SMART Center
Mood and anxiety disorders are common and leading causes of problems that interfere with all aspects of life, including interpersonal relationships, professional success, and general well-being. Unfortunately, available therapeutic options do not work for many people with these illnesses, and often require long treatment courses or provide only limited benefit.
The Stony Brook Mood + Anxiety Research + Treatment Center (SMART Center) combines advanced diagnostics, including brain imaging and biochemical assessments, with innovative treatments to improve care. We are particularly interested in non-systemic neuromodulatory device-based treatments and rapidly acting medications.
Director of SMART Center
Kyle Lapidus, MD, PhD earned his MD and PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his residency in the physician-scientist track for psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Icahn School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. After completing residency, Dr. Lapidus was appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Mount Sinai. In 2014, Dr. Lapidus joined Stony Brook University as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Director of Neuromodulation. In addition to clinical and pre-clinical research experience, Dr. Lapidus has particular clinical expertise in the management of treatment-resistant depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Contact: Kyle.Lapidus@StonyBrookMedicine.edu