Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Deepak Sarpal, MD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. The public record shows 76 publications with 1,577 citations (h-index 20), centered on Schizophrenia. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, 5 NIH-funded awards (2016–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The European journal of neuroscience
- Top research focus: Schizophrenia
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Anticholinergic Deprescription in Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Deepak K. Sarpal, M.D.
InvestigatorPhase 4RecruitingNCT06562608 - Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for People With Schizophrenia Treated With Clozapine
Sponsor: Deepak K. Sarpal, M.D.
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06003036 - Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Hallucinations in First-Episode Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Northwell Health
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT02661347
Industry payments
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NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2016–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Linking mania/hypomania with abnormal reward expectancy- and approach-related neural network activity and dopamine release
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$659,263R01MH133457 - Neural Mechanisms of Anticholinergic Burden in Mid- to Late-Life Schizophrenia Spectrum Illness
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2025$760,161R01MH135096 - A Multidimensional Dissection of Antipsychotic Treatment Response in Early Schizophrenia
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2025$682,040R01MH124705
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Group Differences of Multiregion Glutamate Concentration in Clinical High Risk and Schizophrenia.
The European journal of neuroscience
2026 - The intersection between psychedelics and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Reevaluating risk and therapeutic potential.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
2026
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Office address
3501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 410, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
St. George's University School of Medicine
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Zucker Hillside Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Associate Member
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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American Psychiatric Association
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EPINET (NIMH-funded Early Psychosis Intervention Network)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Rising Star Award
Pittsburgh Foundation
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Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Principal Investigator
Laboratory of Psychiatric Treatments and Outcomes (Sarpal Lab), University of Pittsburgh
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- University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Department of Psychiatry
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Guest
"Psychiatry Advances Podcast" (University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Psychiatry), discussed clozapine for refractory schizophrenia and functional neuroimaging of antipsychotic response
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psychiatry.pitt.edu/university-pittsburgh-school-medicine-promotes-deepak-sarpal-md-associate-professor-psychiatry
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