Maria Oquendo, MD, PhD

Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Oquendo is Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A summa cum laude graduate of Tufts University, she attended Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. She completed residency at Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, Weil-Cornell. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medicine.
Dr. Oquendo has used Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to map brain abnormalities in mood disorders and suicidal behavior. Her expertise ranges from psychopharmacology to Global Mental Health. She has over 450 peer-reviewed publications and an h-factor of 78 with over 18,000 citations.
Dr. Oquendo is Past President of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the International Academy of Suicide Research and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). She is President of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Board of Directors, Vice President of the College of International Neuropsychopharmacology and has served on the National Institute of Mental Health’s Advisory Council. Dr. Oquendo is a member of Tufts University’s Board of Trustees, serves on its Executive Committee and chairs Tufts’ Academic Affairs Committee.
A recipient of multiple awards in the US, Europe and South America, most recently, she was honored with the Alexandra Symonds Award (APA 2017), the APA’s Research Award (2018), the Dolores Shockley Award (ACNP 2018) and the Alexander Glassman Award (Columbia University 2021).

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Robert Barrow

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Carol Vallone

Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit/Finance Committee

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Andreas Krebs

Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of Nomination and Governance Committee, Member of Audit/Finance Committee

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Brigid Makes

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Roger Crystal, MD

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Suzanne Bruhn, PhD

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Miri Halperin Wernli, PhD

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Daniel Karlin, MD, MA

Chief Medical Officer

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Schond Greenway, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

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Mark Sullivan, JD

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Francois Lilienthal, MD, MBA

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Carrie Liao, CPA

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Robert Silva, PhD

VP, Head of Development

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Robert Malenka, MD, PhD

Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University

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Peter Bergethon, MD

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Robert Dworkin, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry at University of Rochester

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Maurizio Fava, MD

Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

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Bridget Walton, MS

VP, Global Regulatory Affairs

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Peter Mack, PhD

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Carole Abel, MBA

VP, Programs and Portfolio Office (PPO)

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VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

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Maria Oquendo, MD, PhD

Ruth Meltzer Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Matthias Liechti, MD, PhD

Scientific Collaborator & Advisor

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Kim PC Kuypers, PhD

Scientific Collaborator & Advisor

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Peter Gasser, MD

Clinical Advisor