Faculty

Rameshwari V Tumuluru, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Assistant
Meggan Diaz
diazmk2@upmc.edu

Education & Training

MD
Gandhi Medical College
Adult Psychiatry, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Current Appointments

Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Partial and Intensive Outpatient Programs

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Psychiatric Association
Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

Outstanding Academician Award, Indo-American Psychiatric Association
Excellence in Research Award, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Research Interests

Treatment outcomes in children with autism; Emotion regulation in persistently ill adolescents
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Tumuluru RV, Corbett-Dick P, Aman MG, Smith T Arnold LE, Pan X, Buchan-Page KA, Brown NV, Ryan MM, Hyman SL, Hellings J, Williams C, Hollway JA, Lecavalier L Rice, Jr RR, McAuliffe-Bellin S, Handen BL. Adverse events of atomoxetine in a double blind placebo controlled study in children with autism . Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. (In press).
  2. Lao PJ, Handen BL, Betthauser TJ, Mihaila I, Hartley SL, Cohen AD, Tudorascu DL, Bulova PD, Lopresti BJ, Tumuluru RV, Murali D, Mathis CA, Barnhart TE, Stone CK, Price JC, Devenny DA, Mailick MR, Klunk WE, Johnson SC, Christian BT. Longitudinal changes in amyloid PET and volumetric MRI in the non-demented Down syndrome population. Alzheimers & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. In press.
  3. Handen BL, Aman MG, Arnold LE, Hyman SL, Tumuluru RV, Lecavalier L, Corbett-Dick P, Pan X, Hollway JA, Buchan-Page KA, Silverman LB, Brown NV, Rice Jr, RR, Hellings J, Mruzek DW, McAuliffe-Bellin S, Hurt EA, Ryan MM, Levato L, Smith T. Atomoxetine, parent training, and their combination in children with autism spectrum and ADHD. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Nov; 54(11):905-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.08.013.PMID:26506581.
  4. Kovacs M, Sherrill J, George CJ, Pollock M, Tumuluru RV, Ho V. Contextual Emotion-Regulation Therapy for Childhood Depression: Description and Pilot Testing of a New Intervention. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006 Aug; 45(8):892-903.
  5. Tumuluru RV, Weller EB, Fristad MA, Weller, RA. Mania in six preschool children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003; 13(4):489-94.

Clinical Interests

Children and adolescents; Autism and other related disorders; Mindful, culturally informed care

Education Interests

Cultural competency; Intermediate levels of care/assessment instruments; Medical student education

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