehta, H; Labouliere, C; Oquendo, MA; Mandell, D; Mowery, DL Automated Safety Plan Scoring in Outpatient Mental Health Settings Using Large Language Models: Exploratory Study , JMIR Mental Health: 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


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 Committee , The American Journal of Psychiatry: 2026


Oquendo, MA; Abi Dargham, A; Alpert, J; Benton, T; Clarke, D; Compton, W; Drexler, K; Fung, K; Kas, M; Malaspina, D; O’Keefe, V; Ongur, D; Wainberg, M; Yonkers, K; Yousif, L; Gogtay, N Initial Strategy For the Future of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) , The American Journal of Psychiatry: 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 Future of DSM: The Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors in the Diagnostic and Statistical Model , The American Journal of Psychiatry : 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


Tran, JT; Webster, JL; Wolfe, JR; Ben Nathan, J; Mayinja, L; Kautz, M; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mandell, D; Mowery, D; Bauermeister, JA; Brown, LA Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults Who are at Risk for Suicide: A Mixed Methods Study , JMIR Formative Research: 2025