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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Email: kalarchianma@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-647-6530
Fax: 412-647-2429

Research Program
Dr. Kalarchian is a clinical psychologist whose work involves the adaptation, delivery, and
evaluation of obesity treatments for special populations, with a particular interest in the
relationship between psychiatric status and health-related behavior.  Currently, she is working
toward the development of an intervention to promote healthy eating, increased physical
activity, and enhanced psychosocial functioning tailored to meet the unique needs of severely
obese individuals undergoing surgery for weight loss.  She has also been involved in studies on
family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity and behavioral treatment of obesity in patients
taking antipsychotic mediations.
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Leadership Positions and Honors
Essel Investigator, Research Partners Program, National Alliance for Research on
Schizophrenia and Depression, 2000-2001
Member of the Behavioral Health Program Committee, Masters’ Course in Behavioral Health,
23rd annual meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2005
Member of the Obesity Expert Panel, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan,
2004-present
Member of the Psychotherapy Committee, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,
2006-present
Representative Publications 
Kalarchian MA, Wilson GT, Brolin RE, Bradley L: Binge eating in bariatric surgery patients.
Int J Eat Disorders 23:89-92, 1998.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Kalarchian MA, Marcus MD, Wilson GT, Labouvie EW, Brolin RE, La Marca L : Binge eating
among gastric bypass patients at long-term follow-up.  Obes Surg 12:270-275, 2002.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Kalarchian MA, Marcus MD:  Management of the bariatric surgery patient: Is there a role for
the cognitive behavior therapist?  Cog Behav Practice 10:112-119, 2003.
Marcus MD, Kalarchian MA:  Binge eating in children and adolescents.
Int J Eat Disorders 34 (suppl):S47-S57, 2003.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
Kalarchian MA, Marcus MD, Levine MD, Haas GL, Greeno CG, Weissfeld LA, Qin L:
Behavioral treatment of obesity in patients taking antipsychotic medications.
J Clin Psychiatry 66:1058-1063, 2005.View Adobe .pdf File . . .
  Revised 5/22/2006  la/tc

 

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