Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

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Noah S. Philip, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is the founding Section Chief of Psychiatric Neuromodulation at VA Providence and serves as Lead for Mental Health Research and Associate Director for Training and Research Partnerships at the VA Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology.

Dr. Philip received his BSc from McGill University and his MD from Albany Medical College, where he graduated AOA and with a Distinction in the Study of Biomedical Ethics. He completed psychiatry residency at Brown University, followed by T32 and Neuromodulation Fellowships at Brown.

Dr. Philip leads a translational research program focused on developing and evaluating precision neuromodulation approaches for neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicidality. His laboratory integrates neuroimaging, computational approaches, and clinical trials to identify treatment-relevant brain circuits, measure target engagement, and develop more precise, individualized interventions. A major focus of his current work is low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS), including first-in-human studies of amygdala-targeted FUS in depression and anxiety and federally funded clinical trials evaluating FUS for PTSD. His research program also includes accelerated TMS, and other noninvasive neuromodulation approaches, with an emphasis on improving targeting, dosing, treatment selection, and real-world delivery.

Dr. Philip’s work has been supported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Defense, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, as well as through industry and small-business collaborations. He received the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Distinguished Investigator Award in 2024 and has received additional recognition from the American Psychiatric Association, Society of Biological Psychiatry, and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Dr. Philip serves as Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Psychiatry and on the editorial boards of Biological Psychiatry, Brain Stimulation, and Neuropsychopharmacology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, is active in several national and international scientific organizations, and is a past President of the Psychiatric Research Society.

Education, mentorship, and dissemination are central components of Dr. Philip’s academic work. He has leadership roles in multiple federally supported research training programs at Brown, including psychiatry resident research training and computational psychiatry, and mentors trainees across career stages in clinical neuroscience, neuromodulation, and precision psychiatry. His mentoring emphasizes rigorous translational science, individualized treatment development, and the integration of neuroimaging, computation, clinical experimentation, and implementation. He has also contributed to international neuromodulation education and capacity-building, including TMS training initiatives in Ukraine, reflecting a broader commitment to expanding access to evidence-based brain stimulation treatments.

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