Dennis S. Charney
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPenn State, Yale School of Medicine
Known forKetamine treatment for depression
SpouseAndrea Charney
Children5
AwardsElection to National Academy of Medicine
Scientific career
FieldsBiological psychiatry, research, author
InstitutionsDean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Websitehttps://icahn.mssm.edu/profiles/dennis-s-charney

Dennis S. Charney is an American biological psychiatrist and researcher, with expertise in the neurobiology and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.[1] He is the author of Neurobiology of Mental Illness, The Physician's Guide to Depression and Bipolar Disorders and Molecular Biology for the Clinician, as well as the author of over 600 original papers and chapters. In 2022, he was listed #52 on Research.com's "Top Medicine Scientists in the United States," with an h-index of 194 with 146,109 citations across 651 publications.[2] Charney is known for demonstrating that ketamine is effective for treating depression. Ketamine's use as a rapidly-acting anti-depressant is recognized as a breakthrough treatment in mental illness.[3][4]

He is a professor of psychiatry, professor of neuroscience and professor of pharmacology and systems therapeutics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

In 2007, he became the Dean of the School and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of what was then known as the Mount Sinai Medical Center. In 2013, he was named President of Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System and as of 2022 still holds these roles.

With Steven Southwick, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University, Charney authored Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges, which reflects on the science of resilience and identifies ten factors that contribute to highly reliant people.[5] With Eric J. Nestler, MD, he is author of Charney & Nestler's Neurobiology of Mental Illness, which went into its fifth edition in 2018.[6]

Biography

Education and career

Charney graduated from medical school at Penn State in 1977 and completed his residency in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. A fellowship in Biological Psychiatry was completed at the Connecticut Medical Health Center.

Charney became the dean of research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2004, later becoming the dean for academic and scientific affairs, then succeeding Kenneth L. Davis as dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2007.[7] He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2000.[8]

Charney led the Mood and Anxiety Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health and earlier was on the faculty in the department of psychiatry at Yale Medical School.[3]

Research

According to published works, Charney's research is centered around various fields such as psychiatry, anesthesia, clinical psychology, and major depressive disorder. In recognition of his significant contributions to new treatments for mood and anxiety disorders, including the use of ketamine for resistant depression, Charney received the Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Clinical Pathology in 2023.[9]

Ketamine treatment development

Neuron published that Charney's neurobiological insights into ketamine are a novel approach to the underlying operation of mechanism-of-action for rapid-acting antidepressant efficacy and mood disorders[10] and is the first model of a rapid-acting antidepressant with efficacy for treatment-resistant symptoms of mood disorders. His intranasal ketamine treatment was approved by the FDA in 2019 and now produced under the brand name Spravato.[11] Scientific American published in 2018 that the development is the first new form of antidepressant since the 1950s.[12]

General

General psychiatry research includes work on anxiety, mood and psychopathology linked to work in injury prevention,[13] thereby connecting myriad disciplines of study. Research into depression shows elements of internal medicine and management. Clinical psychology includes psychological intervention and resilience. Anesthesia research shows themes of randomized controlled trials and Esketamine.[14] Traumatic stress is part of his psychology study and is frequently connected to suicide prevention, bridging the gap between various science disciplines and establishing new relationships. Other areas of study are bipolar disorder, endocrinology and oncology. The endocrinology research is multidisciplinary, relying on the orbitofrontal cortex and serotonin.[2][15]

Patents

Charney owns patents in dopamine and noradrenergic reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of schizophrenia[16] and in intranasal administration of ketamine to treat depression.[17] In total, as of 2022, he holds five issued patents and six pending.[18]

Affiliations and positions

Awards and honors

Partial list:

Personal life

Charney is the father of five children and grandfather of eight. On the morning of August 29, 2016, Charney was shot and wounded by Hengjun Chao, as Charney left Lange's Deli in Charney's hometown of Chappaqua, New York. Chao was a former Mount Sinai medical researcher who had been fired by Charney in 2010 for research fraud.[37][38][39] Chao's trial began on June 5, 2017, and eight days later Chao was convicted of attempted second-degree murder and two other charges in Westchester County Court in White Plains. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison.[40][41][42][43][44] These personal events contributed first-hand to his study of resilience and are discussed in this his book "Resilience".[5][45]

Litigation

In April 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Dr. Charney, several other defendants, and the Mount Sinai Health System for sex and age discrimination at the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine. The suit was filed by eight current and former employees, all but one women.[46]

Books and publications

He has been named among the top 3 most highly cited authors of psychiatric research in the decade ending in 2000 by the Institute for Scientific Information.[47] He has been on the editorial board of 15 journals, including Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Affective Disorders, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia, Journal of Psychopharmacology, Human Psychopharmacology, and Psychopharmacology Bulletin.

Books

Publications

Charney's most cited publications are:[48]

Other notable articles:

References

  1. ^ National Institutes of Health Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
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  5. ^ a b "Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges". YaleNews. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. ^ Charney, Dennis S; Nestler, Eric J; Sklar, Pamela; Buxbaum, Joseph D, eds. (2017). Charney & Nestler's Neurobiology of Mental Illness. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/med/9780190681425.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-069885-0.
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  10. ^ Krystal, John H.; Abdallah, Chadi G.; Sanacora, Gerard; Charney, Dennis S.; Duman, Ronald S. (2019-03-06). "Ketamine: A Paradigm Shift for Depression Research and Treatment". Neuron. 101 (5): 774–778. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.02.005. ISSN 0896-6273. PMC 6560624. PMID 30844397.
  11. ^ "Dennis Charney, MD: The Hope of Ketamine for Depression". HCPLive. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  12. ^ "In an Old Drug, New Hope for Depression". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  13. ^ Insel, Thomas R.; Charney, Dennis S. (2003-06-18). "Research on Major DepressionStrategies and Priorities". JAMA. 289 (23): 3167–3168. doi:10.1001/jama.289.23.3167. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 12813123.
  14. ^ "A New Rapid-Acting Antidepressant" (PDF). Cell.com. 2020.
  15. ^ Homayoun, Houman; Moghaddam, Bita (2008-11-18). "Orbitofrontal cortex neurons as a common target for classic and glutamatergic antipsychotic drugs". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105 (46): 18041–18046. Bibcode:2008PNAS..10518041H. doi:10.1073/pnas.0806669105. ISSN 1091-6490. PMC 2584724. PMID 19004793.
  16. ^ "Patent Abstract at Patent Storm". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  17. ^ Patent Abstract at Fresh Patents
  18. ^ US 10478405, Charney, Dennis S. & Feder, Adriana, "Method for treating post-traumatic stress disorder", published 2019-11-19, assigned to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
  19. ^ ELSEVIER
  20. ^ American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  21. ^ Charney, Dennis S; Babich, Karen S (2002). "Foundation for the NIMH strategic plan for mood disorders research". Biological Psychiatry. 52 (6): 455–456. doi:10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01543-3. PMID 12361663. S2CID 34214821.
  22. ^ "The Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award - ASCP - American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology". 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  23. ^ "The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  24. ^ "Past Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners". Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  25. ^ Healthcare IT News
  26. ^ American Heart Association of New York
  27. ^ American Heart Association of New York Facebook Page
  28. ^ "Thomson Reuters Science" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  29. ^ Penn State Alumni Association
  30. ^ Thomson Reuters Science
  31. ^ American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  32. ^ Society of Biological Psychiatry
  33. ^ The American College of Psychiatrists
  34. ^ DBSA Gerald L. Klerman Awards
  35. ^ Anna Monika Foundation
  36. ^ "American College of Neuropsychopharmacology". Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  37. ^ Researcher fired by Mount Sinai Medical Center sues for targeting, reputation
  38. ^ Fired Professor Shot 2 Men Outside Chappaqua Deli, Police Say
  39. ^ After losing suit against former boss at top med school, a scientist shoots him, police say
  40. ^ Chao guilty of attempted murder in shooting of ex-boss in Chappaqua
  41. ^ Bromwich, Jonah Engel (August 29, 2016). "Fired Professor Shot 2 Men Outside Chappaqua Deli, Police Say". The New York Times.
  42. ^ Guarino, Ben (August 31, 2016). "After losing suit against former boss at top med school, a scientist shoots him, police say". The Washington Post.
  43. ^ "Ex-researcher who shot dean found guilty of attempted murder". Retraction Watch. June 14, 2017.
  44. ^ "Man Sentenced In Shooting Of Mount Sinai Medical School Dean," CBS New York.
  45. ^ "APA PsycNet". psycnet.apa.org. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  46. ^ "Global health institute sued for age and sex discrimination," Science, 2 May 2019; https://www.science.org/content/article/global-health-institute-sued-age-and-sex-discrimination
  47. ^ "Wisconsin Symposium on Human Biology". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  48. ^ "Dennis S. Charney: H-index & Awards - Academic Profile". Research.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  49. ^ Goodman, Wayne K.; Price, Lawrence H.; Rasmussen, Steven A.; Mazure, Carolyn; Fleischmann, Roberta L.; Hill, Candy L.; Heninger, George R.; Charney, Dennis S. (1989-11-01). "The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: I. Development, Use, and Reliability". Archives of General Psychiatry. 46 (11): 1006–1011. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810110048007. ISSN 0003-990X. PMID 2684084.
