Houman Rashidian

Houman Rashidian is a clinician educator in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Clinically, he practices at Mississauga Hospital and Trillium Health Partners. His primary areas of practice include inpatient adult and geriatric psychiatry.

He also follows patients in an outpatient clinic, primarily those with primary psychotic and bipolar disorders. Furthermore, he has an interest in clinical teaching, working directly with medical students and psychiatry residents in clinical settings, as well as serving on a committee dedicated to postgraduate resident performance.

Lastly, he has research experience, particularly regarding metabolic parameters and their effects on treatment response in depressive episodes.

Recent Publications:

Rashidian, H., Agnihotri, S., 2022. Becoming a psychiatrist during a pandemic. In: Pandemic voices: Unheard stories from the front lines. University of Toronto Press, pp. 22.

Rashidian, H., Subramaniapillai, M., Park, C., Lipsitz, O., Zuckerman, H., Cao, B., Lee, Y., Gill, H., Rodrigues, R.N., Di Vincenzo, J.D., Iacobucci, M., Jaberi, S., Rosenblat, J.D., McIntyre, R.S., Mansur, R.B., 2022. Changes in insulin resistance following antidepressant treatment mediate response in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 026988112211324. Impact Factor [4.7]. Primary Author.

Rashidian, H., Subramaniapillai, M., Park, C., Lipsitz, O., Zuckerman, H., Teopiz, K., Cao, B., Lee, Y., Gill, H., Ho, R., Lin, K., Rodrigues, N., Iacobucci, M., Rosenblat, J., McIntyre, R., Mansur, R., 2021. Insulin resistance is associated with deficits in hedonic, self-reported cognitive, and psychosocial functional response to antidepressant treatment in individuals with major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 448-453. Impact Factor [4.8]. Primary Author.

Rashidian, H., Rosenblat, J., McIntyre, R., Mansur, R., 2020. Leptin, obesity, and response to ketamine. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 98, 109773. Impact Factor [5.1]. Primary Author

Honours and Awards:

2024: Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada In recognition by students of MD Program for exemplifying excellence in undergraduate medical education.