Chadi Calarge, M.D.

Professor

(832) 822-3750

Email

chadi.calarge@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor: Psychiatry & Behav Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Thomas S. Trammell Research Professorship in Child Psychiatry: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

TCH: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Office): 1102 Bates Ave.
Suite 790
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

MD from Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences: Hadath, Lebanon

Residency at University of Iowa: Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Professional Interests

Depressive disorders biology and treatment
Long-term safety of psychotropics in children and adolescents
The role of the gut microbiota in brain function

Professional Statement

As a physician scientist with interest in child and adolescent psychiatry, I have focused my research on examining the long-term effects of psychiatric medications in youth on health, including weight and development, bone health, and iron regulation. I have also been interested in the intersection between psychiatric conditions and psychiatric medications with regard to how each might affect these outcomes and how genetic factors would influence them as well. This includes the role of the gut bacteria in health and illness. The hope is to better understand psychiatric disorders and be able to offer a safer way to treat them.

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Calarge CA, Butcher BD, Burns TL, Coryell WH, Schlechte JA, Zemel BS. " Major Depressive Disorder and Bone Mass in Adolescents and Young Adults " Journal of bone and mineral research. 2014 ;
Pubmed PMID: 24723424.
Calarge CA, Nicol G, Schlechte JA, Burns TL. " Cardiometabolic outcomes in children and adolescents following discontinuation of long-term risperidone treatment " Journal of child and adolescent psychopahrmac. 2014 ;
Pubmed PMID: 3993060.
Engelstad HJ, Calarge CA, Colaizy TT, Stuart S, Haskell SE. " Perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal depression with or without selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor therapy " Neonatology. 2014 ;
Pubmed PMID: 4054700.
Calarge CA, Burns TL, Schlechte JA, Zemel. " Longitudinal Skeletal Effects of Risperidone and Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors in Children and Aolescents. In Press. " Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. ;
Calarge CA, Ziegler EE, Del Castillo N, Aman N, Mcdougle CJ, Scahill L, McCracken J, Arnold LE. " Iron Homeostasis During Risperidone Treatment in Children and Adolescents. In Press. " Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. ;
Coryell WH, Butcher BD, Burns TL , Dindo LN, Schlechte JA, Calarge CA. " Fat Distribution and Major Depressive Disorder in Late Adolescence. In Press. " Journal of Clinical psychiatry. ;
Calarge Ca, Schlechte JA, Burns TL, Zemel BS. " The Effect of Psychostimulants on Skeletal Health in Boys co-Treated with Risperidone " Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 ;
Saha PK, Liu Y, Chen C, Jin D, Letuchy E, Xu Z, Amelon RE, Burns TL, Torner JC, Levy SM, Calarge CA. " Characterization of Trabecular Bone Palte-Rod Micro-Architecture using Multi-Row Detector CT and Tensor Scale: Algorithms, Validation, and Applications to Pilot Human Studies. In Press. " Medical Physics. ;