Additional Titles & Roles
- Attending, Washington University Outpatient Psychiatry
- Staff Psychiatrist, Habif Health and Wellness Center
Education & Training
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2021
- MD: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2017
- PhD: Molecular Cell Biology: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2017
- BA: Molecular and Cellular Biology: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2010
Areas of Clinical Interest
General Adult Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry, Ketamine and Esketamine Treatment of Mood Disorders, Student Mental Health
Key Publications
- Ercal B, Rodebaugh TL, Bland MD, Barco P, Lenard E, Lang CE, Miller JP, Yingling M, Lenze EJ, (2021 Jul). Executive Function Moderates Functional Outcomes of Engagement Strategies During Rehabilitation in Older Adults. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 100(7): 635-642.
Read publication »Executive Function Moderates Functional Outcomes of Engagement Strategies During Rehabilitation in Older Adults. - d’Avignon DA, Puchalska P, Ercal B, Chang Y, Martin SE, Graham MJ, Patti GJ, Han X, Crawford PA, (2018 06). Hepatic ketogenic insufficiency reprograms hepatic glycogen metabolism and the lipidome. JCI Insight. 3(12):
Read publication »Hepatic ketogenic insufficiency reprograms hepatic glycogen metabolism and the lipidome. - Cotter DG, Ercal B, Huang X, Leid JM, d’Avignon DA, Graham MJ, Dietzen DJ, Brunt EM, Patti GJ, Crawford PA, (2014 Dec). Ketogenesis prevents diet-induced fatty liver injury and hyperglycemia. J Clin Invest. 124(12): 5175-90.
Read publication »Ketogenesis prevents diet-induced fatty liver injury and hyperglycemia. - Cotter DG, Ercal B, d’Avignon DA, Dietzen DJ, Crawford PA, (2014 Jul). Impairments of hepatic gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis in PPARa-deficient neonatal mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 307(2): E176-85.
Read publication »Impairments of hepatic gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis in PPARα-deficient neonatal mice. - Cotter DG, Ercal B, d’Avignon DA, Dietzen DJ, Crawford PA, (2013 Jul). Impact of peripheral ketolytic deficiency on hepatic ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis during the transition to birth. J Biol Chem. 288(27): 19739-49.
Read publication »Impact of peripheral ketolytic deficiency on hepatic ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis during the transition to birth. - Cao H, Sekiya M, Ertunc ME, Burak MF, Mayers JR, White A, Inouye K, Rickey LM, Ercal BC, Furuhashi M, Tuncman G, Hotamisligil GS, (2013 May). Adipocyte lipid chaperone AP2 is a secreted adipokine regulating hepatic glucose production. Cell Metab. 17(5): 768-78.
Read publication »Adipocyte lipid chaperone AP2 is a secreted adipokine regulating hepatic glucose production.