Shinnyi Chou, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Email chous@upmc.edu
Education & Training
MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
PhD
Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Training for Transformative Discovery in Psychiatry T32, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Specialty Certifications
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Professional Affiliations
Member, Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Selected Honors & Awards
John E. Schowalter MD Resident Member of Council, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Early Career Research Colloquium Awardee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Best Research in Medical Education, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
Research Interests
Endocannabinoid system alterations & schizophrenia; Animal models of cannabinoid exposure; Translational research
Selected Research Publications & Products- Chou S, Fish KN, Lewis DA, Sweet RA. Terminal type-specific cannabinoid CB1 receptor alterations in patients with schizophrenia: A pilot study. Neurobiol Dis. 2023 Sep;185:106262. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106262.
- Chou S, Ranganath T, Fish KN, Lewis DA, Sweet RA. Cell type specific cannabinoid CB1 receptor distribution across the human and non-human primate cortex. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 10;12(1):9605. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13724-x.
- Chou S, Wu R, Li M. Long-term impacts of prenatal maternal immune activation and postnatal maternal separation on maternal behavior in adult female rats: Relevance to postpartum mental disorders. Behav Brain Res. 2024 Mar 12;461:114831. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114831.
- Chou S, Davis C, Li M. Maternal immune activation and repeated maternal separation alter offspring conditioned avoidance response learning and antipsychotic response in male rats. Behav Brain Res. 2021 Apr 9;403:113145. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113145.
- Chou S, Jones S, Li M. Adolescent olanzapine sensitization is correlated with hippocampal stem cell proliferation in a maternal immune activation rat model of schizophrenia. Brain Res. 2015 Aug 27;1618:122-35. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.05.036.
Clinical Interests
Child, adolescent, & peripartum mental health; Cultural psychiatry; Collaborative & integrated care
Selected Clinical Publications & Products- Gopalan P, Spada ML, Shenai N, Kratzer I, Nichols N, Kucherer S, Chou S, Hovis E, Beck S, Glance J. An Overview for the General Psychiatrist Evaluating Patients With Obstetric and Neonatal Complications and Perinatal Loss. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2024 Jan;22(1):35-43. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230021.
- Chou S, Han C, Ouyang JX, Yan Li AS. East Asian Population. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2022 Oct;31(4):745-763. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.05.006. PMID: 36182222.
- Shaligram D, Chou S, Chandra RM, Song S, Chan V. Addressing Discrimination Against Asian American and Pacific Islander Youths: The Mental Health Provider's Role. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;61(6):735-738. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.11.021.
- Chou S, Raml D, Hafner R, Baerentzen B, Hammer S. Implementation of an Integrated Care Learning Experience Within the Psychiatry Clerkship: Nutrition Education of Patients with Serious Mental Illness. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;42(3):410-414. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0780-7.
Education Interests
Diversity/equity in psychiatry trainee recruitment; Culturally informed psychiatric care
Selected Education Publications & Products- Siebert AL, Chou S, Toubat O, Adami AJ, Kim H, Daye D, Kwan JM. Factors associated with underrepresented minority physician scientist trainee career choices. BMC Med Educ. 2020 Nov 11;20(1):422. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02328-6.
- Han C, Chou S, Shaligram D, Chan V, Song S, Edwards S, Gordon-Achebe K. Development of a Culturally Sensitive Asian American/Pacific Islander Curriculum for Child Psychiatry Trainees. Acad Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;46(1):89-90. doi: 10.1007/s40596-021-01566-0.
