Martijn Figee

Dr. Martijn Figee is a Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He serves as Director of the Mount Sinai Interventional Psychiatry Program and works at the Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics (C-ACT). His clinical and research focus is on neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for treating neuropsychiatric disorders.

• Education: MD and PhD from the University of Amsterdam, residency training in Psychiatry at University of Amsterdam-School of Medicine and King's College, Institute of Psychiatry.
• Research Interests: Role of reward and mood circuits in disorders like OCD, depression, and Parkinson's disease, with a focus on modulating these circuits via DBS.

His publications highlight advancements in DBS and focused ultrasound therapies, with recent work in journals like Biological Psychiatry and Neurotherapeutics. Dr. Figee leads initiatives at the Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, aiming to translate neuromodulation research into clinical practice across multiple psychiatric conditions.