
Boris Birmaher
Director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Services Program at · UPMC Medical Education
Credentials: · ·
History
- Present
- Present
- 1989–1991
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and New York Psychiatric Institute


- 1984–1988
Haddassah Medical College and the Hebrew University
- 1975–1976
Valle College of Medicine
- 1971–1975
Harvard College
Research
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 1997 · 8,071 citations
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 1997 · First of 7 authors · 1,976 citations
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 1999 · First of 6 authors · Corresponding · 1,537 citations

231 papers
- NR
183 papers

127 papers

117 papers

71 papers · 5 as a resident

69 papers
- BG
64 papers
- RD
64 papers
Grants
- 2021–2026
Predicting Recurrences in Bipolar Illness (Prompt-BD)
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $3.8M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2018–2023
1/2 Predicting Adult Outcomes in Bipolar Youth (PROBY)
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $2.5M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 1999–2022
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $20.4M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2000–2022
Course and Outcome of Bipolar Disorder in Youth - Supplement
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $15.9M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Clinical trials
- 2025–2027
Child Bipolar Network Ketogenic Diet Approach to Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents
Site PI · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles



