Allan L. Reiss
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
- Professor, Radiology
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Interdisciplinary Brain Science Research 401 Quarry Rd MC 5795 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-4538 Fax (650) 724-4761Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 498-4538Alternate Contact Reiko Riley Administrative Associate Email Tel Work (650) 498-4538Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent
- Neurodevelopmental and neurogenetic disorders
Administrative Appointments
- Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2011 - present)
- Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research (1997 - present)
- Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2002 - 2011)
- Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997 - 2005)
Honors and Awards
- Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science (2009)
- Ruane Prize, NARSAD (2005)
- George Tarjan Award, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2005)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, George Washington University School of Medicine (1981)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Swarthmore College (1977)
- Spirit of Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievements, National Fragile X Foundation (2004)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1986) |
| Board Certification: | Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1987) |
| Board Certification: | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1988) |
| Residency: | Children's Hospital National Medical Center DC (1984) |
| Internship: | Univ Of CO Health Science Center CO (1982) |
| Medical Education: | George Washington University, D.C. (1981) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Lawrence Fung, Tamar Green, Megan Klabunde, Ning Liu, Eve-Marie Quintin, David Romano, Manish Saggar, Pascal Vrticka
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Allan L. Reiss, M.D. is the Howard C. Robbins Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research (CIBSR) at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Reiss uses advanced research methods and tools such as neuroimaging, genetic analyses and neurobehavioral assessment to focus on neurodevelopmental and neurogenetic disorders of childhood onset. In particular, he studies how genetic and environmental factors affect brain structure and function, and how this ultimately impacts the development and function of persons with these disorders. Dr. Reiss has worked extensively with individuals affected by neurogenetic disorders that increase risk for serious psychopathology including fragile X syndrome, Turner syndrome, Williams syndrome and velocardiofacial syndrome. A particularly important focus of this work is identifying gene-brain-behavior interactions that have relevance to the development of more specific and effective interventions.
A second major research focus of the CIBSR is on the neuroscience of human resilience. Work in this area includes studies of the brain basis of humor and territorial behavior. These studies are carried out in typically developing children and adults and are designed to advance our understanding of both biological and environmental influences on the development of human resilience.
Dr. ReissÂ’ laboratory and key collaborations serve as a model for interdisciplinary brain sciences collaboration. Research in the laboratory is carried out, or facilitated by faculty and staff from numerous fields including psychiatry, neurology, psychology, neuroscience, genetics, radiology, computer science, special education and statistics. The CIBSR is dedicated to the concept that direct interaction among individuals from these multiple disciplines will serve as the engine for substantive progress in our field.
Publications
- Region-specific alterations in brain development in one- to three-year-old boys with fragile X syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010; (20): 9335-9
- The fusiform face area is enlarged in Williams syndrome. J Neurosci. 2010; (19): 6700-12
- Genetic influences on sociability: heightened amygdala reactivity and event-related responses to positive social stimuli in Williams syndrome. J Neurosci. 2009; (4): 1132-9
- Anomalous hypothalamic responses to humor in cataplexy. PLoS One. 2008; (5): e2225
- Gender differences in the mesocorticolimbic system during computer game-play. J Psychiatr Res. 2008; (4): 253-8
- COMT genotype predicts longitudinal cognitive decline and psychosis in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Nat Neurosci. 2005; (11): 1500-2
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