Alan Seth Lewis MD, PhD

Dr. Alan Lewis completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MD and PhD as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University. He then undertook residency training in psychiatry at Yale University, followed by a research fellowship with Dr. Marina Picciotto. After briefly joining the faculty at Yale, he moved to Vanderbilt in 2018, where he is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and member of the Center for Cognitive Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurobiology in General Psychiatry. Dr. Lewis's research focuses on understanding the neurobiology underlying cognitive and social impairments in neuropsychiatric disorders. He is particularly interested in neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism and their effects on hippocampal function.