Priya R Gopalan, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

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

Areas of Expertise

  • Consultation-Liaison
  • Women & Reproductive Health
  • Telepsychiatry
Priya R Gopalan, MD
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Expertise & Interests

Clinical Interests

Consultation-liaison psychiatry; Women's health; Health equity

Selected Publications

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, University of Virginia, School of Medicine
Residency
General Adult Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

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

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