Brian C Thoma, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.

Pittsburgh

15213

Email thomabc2@upmc.edu

Education & Training

PhD

University of Utah Clinical Psychology

UPMC Western Psychiatric HospitalClinical Psychology

University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineInnovative Methods in Pathogenesis and Child Treatment

Specialty Certifications

Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology

Research Interests

LGBT health; Risk for suicidal behavior among LGBT adolescents; HIV prevention

December 11, 2019

Publications

Now in Pediatrics: New Research in Suicidality Disparities Between Transgender and Cisgender Adolescents

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States. Yet research has shown that transgender adolescents (adolescents whose true gender identity diverges from the gender assigned at birth) have higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempt than cisgender adolescents (adolescents whose gender identity is the same as the gender assigned at birth). In a recent study published in...

April 15, 2019

Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry welcomes Camila Aponte, MD, Brian C. Thoma, PhD, and Mary Woody, PhD, to the Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce that Camila Aponte, MD, Brian C. Thoma, PhD, and Mary Woody, PhD, have joined the faculty at the rank of assistant professor. Dr. Aponte earned her MD from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. After receiving her medical degree, she completed a residency in adult psychiatry and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Cleveland...