Faculty

Deepak K Sarpal, MD

Deepak K Sarpal, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3501 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213

Education & Training

MD
St. George's University School of Medicine
Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Current Appointments

Medical Director, Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis (STEP) Program

Selected Honors & Awards

Rising Star Award, Pittsburgh Foundation
NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Research Interests

Treatment outcomes; Psychiatric neuroimaging; Psychopharmacology; Neuromodulation
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Sonnenschein SF, Mayeli A, Yushmanov VE, Blazer A, Calabro FJ, Perica M, Foran W, Luna B, Hetherington HP, Ferrarelli F & Sarpal DK. A longitudinal differentiation of GABA, glutamate, and glutamine across the insula during antipsychotic treatment of first-episode schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2022. Aug 24;248:98-106
  2. Blazer A, Chengappa KNR, Foran W, Parr AC, Kahn C, Luna B & Sarpal DK. Changes in corticostriatal connectivity and striatal tissue iron associated with clozapine efficacy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Psychopharmacology. 2022 Apr 18:1-12.
  3. Tarcijonas G, Foran W, Haas GL, Luna B, Sarpal DK. Intrinsic Connectivity of the Globus Pallidus: An uncharted marker of functional prognosis in People With First-Episode Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2020 Jan 4;46(1):184-192.
  4. Sarpal DK, Argyelan M, Robinson DG, Szeszko PR, Karlsgodt KH, John M, Weissman N, GallegoJA, Kane JM, Lencz T, Malhotra AK (2016). Baseline striatal functional connectivity as a predictor of response to antipsychotic drug treatment. The American Journal of Psychiatry 173; 69- 77.
  5. Sarpal DK, Robinson D, Lencz T, Argyelan M, Ikuta T, Karlsgodt K, Gallego JA, KaneJM, Szeszko PR, Malhotra AK (2015). Antipsychotic treatment and functional connectivity of the striatum in first-episode schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 72: 5.

Clinical Interests

Psychotic disorders; Phenomenology; Psychotherapy
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Sarpal DK, Suh K, Bian K, Ko, PJ, Gannon JM, Jhon P, Chengappa KNR. CommunityBased Service Utilization Following Clozapine Treatment: A Mirror-Image Analysis of Public Claims Data. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Apr 5:appips20220471. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220471.
  2. Myers N, Hutnyan M, Daley TC, Bello I, Chacon M, Currie A, Davis BJ, Dixon L, George PE, Giannicchi A, Kwashie AN, McCormick KA, Meyer-Kalos P, Nagendra A, Nayar S, Sarpal DK, Sepahpour TY, Shapiro DI, Taylor-Zoghby J. Pathways through Early Psychosis Care for Ethnically and Racially Minoritized Youth in the U.S.: A Systematic Literature Review. Psychiatr Serv. 2023. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220121.
  3. Esque J, Rasmussen A, Spada M, Gopalan P, Sarpal D. First-episode psychosis and the role of the psychiatric consultant. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 26;S2667-2960(21)00120-8.
  4. Wood HJ, Gannon JM, Chengappa KNR, Sarpal DK. Group Teletherapy for first episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.2021 Jun;94(2):382-389.

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Resident education; Evidence-based psychiatry