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Joan Prudic, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Service,
New York State Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia campus
Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Service,
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Director, Clinic for Innovations in Treatment Resistant Depression,
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Dr. Prudic is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia campus. The ECT Service provides state-of-the-art treatment based on results of the latest results of clinical research in novel forms of ECT done at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).
She is also Director of the Clinic for Innovations in Treatment Resistant Depression and a research psychiatrist in at the NYSPI. The clinic provides evaluations to patients seeking to participate in pioneering research in ECT and is developing clinical trials for other innovative treatments for depression, particularly in the area of brain stimulation.
Dr. Prudic is the Associate Editor of The Journal of ECT. She has been an invited presenter at national and international medical conferences. She has authored and coauthored numerous articles, chapters, reviews, and editorials concerning ECT, mood disorders, neurobiology, and brain imaging.
Her articles are published in prestigious scientific journals such as The American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychological Medicine, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Prudic has conducted clinical research in the areas of depression and ECT. She has been principal investigator on grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD). She has received continuous support since 1985. Her research and clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment depression, including geriatric depression, ECT, and the improvement of community treatment in these areas through dissemination of research findings to clinical practice.
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Undergraduate: University of Michigan, B.S., 1973
Medical School: University of Michigan, M.D., 1977
Internship: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1981
Board Certifications: Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Subspeciality Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry
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• Adult Psychiatry, particularly depression
• Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Geriatric Psychiatry
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Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute
Room 421A, Kolb Annex Unit/Box:126
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-543-5616
Fax: 212-543-5088
jp33@Columbia.edu
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1. Prudic J, Olfson M, Marcus S, Fuller R, Sackeim HA: The effectiveness of ECT in community settings. Biological Psychiatry 2004;55: 301-322
1. Sackeim HA, Dillingham EM, Prudic J, Cooper T, McCall WV, Rosenquist P, Isenberg K, Garcia K, Mulsant BH, Haskett RF: Impact of Concomitant Pharmacotherapy on ECT Outcomes: Short-term Efficacy and Side Effects. Archives of General Psychiatry 2009;66: 729-37
1. Prudic, J: Electroconvulsive Therapy, Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins, New York, NY, USA, 2009
1. Lisanby SH, Sampson S, Husain MM, Petrides G, Knapp RG, McCall VW, Young RC, Prudic J, Kellner CK: Toward Individualized Post-Electroconvulsive Therapy Care: Piloting the Symptom-Titrated, Algorithm-Based Longitudinal ECT (STABLE) intervention. Journal of ECT 2008;24: 179-182
5. Prudic J: Strategies to minimize cognitive side effects with ECT: aspects of ECT technique. Journal of ECT 2008;24: 46-51
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