Key Documents
Allan L. Reiss
- Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Interdis Brain Science Research
- Professor, Radiology
Contact Information
- Clinical Offices
Interdisciplinary Brain Science Research 401 Quarry Rd MC 5795 Stanford, CA 94305 Telephone Work (650) 498-4538 Fax (650) 724-4761
- Academic Offices
Personal InformationAdministrative Contact Reiko Riley Administrative Associate Email reikor@stanford.edu Tel Work (650) 498-6883Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent
- Neurodevelopmental and neurogenetic disorders
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research , (1997– present )
- Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , (2002– present )
- Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , (1997– 2005 )
Honors and Awards
- Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (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)
- Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, George Washington University School of Medicine (1998)
- B.A. "with Distinction", Swarthmore College (1977)
- Merck Academic Achievement Award, George Washington University School of Medicine (1981)
- Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (1988)
- Faculty Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Child Psychiatry (1990)
- Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins University Shcool of Medicine (1987)
Professional Education
- Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1987)
- Board Certification: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1988)
- SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1986) CA
- Children's Hospital National Medical Center (1984) DC
- Univ Of CO Health Science Center (1982) CO
- George Washington University (1981) D.C.
- B.A., Swarthmore College Psychobioogy (1977)
- M.D., Geroge Washington University Medicine (1981)
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Web Site Links
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. Reiss’ 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.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- J Neurosci. 2009; (4): 1132-9
- J Psychiatr Res. 2008; (4): 253-8
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008; (9): 1087-97
- PLoS One. 2008; (5): e2225
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005; (45): 16496-501
- Nat Neurosci. 2005; (11): 1500-2
- J Neurosci. 2004; (21): 5009-15
- Neuroscience. 2009; (1): 257-71
- J Hum Genet. 2009; (4): 193-8
- IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2009; (3): 361-73
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009; (3): 320-9
- Pediatrics. 2009; (2): 503-11
- Brain. 2009; (Pt 3): 661-70
- J Psychiatr Res. 2009;
- J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009; (6): 830-9
- J Appl Behav Anal. 2009; (1): 171-6
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2009; (1): 33-45
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2009; (1): 81-90
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2009; (1): 91-99
- Neuropsychologia. 2009;
- J Neurodev Disord. 2009; (1): 33-45
- J Neurodev Disord. 2009; (1): 91-99
- Am J Med Genet A. 2009; (3): 403-7
- J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2009; (1-2): 87-98
- J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2009; (1): 51-9
- Neurogenetics. 2009; (4): 299-305
- Psychiatry Res. 2009; (3): 226-34
- Biol Psychiatry. 2009; (3): 238-44
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009; (8): 593-9
- Am J Psychiatry. 2009; (8): 917-25
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008; (12): 1443-354
- Am J Ment Retard. 2008; (1): 44-53
- Biol Psychol. 2008; (1): 43-57
- Pediatrics. 2008; (2): 306-16
- Dev Psychopathol. 2008; (1): 1-35
- Ann Neurol. 2008; (1): 40-51
- J Autism Dev Disord. 2008; (1): 2-13
- Depress Anxiety. 2008; (6): 514-26
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2008; (7): 839-47
- J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2008; (6): 927-39
- J Pediatr. 2008; (4): 513-20, 520.e1
- Bipolar Disord. 2008; (3): 426-31
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008; (11): 1321-8
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008; (11): 1315-23
- Am J Psychiatry. 2008; (7): 872-80
- Am J Med Genet A. 2008; (21): 2753-61
- Am J Psychiatry. 2007; (11): 1729-36
- IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2007; (4): 509-17
- Am J Med Genet A. 2007; (19): 2321-9
- Schizophr Res. 2007; (1-3): 72-81
- J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007; (9): 899-913
- Inf Process Med Imaging. 2007; 98-109
- Neuroimage. 2007; (4): 1096-109
- IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2007; (4): 541-52
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2007; (6): 533-42
- Hippocampus. 2007; (6): 486-93
- Am J Psychiatry. 2007; (4): 663-9
- Psychiatry Res. 2007; (1): 75-82
- Biol Psychiatry. 2007; (3): 256-61
- J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2007; (1): 29-42
- Neurogenetics. 2007; (2): 143-7
- Pediatrics. 2007; (3): 509-16
- J Neurosci. 2007; (9): 2349-56
- Biol Psychiatry. 2007; (5): 429-37
