Melanie L Peterson, DO

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Consultation-Liaison
Melanie Petersen

Expertise & Interests

Clinical Interests

Neuropsychiatry; Substance use disorders

Selected Publications

  1. Kim G, Ahmadian SS, Peterson M, Parton Z, Memon R, Weintraub S, Rademaker A, Bigio E, Mesulam MM, Geula C. Asymmetric pathology in primary progressive aphasia with progranulin mutations and TDP inclusions. Neurology. 2016 Feb 16;86(7):627-36
  2. Ahmadian S, Rezvania A, Peterson M, Weintraub S, Bigio E, Mesulam M-M, and Geula C. Loss of calbindin-D28K is associated with the full range of tangle pathology within basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in Alzheimer's disease Neurobiology of Aging. 2015 Dec;36(12):3163-70.
  3. Gefen T, Peterson M, Papastefan ST, Martersteck A, Whitney K, Rademaker A, Bigio EH, Weintraub S, Rogalski E, Mesulam MM, Geula C. Morphometric and histologic substrates of cingulate integrity in elders with exceptional memory capacity. Journal of Neuroscience. 2015 Jan 28;35(4):1781-91.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
DO, Osteopathic Medicine, Marian University, School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
General Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Fellowship
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Society for Neuroscience
  • Member, American Psychiatric Association
  • Member, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Member, National Alliance of Mental Illness