Faculty

Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD

Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213

Education & Training

MD
Catholic University of Sacred Heart, School of Medicine
PhD
Neuroscience, Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Psychiatry, Western Psychiatry Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Current Appointments

Director, Sleep and Schizophrenia Program

Selected Honors & Awards

Outstanding Resident Award, National Institute of Mental Health
Rising Star Award, Pittsburgh Foundation

Research Interests

Biomarkers of schizophrenia & psychosis; Sleep oscillations; Neuromodulation (i.e. TMS, TBS)
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Mayeli A, LaGoy AD, Smagula SF, Wilson JD, Zarbo C, Rocchetti M, Starace F, Zamparini M, Casiraghi L, Calza S, Rota M, D'Agostino A, de Girolamo G; DiAPAson Consortium; Ferrarelli F. Shared and distinct abnormalities in sleep-wake patterns and their relationship with the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder patients. Mol Psychiatry. 2023 May;28(5):2049-2057. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02050-x. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37055512
  2. Bagautdinova J, Mayeli A, Wilson JD, Donati FL, Colacot RM, Meyer N, Fusar-Poli P, Ferrarelli F. Sleep abnormalities in different clinical stages of psychosis: A systematic review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 1;80(3):202-210. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4599. PMID: 36652243
  3. Mayeli A, Wilson JD, Donati FL, LaGoy AD, Ferrarelli F. Sleep spindle alterations relate to working memory deficits in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Sleep. 2022 Nov 9;45(11):zsac193. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsac193. PMID: 35981865
  4. Ferrarelli F, Phillips ML. Examining and modulating neural circuits in psychiatric disorders with transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography: Present practices and future developments. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 May 1;178(5):400-413. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20071050. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PMID: 33653120
  5. Quiones GM, Mayeli A, Yushmanov VE, Hetherington HP, Ferrarelli F. Reduced GABA/glutamate in the thalamus of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 May;46(6):1133-1139. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-00920-4. Epub 2020 Dec 3.

Clinical Interests

Early course psychosis; Sleep disturbances in psychiatric disorders; Interventional psychiatry
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Kaskie RE, Ferrarelli F. Investigating the neurobiology of schizophrenia and other major psychiatric disorders with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Schizophr Res. 2017 May 3. PMID: 28478887
  2. Sprecher KE, Ferrarelli F, Benca RM. Sleep and plasticity in schizophrenia. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2015; 25: 433-58. PMID: 25608723
  3. Ferrarelli F. Endophenotypes and biological markers of schizophrenia: from biological signs of illness to novel treatment targets. Curr Pharm Des. 2013; 19(36):6462-79. PMID: 23432712
  4. Ferrarelli F & Benca RM (2010): Neurophysiology and neuroimaging of human sleep. In Winkelman & Plante (Eds.), Foundations of Psychiatric Sleep Medicine (chapter 3). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
  5. Ferrarelli F (2009): The application of TMS in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and schizophrenia disorders. In J. Mally (Ed.) The Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Central Nervous Diseases, (chapter 19). Budapest, Hu: Eurobridge Co

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Medical student & resident education