Biography

Henry A. Nasrallah, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Director, Schizophrenia Research Program
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, is an internationally recognized psychiatrist, educator, and researcher. Dr. Nasrallah received his BS and MD degrees at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Following his psychiatric residency at the University of Rochester and neuroscience fellowship at the NIH, he served as a faculty member at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Iowa before assuming the chair of the Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry for twelve years. In 2003, he joined the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine as Associate Dean and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

Dr. Nasrallah is the Director of the Schizophrenia Program, and his research focuses on the neurobiology and psychopharmacology of psychosis and bipolar disorder. He has published 360 scientific articles and 430 abstracts, as well as 11 books. He is Editor-In-Chief of two journals (Schizophrenia Research and Current Psychiatry) and is the co-founder of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS). He has been board-certified in both adult and geriatric psychiatry. He is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology [ACNP], Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists, distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and past President of the Cincinnati Psychiatric Society and the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, and is currently the President of the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Education and Research Foundation. He has twice received the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award and was recognized as the U.S. Teacher of the Year by The Psychiatric Times. He has received over 80 research grants and is listed in several editions of the book Best Doctors in America.