- Neuroimage. 2007; (3): 924-38
- Nat Neurosci. 2007; (4): 512-22
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007; (10): 4234-9
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007; (6): 433-8
- Behav Neurosci. 2007; (3): 602-13
- Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2007; (3): 663-75
- J Neurosci. 2007; (44): 11960-5
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2007; (6): 543-54
- J Trauma Stress. 2007; (5): 763-74
- Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv Int Conf Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2006; (Pt 1): 695-703
- Clin Neurosci Res. 2006; (3): 145-160
- Cereb Cortex. 2006; (6): 849-56
- Depress Anxiety. 2006; (1): 17-25
- J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006; (2): 142-4
- Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2006; (5): 468-72
- Am J Psychiatry. 2006; (6): 1033-43
- J Neurosci. 2006; (26): 7007-13
- J Intellect Disabil Res. 2006; (Pt 9): 643-51
- J Autism Dev Disord. 2006; (7): 935-47
- Neuroimage. 2006; (1): 46-54
- Neuroimage. 2006; (1): 39-45
- Cell Mol Life Sci. 2006; (16): 1867-75
- Neuroimage. 2006; (3): 1001-7
- J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2006; (6): 602-10
- J Neurosci. 2006; (20): 5470-83
- Am J Psychiatry. 2006; (4): 674-81
- Neuropsychologia. 2006; (3): 445-53
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005; (6): 565-73
- Cereb Cortex. 2005; (11): 1779-90
- Cereb Cortex. 2005; (12): 1848-54
- Neurology. 2005; (1): 152-3
- Biol Psychiatry. 2005; (3): 197-203
- Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005; (1): 379-85
- Brain Inj. 2005; (7): 549-53
- Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2005; (4): 331-9
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005; (45): 16502-6
- Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005; (3): 735-40
- Bipolar Disord. 2005; (6): 589-97
- Child Abuse Negl. 2005; (8): 905-14
- J Neurosci. 2005; (16): 4146-58
- Brain Res. 2005; (1-2): 35-42
- Am J Ment Retard. 2005; (2): 100-6
- Neuropsychologia. 2004; (14): 1971-8
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2004; (9): 607-9
- J Pediatr. 2004; (2): 242-9
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2004; (8): 781-92
- Neuroreport. 2004; (10): 1579-83
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004; (4): 473-80
- Neurology. 2004; (11): 2070-6
- J Neurosci. 2004; (14): 3655-62
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004; (13): 4637-42
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004; (10): 3615-20
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2004; (3): 291-8
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2004; (3): 281-8
- Biol Psychiatry. 2004; (3): 323-6
- Cereb Cortex. 2004; (2): 174-80
- Pediatr Neurol. 2004; (5): 318-25
- Mol Psychiatry. 2004; (3): 225-6
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004; (11): 1430-40
- J Neurosci. 2004; (28): 6392-401
- Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2004; (1): 17-24
- Am J Psychiatry. 2004; (3): 539-46
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2004; (11): 760-4
- Neuroinformatics. 2003; (3): 289-95
- Biol Psychiatry. 2003; (11): 1059-65
- J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2003; (1): 166-71
- Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2003; (1): 81-8
- Neuroimage. 2003; (4): 813-26
- J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2003; (4): 267-75
- Biol Psychiatry. 2003; (6): 636-46
- Am J Psychiatry. 2003; (10): 1863-9
- Neuroimage. 2003; (1): 257-64
- Neuroimage. 2003; (1): 318-29
- Neuroimage. 2003; (3): 1811-6
- Neuron. 2003; (5): 1041-8
- Dev Psychopathol. 2003; (4): 927-68
- Neuroimage. 2003; (1): 74-82
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2003; (5): 320-4
- Rev Neurol. 2003; S132-7
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003; (8): 979-85
- Hippocampus. 2003; (1): 164-74
- Am J Med Genet A. 2003; (1): 21-9
- Biol Psychiatry. 2003; (2): 107-11
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003; (1): 253-8
- AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2002 Nov-Dec; (10): 1674-7
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002; (2): 166-73
- Am J Med Genet. 2002; (1): 93-8
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002; (3): 237-44
- Biol Psychiatry. 2002; (7): 575-82
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2002; (2): 119-30
- Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2002; (2): 261-5
- Neuroimage. 2002; (1): 61-75
- J Cogn Neurosci. 2002; (2): 160-71
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2002; (5): 292-5
- J Pediatr. 2002; (6): 753-8
- Biol Psychiatry. 2002; (1): 68-70
- Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2002; (7): 855-72
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002; (20): 13336-41
- J Intellect Disabil Res. 2002; (Pt 4): 328-39
- Neuroreport. 2002; (14): 1737-41
- Psychiatry Res. 2002; (3): 187-96
- Biol Psychiatry. 2002; (4): 312-8
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002; (10): 1231-8
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2002; (4): 206-18
