Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
James McGough, MD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA / Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine / Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior). The public record shows 197 publications with 20,854 citations (h-index 76), centered on Psychiatry. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2000–2025).
- Top research focus: Psychiatry
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Efficacy of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for ADHD
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
InvestigatorCompletedNCT05374187 - Four-week Open-trial Extension TNS for ADHD
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
InvestigatorCompletedNCT03870737
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2000–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Efficacy of External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of ADHD
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$630,837R01MH126041 - Efficacy of External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of ADHD
University of California Los Angeles
FY2024$749,745R01MH126041 - Efficacy of External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of ADHD
University of California Los Angeles
FY2023$753,625R01MH126041
Publications
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Office address
760 Westwood Plaza, Suite 68-251, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗
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- MS in Clinical Research
UCLA (earned during Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Co-Director
ADHD Clinic, Program for ADHD and Related Conditions (PARC), Semel Institute at UCLA
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Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology and ADHD (required training for child psychiatry residents)
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UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Elaine Schlosser Lewis Memorial Award for Research on Attention Deficit Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (presented Oct 17, 2019, 66th AACAP Annual Meeting, Chicago; $5,000 …
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- UCLA Psychiatry Office of JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion)
listed faculty affiliate
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Updated 14 Jul 2026
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/James-J-McGough-39628734
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