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


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


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


Massinga, LJ; Greene, MC; Duarte, CS; Mandlate, F; Santos, PF; Gouveia, L; Oquendo, MA; Mello, MF; Wainberg, ML Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Mozambique: Validation of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth Edition (PC-PTSD-5) , Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy : 2025


Lin, T; Tang, M; Bauermeister, JA; Tran, JT; Kautz, M; Donnelly, H; Webster, J; Wolfe, JR; Ben-Nathan, J; Arcamano, A; Oquendo, MA; Brown, G; Mandell, D; Mowery, D; Brown, LA Moderating Effects of Coping Strategies on the Associations Between Stigma and Depression Among Emerging Adults , Journal of Affective Disorders: 2025


Donnelly, HK; Brown, GK; Green, KL; Vurgun, U; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Steinberg, M; Reilly, M; Mehta, H; Labouliere, C; Oquendo, MA; Mandell, M; Mowery, DL Exploring the potential of large language models for automated safety plan scoring in outpatient mental health settings , medRxiv: 2025