Helen Mayberg is founding director of the Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics; professor of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and neuroscience; and Mount Sinai professor in neurotherapeutics at the Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System. Known for studies of brain circuits in depression and pioneering deep brain stimulation research, Mayberg’s work combines cutting-edge imaging strategies, quantitative behavioral metrics, and rigorous clinical trials to define brain-based biomarkers that optimize treatment selection for individual depressed patients at all stages of illness. She leads a patient-focused, multi-disciplinary research team whose shared mission is to advance precision surgical treatments for complex neuropsychiatric disorders. Mayberg is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors. (Mount Sinai is a 2022 Festival Underwriter)
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