Faculty

Jessica C Kettel, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Medicine
PhD
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Department of Immunology
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMCGeneral Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry

Current Appointments

Medical Director, Center for Autism & Developmental Disorders Inpatient Unit

Research Interests

Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Anagnostou, E, Aman, M, Handen, B, Sanders, K, Shui, A, Hollway, J, Brian, J, Arnold, E, Capano, L, Hellings, J, Butter, E, Mankad, D; Tumuluru, R, Kettel, J, Newsom, C, Hadjiyannakis, S, Peleg, N, Odrobina, D, McAuliffe-Bellin, S, Zakroysky, P, Marler, S, Wagner, A, Wong, T, Macklin, E, Veenstra-VanderWeele, J. Metformin for Treatment of Overweight Induced by Atypical Antipsychotic Medication in Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73(9):928-937.

Clinical Interests

Assessment of nonverbal patients

Education Interests

Training to assess neurodevelopmentally disabled

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Names Four New Medical Directors

New Medical Directors

(Pictured L-R: Justin Shuster, MD, Laima Spokas, MD, Camila Aponte, MD, Jessica Kettel, MD, PhD) We are delighted to recognize the achievements of the clinician-educator faculty members below, who have recently been appointed to medical director roles at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH). Camila Aponte, MD (Medical Director: UPMC Center for Eating Disorders) Dr. Aponte joined the Department of Psychiatry...

Dr. Benjamin Handen Reports in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry that Metformin Decreases Weight Gain in Autistic Children Taking Atypical Antipsychotic Medications

Dr. Benjamin Handen

Disruptive behaviors, including aggression, tantrums, and self-injury, are estimated to occur in 20% to 50% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Atypical antipsychotic medications are one of the most common pharmacologic treatments for such behaviors in the ASD population, but significant increases in weight are frequently reported. There also is evidence of an increased risk of diabetes in children...

Jessica C. Kettel, MD, PhD Appointed to Department of Psychiatry Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry welcomes Jessica Kettel, MD, PhD to the faculty. Dr. Kettel, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, completed the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program under the mentorship of Dr. Olivera Finn. She is a graduate of the General Psychiatry residency training program at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, where she was a fellow in the Child and...