Amelia L Versace, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Children & Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
  • Basic & Translational Neuroscience
Amelia L Versace, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Adolescent concussion & brain development; Ultra-high field MRI in human brain organoids; Neural correlates of bipolar disorder course

Clinical Interests

Mild traumatic brain injury; Depression and anxiety in teens; Bipolar disorder

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Medical student education & mentorship

Selected Publications

  1. Lima Santos JP, Soehner AM, Biernesser CL, Ladouceur CD, Versace A. role of sleep and white matter in the link between screen time and depression in childhood and early adolescence. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Jun 23:e251718. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1718. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40549406; PMCID: PMC12186512.
  2. Versace A, Hitchens TK, Wallace CT, Watkins SC, D'Aiuto L. 11.7T diffusion magnetic resonance imaging and tractography to probe human brain organoid microstructure. Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2024 Jun 7;4(5):100344. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100344. PMID: 39099731; PMCID: PMC11295450.
  3. Lima Santos JP, Kontos AP, Holland CL, Suss SJ Jr, Stiffler RS, Bitzer HB, Colorito AT, Shaffer M, Skeba A, Iyengar S, Manelis A, Brent D, Shirtcliff EA, Ladouceur CD, Phillips ML, Collins MW, Versace A. The role of puberty and sex on brain structure in adolescents with anxiety following concussion. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2024 Mar;9(3):285-297. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.09.013. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PMID: 36517369.
  4. Lima Santos JP, Jia-Richards M, Kontos AP, Collins MW, Versace A. Emotional regulation and adolescent concussion: Overview and role of neuroimaging. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 1;20(13):6274. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20136274. PMID: 37444121; PMCID: PMC10341732.
  5. Lima Santos JP, Bertocci M, Bebko G, Goldstein T, Kim T, Iyengar S, Bonar L, Gill M, Merranko J, Yendiki A, Birmaher B, Phillips ML, Versace A. White matter correlates of early-onset bipolar illness and predictors of one-year recurrence of depression in adults with bipolar disorder. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 15;11(12):3432. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123432. PMID: 35743502; PMCID: PMC9225103.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, University of Verona, School of Medicine
Internship
Psychiatry, University of Verona School of Medicine
Internship
Internal Medicine, University of Verona
Residency
Psychiatry, University of Verona, School of Medicine
Postdoctoral
Neuroimaging, University of Pittsburgh

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