Michael J Travis, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

Michael J Travis, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Early onset SPMI; Treatment resistant psychosis; Psychiatric intensive care

Clinical Interests

Clinical neuroscience teaching; Resident education; Faculty development

Education Interests

Clinical neuroscience; Training and mentorship of residents; Adult learning

Selected Publications

  1. Bertocci MA, Bebko G, Versace A, Iyengar S, Bonar L, Forbes EE, Almeida JR, Perlman SB, Schirda C, Travis MJ, Gill MK, Diwadkar VA, Sunshine JL, Holland SK, Kowatch RA, Birmaher B, Axelson DA, Frazier TW, Arnold LE, Fristad MA, Youngstrom EA, Horwitz SM, Findling RL, Phillips ML. (2016). Reward-related neural activity and structure predict future substance use in dysregulated youth. Psychol Med. 2016 Dec 21:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716003147. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27998326
  2. Hafeman D, Bebko G, Bertocci MA, Fournier JC, Chase HW, Bonar L, Perlman SB, Travis M, Gill MK, Diwadkar VA, Sunshine JL, Holland SK, Kowatch RA, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Horwitz SM, Arnold LE, Fristad MA, Frazier TW, Youngstrom EA, Findling RL, Phillips ML. (2016). Amygdala-prefrontal cortical functional connectivity during implicit emotion processing differentiates youth with bipolar spectrum from youth with externalizing disorders. J Affect Disord. 2016 Oct 11;208:94-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.064. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27756046
  3. Bertocci MA, Bebko G, Versace A, Fournier JC, Iyengar S, Olino T, Bonar L, Almeida JR, Perlman SB, Schirda C, Travis MJ, Gill MK, Diwadkar VA, Forbes EE, Sunshine JL, Holland SK, Kowatch RA, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Horwitz SM, Frazier TW, Arnold LE, Fristad MA, Youngstrom EA, Findling RL, Phillips ML. Predicting clinical outcome from reward circuitry function and white matter structure in behaviorally and emotionally dysregulated youth. Mol Psychiatry. 2016 Feb 23. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.5. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 26903272
  4. Portugal LC, Rosa MJ, Rao A, Bebko G, Bertocci MA, Hinze AK, Bonar L, Almeida JR, Perlman SB, Versace A, Schirda C, Travis M, Gill MK, Demeter C, Diwadkar VA, Ciuffetelli G, Rodriguez E, Forbes EE, Sunshine JL, Holland SK, Kowatch RA, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Horwitz SM, Arnold EL, Fristad MA, Youngstrom EA, Findling RL, Pereira M, Oliveira L, Phillips ML, Mourao-Miranda J. Can Emotional and Behavioral Dysregulation in Youth Be Decoded from Functional Neuroimaging? PLoS One. 2016 Jan 5;11(1):e0117603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117603. eCollection 2016. PMID: 26731403
  5. Versace A, Acuff H, Bertocci MA, Bebko G, Almeida JR, Perlman SB, Leemans A, Schirda C, Aslam H, Dwojak A, Bonar L, Travis M, Gill MK, Demeter C, Diwadkar VA, Sunshine JL, Holland SK, Kowatch RA, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Horwitz SM, Frazier TW, Arnold LE, Fristad MA, Youngstrom EA, Findling RL, Phillips ML. (2015). White matter structure in youth with behavioral and emotional dysregulation disorders: a probabilistic tractographic study. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 1;72(4):367-76. PMID: 25715064
  6. Arbuckle MR, Travis MJ, Ross DA. (2017). Integrating a Neuroscience Perspective Into Clinical Psychiatry Today. JAMA Psychiatry. Mar 8. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3849. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28273288
  7. Walker AE, Spring JD, Travis MJ. (2016). Addressing Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia: Toward a Neurobiologically Informed Approach. Biol Psychiatry. 2017 Jan 1;81(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.10.023. PMID: 27876157
  8. Eckstrand KL, Travis MJ, Forbes EE, Phillips ML. (2016). Sex Differences and Personalized Psychiatric Care. Biol Psychiatry. 2016 Nov 15;80(10):e81-e83. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.09.009. PMID: 27765159
  9. Saunders J, Gopalan P, Puri N, Azzam PN, Zhou L, Ghinassi F, Jain A, Travis M, Ryan ND. (2015). Psychosomatic Medicine for Non-Psychiatric Residents: Video Education and Incorporation of Technology. Acad Psychiatry. 2015 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25825227
  10. Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry. (2008). 1st Edition. Eds. Kupfer, DJ, Horner, MS, Brent, DA, Lewis, DA, Reynolds, CF, Thase, ME, and Travis MJ. Oxford University Press, NY, USA
  11. Ross DA, Arbuckle MR, Travis MJ, Dwyer JB, van Schalkwyk GI, Ressler KJ. (2017). An Integrated Neuroscience Perspective on Formulation and Treatment Planning for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Educational Review. JAMA Psychiatry.Mar 8. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3325. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28273291
  12. Ross DA, Travis MJ, Arbuckle MR. (2017). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Young Adult Military Veteran. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Mar 8. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3334. [Epub ahead of print].PMID: 28273294
  13. Penner AE, Lundblad W, Azzam PN, Gopalan P, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ. Assessing Career Outcomes of a Resident Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track: A Seven-Year Follow-up. Acad Psychiatry. 2016 May 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27142839
  14. Ross DA, Travis MJ, Arbuckle MR. (2015). The Future of Psychiatry as Clinical Neuroscience: Why Not Now?. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Mar 11. PMID: 25760896
  15. Priya Gopalan, Pierre Azzam, Michael J. Travis, David A. Lewis. (2014). Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Curriculum. Academic Psychiatry ;38(2):163-7 PMID: 24519799

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, London University, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals
Residency
Psychiatry - Higher Specialist Training, Bethlem Royal and Maudsley National Health Service Trust
Residency
Psychiatry - Higher Specialist Training, North East Thames Regional Health Authority
Residency
General Psychiatry, City and Hackney Health Authority, St. Bartholomew's and Hackney Hospitals
Residency
Emergency Medicine, King's College Hospital
Residency
General Psychiatry, City and Hackney Health Authority, Hackney Hospital
Residency
Internal Medicine, City and Hackney Health Authority, St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Postdoctoral
Psychiatry Research, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Secretary, Steering Committee Member and Executive Committee Member (2019-2020), American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training
  • President's Medal, Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom
  • Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education (Co-Recipient with Colleagues), American College of Psychiatrists
  • Psychiatric Education Award, Association for Academic Psychiatry
  • Laughlin Prize, St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the Laughlin Foundation
  • Clinical Excellence Award, South London and Maudsley National Health Service Trust

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