Deepak K Sarpal, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Current Appointments

  • Medical Director, Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis (STEP) Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Psychosis
  • Telepsychiatry
  • AI & Computational Methods
  • Neuromodulation
Deepak K Sarpal, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Treatment outcomes; Psychiatric neuroimaging; Psychopharmacology; Neuromodulation

Clinical Interests

Psychotic disorders; Phenomenology; Psychotherapy

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Resident education; Evidence-based psychiatry

Selected Publications

  1. Sklar AL, Blazer A, Snover W, Lpez-Caballero F, Curtis M, Coffman BA, Hetherington HH, Moon CH, Salisbury DF, Sarpal DK. A synergistic examination of excitatory-inhibitory balance in first-episode schizophrenia merging 7-Tesla magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging and magnetoencephalography. Brain and Behavior. 2025. 15(8), p.e70735.
  2. Voineskos AN, Hawco C, Neufeld NH, Turner JA, Ameis SH, Anticevic A, Buchanan RW, Cadenhead K, Dazzan P, Dickie EW, Gallucci J, Lahti AC, Malhotra AK, ngr D, Lencz T, Sarpal DK, Oliver LD. Functional magnetic resonance imaging in schizophrenia: current evidence, methodological advances, limitations and future directions. World Psychiatry. 2024. 23(1):26-51.
  3. Sonnenschein SF, Mayeli A, Yushmanov VE, Blazer A, Calabro FJ, Perica M, Foran W, Luna B, Hetherington HP, Ferrarelli F & Sarpal DK. A longitudinal differentiation of GABA, glutamate, and glutamine across the insula during antipsychotic treatment of first-episode schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2022. 248:98-106
  4. Blazer A, Chengappa KNR, Foran W, Parr AC, Kahn C, Luna B & Sarpal DK. Changes in corticostriatal connectivity and striatal tissue iron associated with clozapine efficacy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Psychopharmacology. 2022. 18:1-12.
  5. Sonnenschein SF, Parr AC, Larsen B, Calabro FJ, Foran W, Eack SM, Luna B, Sarpal DK. Subcortical brain iron deposition in individuals with schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res. 2022. 151:272-278.
  6. Sarpal DK, Cole ES, Gannon JM, Li J, Adair DK, Chengappa KNR, Donohue JM. Variation of clozapine use for treatment of schizophrenia: Evidence from Pennsylvania Medicaid and dually eligible enrollees. Community Ment Health J. 2024. 60(4):743-753.
  7. Sarpal DK, Suh K, Bian K, Ko, PJ, Gannon JM, Jhon P, Chengappa KNR. Community-based service utilization following clozapine treatment: A mirror-image analysis of public claims data. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Apr 5:appips20220471. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220471.
  8. Myers N, Hutnyan M, Daley TC, Bello I, Chacon M, Currie A, Davis BJ, Dixon L, George PE, Giannicchi A, Kwashie AN, McCormick KA, Meyer-Kalos P, Nagendra A, Nayar S, Sarpal DK, Sepahpour TY, Shapiro DI, Taylor-Zoghby J. Pathways through early psychosis care for ethnically and racially minoritized youth in the US: A systematic literature review. Psychiatr Serv. 2023. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220121.
  9. Wood HJ, Gannon JM, Chengappa KNR, Sarpal DK. Group Teletherapy for first episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.2021 Jun;94(2):382-389.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency
Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Member, American Psychiatric Association

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Rising Star Award, Pittsburgh Foundation
  • NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

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