We provide outpatient consultation and treatment in Bethesda, MD.  Practice areas include the pharmacology of psychiatric disorders and expert services.

Paulo J. Negro, M.D. Ph.D.

Paulo J. Negro, M.D. Ph.D. completed his fellowship in clinical research at the Intramural Research Program-NIMH, NIH in 1999.  He performed residency in psychiatry at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.  He worked at St Elizabeths Hospital and was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland.  He was Medical Director of Behavioral Services of Suburban Hospital 2003-2006.  He is currently appointed as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Dr. Negro is Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Administrative Psychiatry, Association for Convulsive Therapy, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is knowledgeable about the interface between medical and psychiatric problems, having conducted research in osteoporosis and depression, stress, and the brain effects of hormones.

Honors and Awards

Merck Award for Oustanding Research, 1999.Habib KE, Weld K, Higley JD, Rice KC, Webster EL, Negro Jr PJ, Chrousos GP, Gold PW. Non-Peptide CRH-1 Receptor Antagonism by Antalarmin Suppresses Social Stress-Induced Fear and Anxiety Behaviors in Rhesus Monkeys. 1999 81st Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.

Selected for Profile: Science and Medical Researcher, 1999. Broadcast on the National Brazilian Television.

Fellow of the American Psychoanalytic Association 1997-1998.

Pfizer Psychiatry Resident of the Year Award, 1996.
Outstanding Resident Award,1996. Department of Psychiatry. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas.

Scientific Exhibit Award for Outstanding Research, 1995.
Negro Jr PJ, Negro PPR. The concept of delusion and relevance of Karl Jaspers’ psychopathological approach. Texas Medical Association 1995 Annual Session, Dallas; Second Place