Benji Kurian, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department: Psychiatry
Education
| Medical School | Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (2002) |
| Other Post Graduate Training | Vanderbilt Medical Center (2006) |
| Residency | Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2006), Psychiatry |
| Residency | Vanderbilt Medical Center (2006), Psychiatry |
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008), Psychiatry |
Specialty Areas
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Anxiety Disorder
- Depression
- Mood Disorder
- Panic Disorder
Research Interests
- Candidate Genes and Depressive Endophenotypes
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Neurological Comorbidities
- Pharmacoepidemiology of Depression
Publications
Featured Publications
Strategies to Enhance the Therapeutic Efficacy of Antidepressants: Targeting Residual Symptoms
Kurian BT, Greer TL, Trivedi MH Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics July 2009 9/7 975-84
Telephone-based Assessments to Minimize Missing Data in Longitudinal Depression Trials: A Project IMPACTS Study Report.
Claassen CA, Kurian BT, Trivedi MH, Grannemann BD, Tuli E, Pipes R, Preston AM, Flood A Contemp Clin Trials January 2009 30(1) 13-9.
A Computerized Decision Support System for Depression in Primary Care.
Kurian BT, Trivedi MH, Grannemann BD, Claassen CA, Daly EJ, Sunderajan P. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 2009 11/4 140-6.
Managing Depressive Disorders in Patients with Epilepsy
Trivedi MH, Kurian BT Psychiatry 2007 4(1) 26-34
Effect of regulatory warnings on antidepressant prescribing for children and adolescents.
Kurian BT, Ray WA, Arbogast PG, Fuchs DC, Dudley JA, Cooper WO Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007 161(7) 690-6.
Honors/Awards
- APIRE Junior Investigators Research Colloquium Travel Award
(2007) - New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit New Investigator’s Award
(2007) - Hollender Award for Most Outstanding Psychiatry Resident
Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2006) - Richard K. Gaines Award for Excellence in Psychiatry for Medical Students
Department of Psychiatry, Texas A&M College of Medicine (2002) - Texas A&M Medical Science Scholar
(1996)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION