Title Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry Institution Massachusetts General Hospital Address Massachusetts General Hospital Bulfinch 351 55 Fruit St Boston MA 02114
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Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research
Institution
Harvard Medical School
Department
Clinical and Translational Science Center
Title
Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital
Institution
Massachusetts General Hospital
Affiliation
Biography
1997
Hugo DeCuyper Lecture
1998
Robert Kellner Lecture/Robert Kellner Research Symposium
2005
Outstanding Psychiatrist Award
2005
Psychopharmacology Supervision Award
2006
Distinguished Fellow Award
2009
A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award
2012
John T. Potts, Jr., MD Faculty Mentoring Award
2016
Gerald L. Klerman Senior Investigator Award
Overview
Dr. Maurizio Fava is Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), executive director of the Clinical Trials Network and Institute, (MGH), associate dean for clinical and translational research and the Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Fava is a world leader in the field of depression. He has edited eight books and authored or co-authored more than 800 original articles published in medical journals with international circulation, articles which have been cited more than 80,000 times in the literature and with an h index of over 140. Dr. Fava obtained his medical degree from the University of Padova School of Medicine and completed residency training in endocrinology at the same university. He then moved to the United States and completed residency training in psychiatry at MGH. He founded and was director of the hospital’s Depression Clinical and Research Program from 1990 until 2014. Under Dr. Fava’s direction, the Depression Clinical and Research Program became one of the most highly regarded depression programs in the country, a model for academic programs that link, in a bi-directional fashion, clinical and research work. In 2007, he also founded and is now the executive director of the MGH Psychiatry Clinical Trials Network and Institute, the first academic CRO specialized in the coordination of multi-center clinical trials in psychiatry.
Dr. Fava has been successful in obtaining funding as principal or co-principal investigator from both the National Institutes of Health and other sources for a total of more than $150 million. Dr. Fava’s prominence in the field is reflected in his role as the co-principal investigator of STAR*D, the largest research study ever conducted in the area of depression, and of the RAPID Network, the NIMH-funded series of studies of novel, rapidly-acting antidepressant therapies.
Dr. Fava has received several awards during his career and is on the editorial board of five international medical journals. Since 1990, Dr. Fava has also mentored more than 50 trainees who have gone on to become lead investigators in the area of psychiatry. He has developed with Dr. David Schoenfeld a novel design (with over five patents) to address the problem of excessive placebo response in drug trials and to markedly reduce sample size requirements for these trials. In 2009, Dr. Fava received the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School, and in 2013 the John T. Potts, Jr., MD Faculty Mentoring Award from Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also the former President of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Dr. Fava is a well-known national and international lecturer, having given more than 300 presentations at national and international meetings.
Research
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OT2NS122680
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
EPPIC-Net Pain Research - Application for Clinical Trial and Related Activities (OT2)
Role: Principal Investigator
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U24NS113850
(EDWARDS, ROBERT R;FAVA, MAURIZIO ;RATHMELL, JAMES P.)
Sep 30, 2019 - Aug 31, 2024
Clinical Coordinating Center for the Health Initiative in Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical Network
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01MH102279
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Sep 18, 2015 - Jun 30, 2021
Neurobiological Underpinnings of Placebo Response in Depression
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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R34MH099315
(MILLER, KAREN K)
Jul 15, 2013 - Jun 30, 2017
1/2-Collaborative Study: Testosterone Antidepressant Augmentation in Women
Role: Principal Investigator
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R25MH094612
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Jun 1, 2011 - Sep 30, 2022
Fostering Research Mentorship and Training During Psychiatry Residency
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01DA030992
(EVINS, A EDEN)
Apr 1, 2011 - Jul 31, 2017
Proof-of-Concept Trial of an Alpha-7 Nicotinic Agonist for Nicotine Dependence
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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R01MH085050
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Aug 1, 2010 - Apr 30, 2015
3/3-Efficacy and Tolerability of Riluzole in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Role: Principal Investigator
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U01DA019378
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Sep 30, 2004 - Feb 28, 2013
Drug Discovery Group for Nicotine Dependence Treatment
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01AT001638
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Apr 15, 2004 - Mar 31, 2010
Controlled Study of SAMe vs.Escitalopram in Major Depressive Disorder
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01DA011512
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Jan 1, 1999 - Dec 31, 2004
BUPROPION AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE NICOTINE PATCH PLUS CBT
Role: Principal Investigator
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R10MH056057
(FAVA, MAURIZIO)
Apr 1, 1997 - Mar 31, 2002
PREDICTION OF OUTCOME DURING FLUOXETINE CONTINUATION
Role: Principal Investigator
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M01RR001066
(SLAVIN, PETER L)
Feb 1, 1978 - May 31, 2008
General Clinical Research Center
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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