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Zachary Harvanek, MD/PhD

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Assistant Professor
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Training

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow
Yale University (2023)


Resident
Yale University (2022)


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Biography

Zach Harvanek is an Assistant Professor and a board-certified Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist. He completed his MD and PhD at the University of Michigan, studying the neurobiological mechanisms through which stress impacts the aging process. He trained at Yale for his Psychiatry residency and his fellowship, and worked with Drs. Rajita Sinha and Ke Xu to analyze how adversity and psychological resilience are related to epigenetic aging. His current work focuses on relationships between mental health and long-term physical outcomes, including obesity, metabolic health and aging.

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Education & Training

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow
Yale University (2023)
Resident
Yale University (2022)
MD/PhD
University of Michigan, Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2018)
BEngSci
Duke University, Biomedical Engineering & Biology (2010)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Zachary Harvanek's published research.

Publications

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2023

2022

2021

2019

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Neurobiology of Stress

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    ACLP - Guidelines & Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee

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    Psychoneuroendrocrinology

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    Developmental Psychology

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    eLife

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