- Biol Psychiatry. 2002; (6): 457-77
- J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001 Sep-Oct; (5): 431-42
- J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2001 May-Jun; (3): 452-7
- J Psychiatr Res. 2001 Jul-Aug; (4): 225-9
- Genet Med. 2001 Jan-Feb; (1): 49-55
- Arch Neurol. 2001; (11): 1865-9
- Am J Psychiatry. 2001; (10): 1659-65
- Neurology. 2001; (7): 972-4
- Médecine et hygiène. 2001; 414-418
- Biol Psychiatry. 2001; (12): 943-51
- Am J Med Genet. 2001; (4): 314-9
- Pediatrics. 2001; (5): E88
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2001; (2): 96-107
- Brain. 2001; (Pt 8): 1610-8
- Am J Psychiatry. 2001; (7): 1040-51
- Neurology. 2001; (6): 781-3
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 2001; (3): 155-9
- Biol Psychiatry. 2001; (6): 540-6
- Am J Psychiatry. 2001; (3): 447-53
- Arch Neurol. 2001; (2): 283-7
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2001; (3): 131-43
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001; (1): 64-8
- J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2001; (6): 353-9
- Am J Hum Genet. 2000; (2): 480-93
- Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2000; (3): 186-97
- Hum Brain Mapp. 2000; (2): 117-29
- J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2000; (6): 679-94
- Neuroimage. 2000; (4): 357-65
- Brain Res. 2000; (2): 367-70
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2000; (2): 264-6
- J Cogn Neurosci. 2000; 65-73
- J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2000; (5): 637-44
- Neurology. 2000; (12): 2218-23
- Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2000; (3): 343-5
- Am J Psychiatry. 2000; (3): 409-15
- J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2000; (4): 278-82
- Am J Med Genet. 1999; (4): 286-95
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 1999; (11): 2308-2327
- Am J Med Genet. 1999; (1): 11-24
- Psychiatry Res. 1999; (1): 11-30
- Am J Med Genet. 1999; (1): 25-30
- Intelligence. 1999; (2): 175-182
- Am J Med Genet. 1999; (4): 281-5
- J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 May-Jun; (3): 471-9
- J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 May-Jun; (3): 450-8
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 1998; (1): 23-40
- J Autism Dev Disord. 1998; (6): 509-17
- J Child Neurol. 1998; (9): 434-9
- Neurology. 1998; (1): 121-30
- J Pediatr. 1998; (5): 795-801
- Ann Neurol. 1998; (6): 782-91
- J Autism Dev Disord. 1998; (5): 393-405
- Mov Disord. 1997; (4): 588-92
- Intelligence. 1997; (2): 355-366
- J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1997; (6): 392-8
- J Autism Dev Disord. 1997; (4): 415-35
- Psychiatry Res. 1997; (1): 31-48
- Psychiatry Res. 1997; (1): 15-27
- Neurology. 1997; (2): 399-407
- Am J Med Genet. 1997; (1): 73-81
- Learning Disabilities. 1997; (1): 31-43
- Am J Med Genet. 1996; (1): 98-102
- J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 1996; (2): 139-45
- Brain. 1996; 1763-74
- Neurology. 1996; (2): 477-82
- J Child Neurol. 1996; (2): 112-5
- Neurology. 1996; (4): 958-65
- J Autism Dev Disord. 1996; (3): 287-301
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1996; (10): 1314-21
- Developmental Brain Dysfunction. 1995; 242-251
- Ann Neurol. 1995; (5): 731-8
- Neuropsychology. 1995; (4)
- J Learn Disabil. 1995; (1): 18-29
- Pediatrics. 1995; (5): 744-52
- Nat Genet. 1995; (3): 331-4
- Nat Med. 1995; (2): 159-67
- Hum Mol Genet. 1994; (3): 393-8
- Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1994; (4): 647-60
- Nat Genet. 1994; (1): 88-94
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 1994; (5): 392-396
- Am J Psychiatry. 1994; (10): 1448-52
- Neurology. 1994; (7): 1317-24
- Curr Opin Neurol. 1994; (2): 172-8
- Am J Med Genet. 1994; (4): 317-27
- Biol Psychiatry. 1993; (3): 213-6
- Am J Hum Genet. 1993; (5): 884-94
- Neurology. 1993; (5): 950-6
- Pediatr Clin North Am. 1993; (3): 579-92
- Ann Neurol. 1993; (1): 95-107
- Ann Neurol. 1993; (2): 227-34
- Horm Res. 1993; 65-9
- Pediatrics. 1993; (2): 321-9
- Somat Cell Mol Genet. 1993; (4): 393-404
- AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1992 Mar-Apr; (2): 577-93
- Am J Med Genet. 1992 Apr 15-May 1; (1-2): 61-4
- Am J Med Genet. 1992 Apr 15-May 1; (1-2): 35-46
- Am J Med Genet. 1992; (1): 127-34
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1992; (1): 54-60
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 1992; (4): 609-615
- Dev Med Child Neurol. 1992; (3): 252-9
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- J Med Genet. 1991; (9): 609-12
- Am J Hum Genet. 1991; (2): 279-88
- Am J Med Genet. 1991; (4): 542-7
- Biol Psychiatry. 1990; (2): 223-40
- Am J Hum Genet. 1990; (4): 744-53
- J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1990; (6): 885-91
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- Schizophr Res. 1988 Jul-Aug; (4): 277-81
- Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988; (1): 25-30
- J Autism Dev Disord. 1988; (4): 617-25
- Am J Med Genet. 1988; (2): 407-14
- Psychophysiology. 1987; (5): 513-21
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