  50. ^ Blake, Dudley David; Weathers, Frank W.; Nagy, Linda M.; Kaloupek, Danny G.; Gusman, Fred D.; Charney, Dennis S.; Keane, Terence M. (1995). "The development of a clinician-administered PTSD scale". Journal of Traumatic Stress. 8 (1): 75–90. doi:10.1002/jts.2490080106. PMID 7712061.
  51. ^ Krystal, John H.; Karper, Laurence P.; Seibyl, John P.; Freeman, Glenna K.; Delaney, Richard; Bremner, J. Douglas; Heninger, George R.; Bowers, Malcolm B. Jr; Charney, Dennis S. (1994-03-01). "Subanesthetic Effects of the Noncompetitive NMDA Antagonist, Ketamine, in Humans: Psychotomimetic, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Neuroendocrine Responses". Archives of General Psychiatry. 51 (3): 199–214. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950030035004. ISSN 0003-990X. PMID 8122957.
  52. ^ Berman, R. M.; Cappiello, A.; Anand, A.; Oren, D. A.; Heninger, G. R.; Charney, D. S.; Krystal, J. H. (2000-02-15). "Antidepressant effects of ketamine in depressed patients". Biological Psychiatry. 47 (4): 351–354. doi:10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00230-9. ISSN 0006-3223. PMID 10686270. S2CID 43438286.
  53. ^ Charney, Dennis S. (2004). "Psychobiological mechanisms of resilience and vulnerability: implications for successful adaptation to extreme stress". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 161 (2): 195–216. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.161.2.195. ISSN 0002-953X. PMID 14754765. S2CID 337765.
  54. ^ Zarate, Carlos A.; Singh, Jaskaran B.; Quiroz, Jorge A.; De Jesus, Georgette; Denicoff, Kirk K.; Luckenbaugh, David A.; Manji, Husseini K.; Charney, Dennis S. (2006). "A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of memantine in the treatment of major depression". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 163 (1): 153–155. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.163.1.153. ISSN 0002-953X. PMID 16390905.
  55. ^ Murrough, James W.; Iosifescu, Dan V.; Chang, Lee C.; Al Jurdi, Rayan K.; Green, Charles E.; Perez, Andrew M.; Iqbal, Syed; Pillemer, Sarah; Foulkes, Alexandra; Shah, Asim; Charney, Dennis S. (2013). "Antidepressant efficacy of ketamine in treatment-resistant major depression: a two-site randomized controlled trial". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 170 (10): 1134–1142. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13030392. ISSN 1535-7228. PMC 3992936. PMID 23982301.
  56. ^ Feder, Adriana; Parides, Michael K.; Murrough, James W.; Perez, Andrew M.; Morgan, Julia E.; Saxena, Shireen; Kirkwood, Katherine; Aan Het Rot, Marije; Lapidus, Kyle A. B.; Wan, Le-Ben; Iosifescu, Dan (2014). "Efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized clinical trial". JAMA Psychiatry. 71 (6): 681–688. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.62. ISSN 2168-6238. PMID 24740528.
  57. ^ Iacoviello, Brian M.; Wu, Gang; Alvarez, Evan; Huryk, Kathryn; Collins, Katherine A.; Murrough, James W.; Iosifescu, Dan V.; Charney, Dennis S. (2014). "Cognitive-emotional training as an intervention for major depressive disorder". Depression and Anxiety. 31 (8): 699–706. doi:10.1002/da.22266. ISSN 1520-6394. PMID 24753225. S2CID 205736356.
  58. ^ Feder, Adriana; Fred-Torres, Sharely; Southwick, Steven M.; Charney, Dennis S. (2019-09-15). "The Biology of Human Resilience: Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience Across the Life Span". Biological Psychiatry. 86 (6): 443–453. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.07.012. ISSN 1873-2402. PMID 31466561. S2CID 199544779.
  59. ^ Krystal, John H.; Charney, Dennis S.; Duman, Ronald S. (2020-04-02). "A New Rapid-Acting Antidepressant". Cell. 181 (1): 7. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.033. ISSN 1097-4172. PMID 32243798. S2CID 214754831.
  60. ^ Charney, Alexander W.; Katz, Craig; Southwick, Steven M.; Charney, Dennis S. (2020-10-01). "A Call to Protect the Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 in the United States". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 177 (10): 900–901. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20040535. ISSN 1535-7228. PMID 32731814. S2CID 220893056.
  61. ^ Feder, Adriana; Costi, Sara; Rutter, Sarah B.; Collins, Abigail B.; Govindarajulu, Usha; Jha, Manish K.; Horn, Sarah R.; Kautz, Marin; Corniquel, Morgan; Collins, Katherine A.; Bevilacqua, Laura (2021-02-01). "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Repeated Ketamine Administration for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 178 (2): 193–202. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20050596. ISSN 1535-7228. PMID 33397139. S2CID 230658032.

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