Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsBrandon Kitay, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct, PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Following Esketamine for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation for Relapse Prevention: The CBT-ENDURE Randomized Trial.
Wilkinson S, Kitay B, Macaluso M, Santucci M, Kumpf K, Voghell C, Astorino L, Hershenberg R, Martinez-Kaigi V, Nowell T, Thase M, Sanacora G, Rhee T. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Following Esketamine for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation for Relapse Prevention: The CBT-ENDURE Randomized Trial. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2026, 87 PMID: 42095692, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.25m16285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-inferiority, comparative effectiveness study of intravenous ketamine v. intranasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression: The EQUIVALENCE trial protocol
Wilkinson S, Prashad S, Dalthorp R, Harding L, Kitay B, Parikh S, Dziura J, Clayton A, Fram G, Lepoutre V, Brown J, Ostroff R, Sanacora G. Non-inferiority, comparative effectiveness study of intravenous ketamine v. intranasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression: The EQUIVALENCE trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2026, 164: 108273. PMID: 41780747, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Laszcz J, Wang C, Riva-Posse P, Kim J, Tsygankova V, Mandell A, Rice H, Hermida A, Kitay B, Crowell A, McDonald W, Hershenberg R. A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. Journal Of Ect 2025, 41: 250-256. PMID: 39853314, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000001113.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Lifetime history of childhood adversity and substance abuse in patients with treatment resistant depression
Giampetruzzi E, McDonald W, Rice H, Kitay B, Hermida A, Posse P, Hershenberg R. Lifetime history of childhood adversity and substance abuse in patients with treatment resistant depression. Personalized Medicine In Psychiatry 2024, 43: 100122. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmip.2024.100122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 19 Deep brain stimulation for depression
Kitay B, Riva-Posse P. Chapter 19 Deep brain stimulation for depression. 2024, 451-478. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-18496-3.00019-7.Chapters
2019
The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion
Kitay BM, Katz RB, Wilkinson ST, Ostroff RB. The Successful Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Cerebral Aneurysms and a Pituitary Lesion. Journal Of Ect 2019, 35: e4-e5. PMID: 29952859, PMCID: PMC6309946, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000516.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know
Chapter 18: Memantine in Patients with Moderate to Severe Alzheimer Disease Already Receiving Donepezil. Brandon M. Kitay and Rajesh R. Tampi; Chapter 29: Exposure and Ritual Prevention, Clomipramine, or Their Combination for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Brandon M. Kitay and Michael H. BlochBooks
2013
Mislocalization of neuronal mitochondria reveals regulation of Wallerian degeneration and NMNAT/WLDS-mediated axon protection independent of axonal mitochondria
Kitay BM, McCormack R, Wang Y, Tsoulfas P, Zhai RG. Mislocalization of neuronal mitochondria reveals regulation of Wallerian degeneration and NMNAT/WLDS-mediated axon protection independent of axonal mitochondria. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22: 1601-1614. PMID: 23314018, PMCID: PMC3657477, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Dealing with Misfolded Proteins: Examining the Neuroprotective Role of Molecular Chaperones in Neurodegeneration
Ali YO, Kitay BM, Zhai RG. Dealing with Misfolded Proteins: Examining the Neuroprotective Role of Molecular Chaperones in Neurodegeneration. Molecules 2010, 15: 6859-6887. PMID: 20938400, PMCID: PMC3133442, DOI: 10.3390/molecules15106859.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2007
Transplantation of Schwann cells and/or olfactory ensheathing glia into the contused spinal cord: Survival, migration, axon association, and functional recovery
Pearse DD, Sanchez AR, Pereira FC, Andrade CM, Puzis R, Pressman Y, Golden K, Kitay BM, Blits B, Wood PM, Bunge MB. Transplantation of Schwann cells and/or olfactory ensheathing glia into the contused spinal cord: Survival, migration, axon association, and functional recovery. Glia 2007, 55: 976-1000. PMID: 17526000, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAxonsBrain Tissue TransplantationCell CommunicationCell MovementCell SurvivalFemaleGenetic MarkersGenotypeGraft SurvivalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleNeural PathwaysOlfactory BulbRatsRats, Inbred F344Recovery of FunctionSchwann CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesTreatment OutcomeY Chromosome