Biography

João L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and academic leader with expertise in interventional psychiatry, mood disorders, and treatment-resistant depression. He serves as Executive Director of the UTHealth Houston Center for Interventional Psychiatry, Director of the Treatment-Resistant Depression Program, and Program Director of the Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston. He is also the Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Dr. Quevedo holds the John S. Dunn Distinguished Professorship at McGovern Medical School. He obtained his Medical Degree, completed residency training in psychiatry and a fellowship in Psychopharmacology, and earned a PhD in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

His clinical and academic work focuses on the care of individuals with severe and treatment-resistant psychiatric illness, including mood disorders, catatonia, and severe suicidality, with a particular emphasis on neuromodulation and rapid-acting interventions. He has extensive experience integrating electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ketamine and esketamine therapies, and other interventional approaches within comprehensive, matched-care clinical pathways across outpatient, intensive, and inpatient settings.

Dr. Quevedo is deeply committed to education, mentorship, and research, contributing to the training of medical students, residents, fellows, and visiting scholars. He serves as an Associate Editor at Molecular Psychiatry, a Springer Nature journal, and is engaged in national and international collaborations to advance the science and clinical practice of psychiatry.

Through his leadership roles, Dr. Quevedo is dedicated to improving access to effective treatments for patients with the most complex psychiatric illnesses, while advancing innovation, outcomes, and compassionate care within academic medicine.