Maria A. Oquendo
Ruth Meltzer Professor of Psychiatry
Chairman of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatrist-in-Chief , University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3535 Market Street
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
Tufts University, summa cum laude, 1980.
MD
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1984.
PhD
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, summa cum laude, 2010.
BS
Tufts University, summa cum laude, 1980.
MD
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1984.
PhD
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, summa cum laude, 2010.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine and Psychiatry, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 1984-1985.
Resident in Psychiatry , Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center , 1985-1988.
Permanent linkIntern in Medicine and Psychiatry, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 1984-1985.
Resident in Psychiatry , Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center , 1985-1988.
Selected Publications
Wadden, TA; Oquendo, MA; Kushner, RF; Cao, D; Karanikas, CA; Kechter, A; Murphy, MA : Psychiatric Safety of Tirzepatide in People With Obesity and No Known Major Psychopathology: A Post Hoc Analysis of SURMOUNT. Obesity 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70122.Donnelly, HK; Brown, GK; Green, KL; Vurgun, U; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Steinberg, M; Reilly, ME; Mehta, H; Labouliere, C; Oquendo, MA; Mandell, D; Mowery, DL : Automated Safety Plan Scoring in Outpatient Mental Health Settings Using Large Language Models: Exploratory Study. JMIR Mental Health 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.2196/79010.
Donnelly, HK; Mandell, D; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Vurgun, U; Neill, G; Patel, E; Reilly, ME; Steinberg, M; Calloway, A; Gallop, R; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mowery, DL : Data Science Education for Residents, Researchers, and Students in Psychiatry and Psychology: Program Development and Evaluation Study. JMIR Medical Education 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.2196/75125.
Kas, MJH; Do, KQ; Sand, MS; Kozak, R; Tunbridge, EM; Oquendo, MA; Tamminga, C; Koutsouleris, N; Knudsen, GM; Penninx, BW; Padberg, FJ; Drevets, WC; Falkai, P; Buhl, DL; Reif, A: Biomarker innovations in precision psychiatry diagnostics and treatment strategies. European Neuropsychopharmacology : The Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112762.
Ongur, D; Abi Dargham, A; Clarke, D; Compton, W; Cuthbert, B; Fung, K; Gogtay, N; Kas, M; Kumar, A; Malaspina, D; O’Keefe, V; Oquendo, MA; Wainberg, M; Yonkers, K; Yousif, L; Alpert, J : The Future of DSM: A Report from the Structure and Dimensions Committee. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250876
Zelazny, J; Porta, G; Mann, JJ; Keilp, J; Oquendo, MA; Burke, A; Brent, D; Melhem, N : Proximal Risk of Suicide Related Behavior (SRB) in Black Youth with a Parental History of Mood Disorder. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/10783903261424854/ ID: JAPNA-2025-OR-229.R1.
Tran, JT; Webster, JL; Wolfe, JR; Ben Nathan, J; Mayinja, L; Kautz, M; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mandell, D; Mowery, D; Bauermeister, JA; Brown, LA : Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults Who are at Risk for Suicide: A Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025 Notes: http://doi.org/10.2196/67814.
Massinga, LJ; Greene, MC; Duarte, CS; Mandlate, F; Santos, PF; Gouveia, L; Oquendo, MA; Mello, MF; Wainberg, ML : Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Mozambique: Validation of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth Edition (PC-PTSD-5). Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001806.
Lin, T; Tang, M; Bauermeister, JA; Tran, JT; Kautz, M; Donnelly, H; Webster, J; Wolfe, JR; Ben-Nathan, J; Arcamano, A; Oquendo, MA; Brown, G; Mandell, D; Mowery, D; Brown, LA : Moderating Effects of Coping Strategies on the Associations Between Stigma and Depression Among Emerging Adults. Journal of Affective Disorders 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119843
Donnelly, HK; Brown, GK; Green, KL; Vurgun, U; Hwang, S; Schriver, E; Steinberg, M; Reilly, M; Mehta, H; Labouliere, C; Oquendo, MA; Mandell, M; Mowery, DL : Exploring the potential of large language models for automated safety plan scoring in outpatient mental health settings. medRxiv 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.26.25324610.