Davangere Devanand, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Neurology

Co-Director, Memory Disorders Center,
New York State Psychiatric Institute

Co-Director, Late Life Depression Clinic,
New York State Psychiatric Institute


Dr. D. P. Devanand is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Neurology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. He completed medical school at Christian Medical College, Vellore, in India, and trained in psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

He completed psychiatry residency training at S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, and Yale University School of Medicine. He then did a clinical research fellowship in Biological Psychiatry at Columbia University, and has continued on the faculty at Columbia University since 1987.

Currently, he is Co-Director of the Memory Disorders Center, and Co-Director of the Late Life Depression Clinic, at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research studies involve Alzheimer’s disease, geriatric depression and electroconvulsive therapy. His research has helped define the clinical features and treatment response in elderly patients with chronic mild to moderate depression, or dysthymic disorder.

He pioneered studies on the interface between depression and cognitive impairment in the elderly, and he is also known for his research into early diagnostic markers of Alzheimer’s disease and the treatment of behavioral complications in Alzheimer’s disease. He has been principal investigator on several research grants from the National Institute of Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health. He has also been funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, NARSAD, and the Dana Foundation.

He has published over 180 research papers and articles, and is the author of three books.
Medical School:  Christian Medical College, , M.D., 1979
Internship:  SUNY UpState Medical Center, Psychiatry, 1980 - 1981
Residency:  Yale, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
Fellowship:  Columbia University, Psychiatry Affective Disorders, 1985 - 1987
Board Certifications:  American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Subspeciality Certifications:  Geriatric Psychiatry
• Neuropsychiatry/Cognitive Disorders
• Depression

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Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute
Room Annex 425  Unit/Box:126
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY   10032

Phone: 212-543-5612
Fax: 212-543-5088
dpd3@Columbia.edu


1. Devanand D.P., Michaels-Marston K.S., Liu X., Pelton G.H., Padilla M., Marder K., Bell K., Stern Y., Mayeux R. : Olfactory deficits in mild cognitive impairment predict Alzheimer's disease on follow-up. .  American Journal of Psychiatry  2000;157: 1399-1405

2. Devanand DP, Pelton GH, Marston K, Camacho Y, Roose SP, Stern Y, Sackeim HA. : Sertraline treatment of elderly patients with depression and cognitive impairment. .  Int J Geriatr Psychiatry  2003;18: 123-130

3. Devanand D.P.; Adorno E.; Cheng J.; Burt T.; Pelton G.H.; Roose S.P.; Sackeim H.A. : Late onset dysthymic disorder and major depression differ from early onset dysthymic disorder and major depression in elderly outpatients..  Journal of Affective Disorders   2004;78: 259-267

4. Devanand DP, Nobler MS, Cheng J, Turret N, Pelton GH, Roose SP, Sackeim HA. : Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of fluoxetine treatment for elderly patients with dysthymic disorder. .  Am J Geriatr Psychiatry   2005;13: 59-68

5. Devanand DP, Pelton GH, Zamora D, Liu X, Tabert M, Goodkind M, Scarmeas N, Braun I, Stern Y, Mayeux R. : Predictive utility of apolipoprotein E genotype for Alzheimer's disease in outpatients with mild cognitive impairment. .  Archives of Neurology  2005;62: 975-980

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