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Debby Tsuang, M.D., M.Sc.
Education
Institution and Location
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Degree, if applicable
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Year(s)
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Field of Study |
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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B.S.
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1983
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Psychology |
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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M.D.
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1987
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Medicine |
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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M.Sc.
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1992
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Epidemiology |
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A. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
| 1988-1992 |
Resident physician, University of Iowa Department
of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| 1992-1995 |
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow, Geriatric Research, Education,
and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle,
WA |
| 1994-1995 |
Medical Genetics Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Division
of Medical Genetics, University of Washington School of Medicine,
Seattle, WA |
| 1995-1997 |
Staff Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service, VA Puget Sound Health
Care System, Seattle, WA |
| 1995-1999 |
Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,
WA |
| 1995-2004 |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University
of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine,
Seattle, WA |
| 1997-present |
Staff Psychiatrist, Mental Illness Research, Education, and
Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle,
WA |
| 1999-2004 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,
WA |
| 2004-present |
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University
of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine,
Seattle, WA |
| 2004-present |
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,
WA |
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry |
| American Medical Association |
| American Psychiatric Association |
| American Society of Human Genetics |
| Society of Biological Psychiatry |
Honors
| 1980-1983 |
Dean's List, Wheaton College & University
of Iowa |
| 1992 |
APA/Dista Product Resident Research Award |
| 1992 |
Second Prize, Winokur Resident Research Award |
| 1994 |
Eagles Award for Alzheimer's Research |
| 1995 |
Geriatric Academic Training Award |
| 2001-2002 |
Browning Foundation Investigator |
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
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Coryell W, Tsuang D. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
axis hyperactivity and psychosis: recovery during an 8-year follow-up.
Am J Psychiatry 149:1033-1039, 1992. |
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Tsuang D, Coryell W. An 8-year follow-up of patients with DSM-III-R
psychotic depression, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia.
Am J Psychiatry 150:1182-1888, 1993. |
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Tsuang D, Kukull W, Sheppard L, Barnhart R, Peskind E, Edland
S, Schellenberg G, Raskind M, Larson E. Impact of sample selection
on APOE epsilon 4 allele frequency: a comparison of two Alzheimer’s
disease samples. J Am Geriatr Soc 44:704-707, 1996. |
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Tsuang D, Raskind MA, Leverenz J, Peskind ER, Schellenberg
G, Bird TD. The effect of apolipoprotein E genotype on expression
of an autosomal dominant schizophreniform disorder with progressive
dementia and neurofibrillary tangles. Biol Psychiatry 41:191-195,
1997. |
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Levy-Lahad E, Tsuang D, Bird TD. Recent advances in the genetics
of Alzheimer’s disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 11:42-54,
1998. |
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Tsuang D, DiGiacomo L, Lipe H, Bird TD. Familial aggregation
of schizophrenia-like symptoms in Huntington’s disease.
Am J Med Genet (Neuropsychiatry Section) 81:323-327, 1998. |
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Faraone SV, Tsuang MT, Tsuang DW. Genetics of mental disorders:
What practitioners and students need to know. New York: Guilford
Press, 1999. |
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Lim A, Tsuang D, Kukull W, Nochlin D, Leverenz J, McCormick
W, Bowen J, Teri L, Thompson J, Peskind E, Raskind M, Larson
E. Clinico-neuropathological correlation of Alzheimer’s
disease in a community-based case series. J Am Geriatr Soc 47:564-569,
1999. |
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Tsuang D, Larson EB, Bowen J, McCormick W, Teri L, Nochlin
D, Leverenz J, Peskind ER, Lim A, Raskind M, Thompson ML, Mirra
S, Gearing M, Schellenberg G, Kukull W. The utility of apolipoprotein
E genotyping in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in
a community-based case series. Arch Neurol 56:1489-1495, 1999. |
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Tsuang D, Almqvist E, Lipe H, Strgar F, DiGiacomo L, Hoff D,
Eugenio C, Hayden MR, Bird TD. Familial aggregation of psychotic
symptoms in Huntington's disease. Am J Psychiatry 157:1955-1959,
2000. |
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Poorkaj P, Tsuang D, Wijsman E, Steinbart E, Garruto R, Craig
U, Chapman N, Anderson L, Bird T, Plato C, Perl D, Weiderholt
W, Galasko D, Schellenberg G. TAU as a susceptibility gene for
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism dementia complex of
Guam. Arch Neurol 58:1871-1878, 2001. |
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Tsuang D, Skol A, Faraone S, Bingham S, Young K, Prabhudesai
S, Haverstock S, Mena F, Menon AS, Bisset D, Pepple J, Sauter
F, Baldwin C, Weiss D, Collins J, Boehnke M, Schellenberg G,
Tsuang M. Examination of genetic linkage of chromosome 15 to
schizophrenia in a large Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study sample.
