Mary Ganguli, MD, MPH

Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Neurology

Areas of Expertise

  • Older Adults
  • Mood Disorders
Mary Ganguli, MD, MPH
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Diagnosis & risk factors; neurocognitive disorders; Assessment of cognition in different populations; Cross-national studies of neurocognitive disorders

Clinical Interests

Geriatric psychiatry

Education Interests

Geriatric psychiatry; Psychiatric/neuro-epidemiology; Neurocognitive disorders

Selected Publications

  1. Ganguli M, Jacobsen E, Song R, Wood I, Kinnee EJ, Hughes TF, Snitz BE, Chang CC-H. Social determinants of health and mild cognitive impairment in a diverse community sample. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2025, 73:367-378. ePub 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19251, PMID 39563463, PMC11826000.
  2. Sullivan KJ, Ran X, Wu F, Chang C-C H, Sharma R, Jacobsen E, Berman S, Snitz BE, Sekikawa A, Talbott EO, Ganguli M. Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and incident mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69(8):2185-2194. ePub doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17188 PMID: 33904156, PMC8373708
  3. Ganguli M, Beer JC, Zmuda JM, Ryan CM, Sullivan KJ, Chang, C-C H, Rao RH. Aging, diabetes, obesity, and cognitive decline: A Population-Based Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2020, 68 (5): 991-998. ePub doi: 10.1111/jgs.16321. PMID 32020605, PMC8597580
  4. Ganguli M, Jia Y, Hughes TF, Snitz PE, Chang C-C H, Berman SB, Sullivan KJ, Kamboh MI. Mild cognitive impairment that does not progress to dementia. A population-based study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2019 67:232-238
  5. Ganguli M, Lee C-W, Snitz BE, Hughes TF, McDade EM, Chang C-C H. Rates and risk factors for progression to dementia vary by age in a population cohort. Neurology 2015, 84: 72-80. PMID 25471390.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Madras University, India, Christian Medical College, Vellore
Education
MPH, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Internship
Medicine, Surgery, Ob-Gyn, Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Residency
General Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Residency
General Psychiatry, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Member, American Geriatrics Society
  • Member, American Academy of Neurology
  • Member, Gerontological Society of America
  • Member, International Psychogeriatric Association

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Alumni Award for Research, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
  • Outstanding Academician Award, Indo-American Psychiatric Association
  • Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, Housestaff, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
  • Listed annually in Best Doctors since 1998, Best Doctors, Inc.

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