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
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.Connolly Gibbons, MB; Tyler, J; Crits-Christopher, P; Cristancho, M; Galbraith, J; Chiu, RY; Duong, LA; Oquendo, MA : A Multifaceted Outpatient Treatment Model for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Designed to Optimize Both Treatment Outcomes and Access to Care. Psychotherapy 2025.
Mucavele, J; Nhancupe, N; Monteiro, GER; Miambo, RD; Gouveia, L; Pondja, A; Sousa, IM; Bickler, SW; Benson, CA; Schooley, RT; Schmidt, V; Ruether, C; Stelzle, D; Prazeres da Costa, C; Suade, L; Wainberg, ML; Oquendo, MA; Winkler, AS; Noormahomed, EV; Zambézia Cysticercosis Working Group : Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis in people from Mocuba district, Zambézia province: A Mozambican community-based study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013083
Na, PJ; Shin, J; Kwak, HR; Lee, J; Jester, D; Bandara, P; Kim, JY; Moutier, C; Pietrzak, RH; Oquendo, MA; Jeste, DV : Social Determinants of Health and Suicide-Related Outcomes – A Review of Meta-Analyses. JAMA Psychiatry 2025 Notes: doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4241.
Tran, JT; Webster, J; Wolfe, JR; Ben Nathan, J; Mayinja, L; Kautz, M; Oquendo, MA; Brown, GK; Mandell, D; Mowery, D; Bauermeister, JA; Brown, L: Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults Who Are at Risk for Suicide: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025 Notes: http://doi.org/10.2196/67814.
Sosa, MZP; de la Vega-Sánchez, D; Sanz-Gómez, S; Giner, L; Melvin, G; Sánchez-Gómez, A; Guija, JA; Oquendo, MA: Suicide Risk Among Cannabis, Heroin and Cocaine Users. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-025-01460-y.
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.
Smith, A; Artese, A; Oquendo, MA; Bhugra, D; Moura, HF; Liebrenz, M : “Sleepy Joe”, “el loco”, and evolving debates about mental health and democratic leadership in the Americas. Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.100992
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 Adult Sexual Minorities. 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.