Deepak K Sarpal, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Contact Details
3501 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Education & Training
MD
St. George's University School of Medicine
Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Specialty Certifications
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Current Appointments
Medical Director, Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis (STEP) Program
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
Research Interests
Treatment outcomes; Psychiatric neuroimaging; Psychopharmacology; Neuromodulation
Selected Research Publications & Products- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
Clinical Interests
Psychotic disorders; Phenomenology; Psychotherapy
Selected Clinical Publications & Products- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Interests
Research mentorship; Resident education; Evidence-based psychiatry
