
Sophia Frangou, MD, PhD
About Me
Dr. Sophia Frangou, MD, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to her current appointment, she was head of the Section of Neurobiology of Psychosis at King’s College London, UK (1997-2012). Dr Frangou has 20 years of clinical and research experience in psychosis using clinical, cognitive, genetic and neuroimaging techniques. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and vice-chair of its Pan-American division. She is also fellow of the European (EPA) and of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). She is editor of “European Psychiatry” and associate editor of “Human Brain Mapping”. She has served on the academic faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and as vice-president of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. She is founding chair of EPA Section of NeuroImaging and of the Brain Imaging Network of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
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We have an active research program in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. If you would like to learn more or to participate in our studies please email us at prp@mssm.edu or call us on 212 241 2494
Clinical Interests:
Affective and Non-affective Psychosis
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Brain Connectivity
Genetic Imaging
Multimodal data analyses
Biological predictors of diagnosis and treatment response
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
Research Topics
Brain Imaging, Schizophrenia
Video
Publications
Selected Publications
- European Psychiatry: 2025 in review. Sophia Frangou, Umberto Volpe. European Psychiatry
- Childhood Maltreatment and Deviations From Normative Brain Structure: A Mega-Analysis of 3711 Individuals From the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder and ENIGMA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Working Groups. Haley R. Wang, Zhen Qi Liu, Elena Pozzi, Ahmed Hussain, Priyanka Sigar, Chadi Abdallah, Nina Alexander, Justin Baker, Jochen Bauer, Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Josh Cisler, Colm G. Connolly, Andrew Cotton, Judith Daniels, Udo Dannlowski, Maria Densmore, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Danai Dima, Stefan Du Plessis, Amit Etkin, Negar Fani, Lukas Fisch, Jacklynn Fitzgerald, Thomas Frodl, Cynthia H.Y. Fu, Ali Saffet Gonul, Evan M. Gordon, Ian H. Gotlib, Roberto Goya-Maldonado, Nynke A. Groenewold, Dominik Grotegerd, Tim Hahn, J. Paul Hamilton, Laura K.M. Han, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Courtney C. Haswell, Ryan Herringa, Julia Herzog, Jonathan Ipser, Neda Jahanshad, Tanja Jovanovic, Milissa Kaufman, Tilo Kircher, Maximilian Konowski, Sheri Michelle Koopowitz, Axel Krug, John Krystal, Ruth Lanius, Christine Larson, Amit Lazarov, Lauren Lebois, Elisabeth Leehr, Ifat Levy, Meng Li, Antje Manthey, Adi Maron-Katz, Andrew M. McIntosh, Katie A. McLaughlin, Susanne Meinert, Benson Mwangi, Steven M. Nelson, Igor Nenadić, Yuval Neria, Richard Neufeld, Amar Ojha, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Elizabeth A. Olson, Nils Opel, Matthew Peverill, Kerry Ressler, Marisa Ross, Isabelle Rosso, Matthew D. Sacchet, Kelly Sambrook, Christian Schmahl, Soraya Seedat, Martha E. Shenton, Maurizio Sicorello, Anika Sierk, Jair C. Soares, Dan J. Stein, Frederike Stein, Murray B. Stein, Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Jean Théberge, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, Carissa Tomas, Paula Usemann, Leigh L. van den Heuvel, Sanne J.H. van Rooij, Henrik Walter, Martin Walter, Xin Wang, Heather C. Whalley, Nils R. Winter, Mon Ju Wu, Hong Xie, Tony T. Yang, Xi Zhu, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Giovana B. Zunta-Soares, Sophia Frangou, Paul M. Thompson, Lauren Salminen, Delin Sun, Rajendra Morey, Jennifer S. Stevens, Lianne Schmaal, Tiffany C. Ho. Biological Psychiatry
- Sex differences in global metrics of brain size across the lifespan. Samuel N. Vucic, Brianna Georges, Sophia Frangou, Neda Sadeghi, Tonya White. Frontiers in Neuroscience
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Frangou during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Outside Employment
- University of British Columbia
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.