Barry Rittberg

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Credentials

MD

Bio

Dr. Rittberg’s education includes a BS with distinction in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; an MD from the University of Wisconsin; and a psychiatry residency at the University of Minnesota. He was elected to memberships in the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies. 

His research has been on novel antidepressants, vagus nerve stimulation for depression, deep brain stimulation for depression, and ketamine-like drugs. He has taught residents and medical students for almost 4 decades and specializes in psychopharmacology. His main area of interest is treatment-resistant depression.

Expertise

• Psychiatry and mood disorders

Research Summary

Somatic treatment of Mood Disorders Clinical trials of novel agents and Vagus Nerve Stimulation