Am J Med Genet (Neuropsychiatric Section) 105:662-668, 2001. |
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Faraone S, Skol A, Tsuang D, Bingham S, Young K, Prabhudesai
S, Haverstock S, Mena F, Menon AS, Bisset D, Pepple J, Sautter
F, Baldwin C, Weiss D, Collins J, Keith T, Boehnke M, Tsuang
M, Schellenberg G. Linkage of chromosome 13q32 to schizophrenia
in a large veterans affairs cooperative study sample. Am J Med
Genet (Neuropsychiatric Section) 114:598-604, 2002. |
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Tsuang D, Bird T. Genetics of dementia. Medical Clinics of
North America 86:591-614, 2002. |
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Tsuang D, Dalan A, Eugenio C, Poorkaj P, Limprasert P, La Spada
AR, Steinbart E, Bird T, Leverenz J. Familial dementia with Lewy
bodies: a clinical and neuropathological study of 2 families.
Arch Neurol 59:1622-1630, 20 |
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Tsuang DW, Faraone SV, Tsuang MT. Implications of genetics
and the use of genetic counseling. Directions in Psychiatry 22:155-164,
2002. |
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Faraone SV, Tsuang D, Tsuang MT. Methods in psychiatric genetics.
In Tsuang M, Tohen M. Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second
edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. |
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Bonner L, Tsuang D, Cherrier M, Eugenio C, Du J, Steinbart
E, Limprasert P, La Spada A, Seltzer B, Bird T, Leverenz J. Familial
dementia with Lewy bodies with an atypical clinical presentation.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 16:59-64, 2003. |
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Skol AD, Young KA, Tsuang DW, Faraone SV, Haverstock SL, Bingham
S, Prabhudesai S, Mena F, Menon AS, Yu CE, Rundell P, Pepple
J, Sauter F, Baldwin C, Weiss D, Collins J, Keith T, Boehnke
M, Schellenberg GD, Tsuang MT. Modest evidence for linkage and
possible confirmation of association between NOTCH4 and schizophrenia
in a large Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study sample. Am J Med
Genet (Neuropsychiatric Section) 118B:8-15, 2003. |
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Tsuang D, Faraone SV, Tsuang MT. The role of genetic counseling.
In Stone WS, Faraone SV, Tsuang MT. Early Clinical Intervention
and Prevention in Schizophrenia. Totowa: Humana Press, 2004. |
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Tsuang D, Bird T. Genetics of dementia. In Sadavoy J, Jarvik
L, Grossberg G, Meyers B. Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric
Psychiatry, Third edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company,
2004. |
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Tsuang D, Bird T. Genetics of dementia. In Sadavoy J, Jarvik
L, Grossberg G, Meyers B. Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric
Psychiatry, Third edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company,
2004. |
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Peskind ER, Tsuang DW, Bonner LT, Pascualy M, Riekse RG Snowden
MB, Thomas R, Raskind MA. Propranolol for disruptive behaviors
in nursing home residents with probable or possible Alzheimer
disease: a placebo-controlled study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord
19:23-28, 2005. |
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