Priya R Gopalan, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Education & Training
MD
University of Virginia, School of Medicine
General Adult Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Specialty Certifications
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Current Appointments
Medical Director, Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service
Chief of Psychiatry, Magee Women's Hospital
Co-Director, Academic Administrator/Clinician Educator Track, Office of Residency Training
Professional Affiliations
Member, Association of Academic Psychiatry
Member, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Member, Marce of North America
Selected Honors & Awards
Excellence in Care Award, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Roberts Award, Association of Academic Psychiatry
Research Interests
Selected Research Publications & Products- Park JH, Savitz ST, Allen N, Gopalan PR, Staab JP & Fipps DC. (2025). Racial disparities in the use of physical restraints and intramuscular medications for patients awaiting psychiatric hospitalization in the emergency Department. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 66(3), 195203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaclp.2025.02.006
- Williams K, Nikolajski C, Rodriguez S, Kwok E, Gopalan P, Simhan H & Krishnamurti T. (2025). Incorporating end-user perspectives into the development of a machine learning algorithm for first time perinatal depression prediction. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 32(7), 11861198. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaf086
- Kistler EA, Gopalan PR, Gannon JM, Brar JS, Then J, Shenai, N & Chengappa KNR. (2024). Long-acting injectable antipsychotic care coordination in the medical hospital. General hospital psychiatry, 90, 183185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.05.006
- Coppler PJ, Brown M, Moschenross DM, Gopalan PR, Presciutti AM, Doshi AA, Sawyer KN, Frisch A, Callaway CW, Elmer J & University of Pittsburgh Post-Cardiac Arrest Service (2024). Impact of preexisting depression and anxiety on hospital readmission and long-term survival after cardiac arrest. Journal of intensive care medicine, 39(6), 542549. https://doi.org/10.1177/08850666231218963
- Krishnamurti T, Rodriguez S, Wilder,B, Gopalan P & Simhan HN. (2024). Predicting first time depression onset in pregnancy: Applying machine learning methods to patient-reported data. Archives of women's mental health, 27(6), 10191031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01474-w
Clinical Interests
Consultation-liaison psychiatry; Women's health; Health equity
Selected Clinical Publications & Products- Buckley P, Wang Y & Gopalan P. (2025). Artificial intelligence scribes in psychiatry. Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 23(1), 4448. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240024
- Gopalan P, Spada ML, Shenai N, et al. Postpartum depression-identifying risk and access to intervention. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022;24(12):889-896. doi:10.1007/s11920-022-01392-7
- Tamargo R, Moschenross D, Clark T, Novoa K, Gopalan P. Consultation-liaison case conference: Psychiatric evaluation and management following gunshot injury. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2022;63(5):426-433. doi:10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.02.009
- Nagle-Yang S, Sachdeva J, Zhao LX, et al. Trauma-informed care for obstetric and gynecologic settings. Matern Child Health J. 2022;26(12):2362-2369. doi:10.1007/s10995-022-03518-y
- Gopalan P, Spada ML, Shenai N, Kratzer I, Nichols N, Kucherer S, Chou S, Hovis E, Beck S & Glance J. (2024). An overview for the general psychiatrist evaluating patients With obstetric and neonatal complications and perinatal loss. Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 22(1), 3543. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230021
Education Interests
Selected Education Publications & Products- Stephens J, Carroll P, Spada M, Moschenross D, Gowl C, Blackburn V & Gopalan P. (2024). Teaching psychiatry residents trauma management skills in a workshop utilizing media and standardized patients. Academic Psychiatry, 48(6), 623627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-02062-x
- Keil MA, Westbrook C, Stephens JJ, Spada M, Hafeman D, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ & Gopalan,P. (2024). Longitudinal outcomes of a resident academic administrator, clinician educator track. Academic Psychiatry, 48(6), 598602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-02004-7
