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Eugene H. Rubin, MD, PhD
Current
Position
Professor of Psychiatry
University Roles
Vice Chairman for Education
Education and Training
B.A.: Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1971
Ph.D.: Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977
M.D.: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978
Residency: Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978-1982
Chief Residency: Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983-1984
Major Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1996-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004
AOA, Washington University School of Medicine;
Distinguished Educator Award for House Staff Teaching, 2009, Washington University School of Medicine;
Washington University School of Medicine Alumni/Faculty Award, 2008;
Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Graduating Residency Class of 2007;
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Areas of Clinical Interest
Dementias
Depression and chronic illness
Areas of Research Interests
I am involved in several clinical studies. As a clinical investigator associated with the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, my areas of emphasis have included the psychopathology of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and studying very mild forms of DAT. I am also involved in studies of affective disorder in populations with co-morbid medical disease, e.g., heart disease and Alzheimer's disease.
As Vice-chair for Education and former Residency Director, I am interested in trends involving psychiatric education.
As the former chair of the University's Conflict of Interest Committee, I maintain an interest in conflicts of interest as they relate to academic faculty and academic health centers.
Key Publications
Rubin EH, Zorumski CF. Psychiatric education in an era of rapidly occurring scientific advances. Acad Med 2003;78:351-354.
Rubin EH. The complexities of individual financial conflicts of interest. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005;30:1-6.
Yager J, Mellman L, Rubin E, Tasman A. The RRC mandate for residency programs to demonstrate psychodynamic psychotherapy competency among residents: a debate. Acad Psychiatry 2005; 29:339-349.
Lustman PJ, Clouse RE, Nix BD, Freedland KE, Rubin EH, McGill JB, Williams MM, Gelenberg AJ, Ciechanowski PS, Hirsch IB. Sertraline for prevention of depression recurrence in diabetes mellitus: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006;63: 521-529.
The Betty Ford Institute Consensus Panel (Belleau C, DuPont RL, Erickson CK, Flaherty MT, Galanter M, Gold M, Kaskutas LA, Laudet A, McDaid C, McLennan AT, Morgenstern J, Rubin E, Schwarzlose J, White W). What is recovery? A working definition from the Betty Ford Institute. J Subst Abuse Treat 2007;33:221-228.
Freedland KE, Skala JA, Carney RM, Rubin EH, Lustman PJ, Dávila-Román VG, Steinmeyer BC, Hogue CW Jr. Treatment of depression after coronary bypass surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009;66:387-396.
Funded Research Projects
NIA(Key Personnel):Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - Clinical Core
NIA(Key Personnel):Healthy Aging & Senile Dementia - Core A: Clinical
NHLBI(Key Personnel):Omega-3 for Depression and Other Cardiac Risk Factors
NHLBI(Key Personnel):Cardiac Risk Markers and Unremitting Depression in Acute Coronary Syndrome