Brian Sweis, MD, PhD
Psychiatry
About Me
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Completed BS/BA at Loyola University Chicago (2008-2012), MD/PhD training in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota Medical School's Medical Scientist Training Program (2012-2020), and psychiatry residency training on the physician-scientist research track at Mount Sinai (2020-2024, Chief Resident 2023-2024). PI of the Sweis lab, applying principles in neuroeconomics in combination with neuromodulation techniques translated across species to study complex decision-making changes in psychiatric disorders. Also serving as Director of Neuroeconomics within the Centers for Computational Psychiatry and Affective Neuroscience, as well as Assistant Training Director for Research in the Psychiatry Residency Program to help accelerate the path toward independence for physician-scientists.
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Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Addiction, Behavioral Health, Brain, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, Depression, Electrophysiology, Endocrinology, Healthcare, Hippocampus, Memory, Neural Code, Neural Networks, Neurobiology, Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Patient Care, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatry, Stress, Synapses, Synaptic Plasticity, Systems Neuroscience
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Neuroscience [NEU]
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About Me
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Completed BS/BA at Loyola University Chicago (2008-2012), MD/PhD training in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota Medical School's Medical Scientist Training Program (2012-2020), and psychiatry residency training on the physician-scientist research track at Mount Sinai (2020-2024, Chief Resident 2023-2024). PI of the Sweis lab, applying principles in neuroeconomics in combination with neuromodulation techniques translated across species to study complex decision-making changes in psychiatric disorders. Also serving as Director of Neuroeconomics within the Centers for Computational Psychiatry and Affective Neuroscience, as well as Assistant Training Director for Research in the Psychiatry Residency Program to help accelerate the path toward independence for physician-scientists.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Addiction, Behavioral Health, Brain, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, Depression, Electrophysiology, Endocrinology, Healthcare, Hippocampus, Memory, Neural Code, Neural Networks, Neurobiology, Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Patient Care, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatry, Stress, Synapses, Synaptic Plasticity, Systems Neuroscience
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Neuroscience [NEU]
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