Kristina Deligiannidis, M.D., completed her undergraduate degrees in Biology and
Psychology and an Honors Scholars Research Program in Neuroscience and Behavior at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As a recipient of NIH pre-doctoral Intramural
Research Training Awards, she trained in molecular neuroendocrinology research at the
NIH/National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD). Her research
was in chronobiology in mood disorders. Dr. Deligiannidis completed additional research
training at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and NICHD. She received her
medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her
psychiatry residency and chief residency in psychopharmacology research at UMass Medical
School (UMMS)/UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC). Dr. Deligiannidis joined faculty at
UMMS in October 2009 as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics &
Gynecology. She is board- certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Deligiannidis is the Director of the Depression Specialty Clinic and a consultant in
the Mood Disorders Comprehensive Consultation Clinic. Dr. Deligiannidis also evaluates
and treats women in the Women’s Mental Health Specialty Clinic where she treats women
suffering from depression and anxiety during pregnancy or the post-partum period. Her
translational research focuses on the causes of depression in women, especially during
pregnancy and the postpartum period. Her research interests include:
Psychoneuroendocrinology (including the effect of gonadal hormones and neuroactive
steroids on mood); Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine biomarkers of depression in women
during pregnancy and the postpartum period; Gender differences in depression; and, Use of
neuroimaging (e.g. MRS, fcMRI, PET) in depression research.
Dr. Deligiannidis's research efforts have been nationally recognized. She has
received many awards for research and recent grants for her work in women’s mental
health. She is a reviewer for several journals, and gives presentations at national
meetings and local Grand Rounds series. Dr. Deligiannidis serves on several national and
local committees with work focused on research in depression, women’s mental health,
psychopharmacology and neuroimaging. She is additionally active in curriculum development
and teaching in the areas of psychopharmacology, evidence-based medicine and women’s
mental health at UMass Medical School and teaches medical students, residents and
faculty.
Dr. Deligiannidis is an appointed Young Investigator Member of the International Society
of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) and a member of the Society for Biological Psychiatry
(SOBP), Society of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBE), the Organization for Human Brain
Mapping (OHBM), the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP), the Marcé
Society and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology
(NASPOG).
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