Associate Professor (Partner), UBC Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Head, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatrist in Chief, BC Children’s Hospital / Women’s Hospital
Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute & BCCH Brain, Behaviour & Development Theme
Adjunct Member, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Corresponding Member, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University
Email: roberto.sassi@ubc.ca
Short Biography
Dr. Roberto Sassi is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor (Partner), Head of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UBC Department of Psychiatry, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals.
He graduated from medical school at the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 1996. Dr. Sassi completed his residency training in adult psychiatry at the University of São Paulo as well as at the Massachusetts General Hospital / McLean Hospital, Harvard University, in both adult and child & adolescent psychiatry
Dr. Sassi has a PhD degree from the University of Sao Paulo, with a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroimaging at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, where he worked on magnetic resonance imaging investigations on bipolar disorder. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Sassi held faculty appointments at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL and at McMaster University, in Hamilton, ON.
Research Focus
Dr. Sassi’s clinical research interests include (1) understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of bipolar disorders in children, adolescents and young adults, including among children at high-risk to develop severe mood disorders, and potential early interventions in this population; (2) the multigenerational transmission of risk for psychopathology, with focus on the interplay of genetic and environmental factors, and (3) implementing measurement-based care in child and youth mental health.
Clinical Focus
Dr. Sassi’s clinical focus is on children, adolescents and young adults with mood disorders.
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications (ORCID)
Peer-reviewed publications (Research Gate)
Significant Accomplishments and Professional Contribution
- Sept 2021: Certificate of Special Recognition, Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- May 2018: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Teaching Award, McMaster University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
- May 2014: Jock Cleghorn Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, McMaster University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
- Oct 2013: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Junior Scholar Award
- Oct 2005: USA National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award
