Dost Öngür
Dost Öngür is a Turkish-American psychiatrist and researcher born in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] He is Chief of the Psychotic Disorders Division at McLean Hospital, and the William P. and Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.[2]
He serves as Editor in Chief of JAMA Psychiatry,[3] a leading journal in the field, and on the NARSAD/Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council.[4] He is currently President-elect of the Society of Biological Psychiatry.[5] His work focuses on recognizing brain abnormalities in people with psychotic disorders and developing novel treatments to address these abnormalities, particularly through the use of brain imaging.[1] He is the author of more than 300 articles on bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and related conditions.[6] As of July 2025, his work has been cited over 26,000 times.[7]
He has featured on numerous public media programs, such as ABC News,[8] USA Today,[9] Time,[10] a WBUR special,[11] as well on Oprah's Book Club 2.0, discussing Schizophrenia in 2020.[12]
Education
- 1989 High School Diploma, Robert College of Istanbul
- 1992 BA in Biochemistry, Oberlin College[13]
- 1994 MSc in Neuroscience, Yale University[6]
- 2000 M.D./Ph.D. in Medicine/Neurobiology, Washington University in St. Louis[13]
Honors and awards
- Alfred Pope Award for research, McLean Hospital, 2008
- Harvard Medical School Young Mentoring award, 2010[14]
- Harry Stack Sullivan award, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, 2018
- Kempf Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2019[1]
- Hamilton Award, American Psychopathological Association, 2023[15]
- Stuart T. Hauser Mentorship Award, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, 2023[16]
- Alexander Gralnick Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2024[17]
References
- ^ a b c Aftab, Awais. "Building a Shared Scientific Understanding of Psychopathology: Q&A with Dost Öngür". www.psychiatrymargins.com. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Dost Öngür". Harvard Brain Science Initiative. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "About | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network". jamanetwork.com. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "Dost Ongur, M.D., Ph.D. | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation". Bbrfoundation. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Officers and Councilors | Society of Biological Psychiatry". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ a b “Dost Öngür, MD, PhD.” Mcleanhospital.org, 2024, www.mcleanhospital.org/profile/dost-ongur. Accessed 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Dost Öngür, Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "The Cost Of Creativity: Bipolar Disorder and the Stars". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ Kelly, Karen Weintraub and Dennis. "Suicide a risk even for beloved characters like Williams". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ Park, Alice (2014-08-12). "Robin Williams: Why We Aren't Better at Predicting and Preventing Suicide". TIME. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Leading Psychosis Expert To His Students: To Avoid Risk, Hold Off On Pot Til 30". www.wbur.org. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ McLeanHospital (2020-04-25). Dr. Dost Öngür and Oprah Winfrey Talk Schizophrenia on Instagram Live. Retrieved 2025-07-25 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Dost Ongur MD, PhD". Medical Scientist Training Program. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Office for Culture and Community Engagement | Office for Culture and Community Engagement". occe.hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Presidents of the APPA – The American Psychopathological Association". Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Katherine Burdick, PhD, Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, and Shirley Yen, PhD, Receive the 2023 Stuart T. Hauser, MD, PhD, Mentorship Award | Department of Psychiatry". psych.hms.harvard.edu. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ Moran, Mark (2024-07-01). "Look for Hope and You Will Find It: Outlook for First-Episode Psychosis Has Never Been Better". Psychiatric News. 59 (7) appi.pn.2024.07.7.23. doi:10.1176/appi.pn.2024.07.7.23. ISSN 0033-2704.