Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Stanford Lab 401 Quarry Road, MC 5797 Room 3312 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-5736 Fax (650) 724-9900
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-5736Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry
Honors and Awards
- Dana Neuroscience Scholar award, Dana Foundation (2012)
- Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) R01 Award, NIMH (2010)
- Travel Award, ACNP (2010)
- Resident Research Award, APA/Lilly (2010)
- Outstanding Resident Award, NIMH (2008)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2011) |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2011) |
| Residency: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (06/30/2010) |
| Medical Education: | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons NY (05/2006) |
| MD: | Columbia University (2006) |
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Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The overarching aim of the Etkin lab is to understand the neural basis of emotional disorders and their treatment, with a particular emphasis on psychotherapy, and to leverage this knowledge to develop novel treatment interventions. Our investigation of psychopathology and treatment is organized around affective neuroscience of emotion regulation. We also use concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation with fMRI to understand and manipulate activity in defined neural circuits in humans.
Clinical Trials
- Brain Imaging of Psychotherapy for PTSD Recruiting
- Brain Imaging of Psychotherapy for PTSD Recruiting
- Brain imaging of rTMS treatment for Depression Recruiting
- Computer Games for Concentration and Well-Being in Anxiety and Depression Recruiting
- Healthy Volunteers for Brain Research Recruiting
Publications
- Common abnormalities and disorder-specific compensation during implicit regulation of emotional processing in generalized anxiety and major depressive disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2011; (9): 968-78
- Emotional processing in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex. Trends Cogn Sci. 2011; (2): 85-93
- Failure of anterior cingulate activation and connectivity with the amygdala during implicit regulation of emotional processing in generalized anxiety disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2010; (5): 545-54
- Disrupted amygdalar subregion functional connectivity and evidence of a compensatory network in generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009; (12): 1361-72
- Functional neuroimaging of anxiety: a meta-analysis of emotional processing in PTSD, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia. Am J Psychiatry. 2007; (10): 1476-88
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