Hometown
Butler, PA

College
Northwestern University, BS, Chemical Engineering, 1983

Graduate School
Carnegie-Mellon University, MS, Bioengineering, 1992

Medical School
University of Pittsburgh, MD, 1988

Residency Program
Internship, Internal Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1989 Residency, Psychiatry, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1989-1992

Fellowship: Location & Concentration
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 1994-1996
Traumatic stress disorders

Board Certified Date
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1993

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1998

Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, 2004 - present
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - present
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - present
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1996-1998
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1994-1996
Clinical Associate, University of Guam School of Nursing and Allied Health, 1994
Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1990-1994

Areas of Expertise
Chronic dizziness
Anxiety disorders
Treatment resistant depression
Psychosomatic medicine

Areas of Special Interest
Medical and psychiatric causes of chronic dizziness
Treatment resistant depression
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorders

Current Research Interests
Anxiety disorders and chronic dizziness
Traumatic brain injuries and chronic dizziness
Dysautonomias and chronic dizziness
Migraine and chronic dizziness
Medical and psychological therapies for treatment resistant depression
Mental health policy

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
Member, American Psychiatric Association, 1990 - present
Member, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, 1998 - present
Member, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, 1998 - present
Member, Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists, 1994 -1996
Secretary, Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists, 1995-1996

Honors and Awards
Best Doctors in America, 2005
Albert Stunkard Faculty Recognition Award, 2004, 2005
Earl Bond Award, 2001
Defense Meritorious Service Award, 1996
Navy Achievement Medal, 1994
Bartholomew Hogan Award, 1992

Selected Publications
Staab JP. Assessment and management of psychological problems in the dizzy patient. Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, in press.

Staab JP. Chronic dizziness: The interface between psychiatry and neuro-otology. Curr Opin Neurol. 19:41-48, 2006

Staab JP. Anxiety and depression in older patients with otorhinolaryngologic illnesses. In: Calhoun K, Eibling DE, Wax MK, Kost K, eds. Geriatric Otolaryngology, Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 633-46, 2006.

Staab JP, Evans DL, Musselman DL. Depression and Diabetes. In: Evans DL, Charney DS, Lewis L eds. The Physician’s Guide to Depression & Bipolar Disorders, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp 157-68, 2006.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ. Chronic dizziness and anxiety: Effect of course of illness on treatment outcome. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 131:675-79, 2005.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ. A psychiatric approach to chronic dizziness. Psychiatric Annals. 35(4):330-8, 2005.

Staab JP. Mastering dizziness, maintaining balance. In: Poe D, ed. The Consumer Handbook on Dizziness and Vertigo, Auricle Ink Publishers, Sedona, AZ, pp 277-307, 2005.

Kim DR, Staab JP. Quetiapine discontinuation syndrome. Am J Psychiatry. 162:1020, 2005.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ, Amsterdam JD. A prospective trial of sertraline for chronic subjective dizziness. Laryngoscope. 114:1637-41, 2004.

Staab JP, Evans DL. Special considerations for using psychiatric medications. In: Welner SL, Haseltine F, eds. Welner’s Guide to the Care of Women with Disabilities, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp 301-14, 2004.

Staab JP, Evans DL. Consultation-liaison psychiatry: recognition and treatment of depression, WPA Bulletin on Depression. 7(26):8-11, 2003.

Mirza N, Ruiz C, Baum ED, Staab JP. The prevalence of major psychiatric pathologies in patients with voice disorders. Ear Nose Throat J. 82:808-14, 2003.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ. Which comes first? Psychogenic dizziness versus otogenic anxiety. Laryngoscope. 113:1714-8, 2003.

Ballas C, Staab JP. Medically unexplained physical symptoms: toward an alternative paradigm for diagnosis and treatment. CNS Spectrums. 8(12 Suppl 3):20-6, 2003.

Schmidt NB, Joiner TE, Staab JP, Williams FM. Health perceptions and anxiety sensitivity in patients with panic disorder. J Psychopathology Behavioral Assessment. 25:139-45, 2003.

Shepard NT, Solomon D, Ruckenstein M, Staab J. Evaluation of the vestibular (balance) system. In: Snow JB and Ballenger JJ, eds. Ballenger’s Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 16th ed, BC Decker, Hamilton, Ontario, pp 161-94, 2003.

Ballas C, Staab JP, Evans DL. Strategies for treatment-resistant depression. Psychopharmacol Bull. 36(Suppl 3):39-62, 2002.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ, Solomon D, Shepard NT. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors for dizziness with psychiatric symptoms. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 128:554-60, 2002.

Staab JP, Ruckenstein MJ, Solomon D, Shepard NT. Exertional dizziness and autonomic dysregulation. Laryngoscope. 112:1346-50, 2002.

Ruckenstein MJ, Staab JP. The Basic Symptom Inventory – 53 and its use in the management of patients with psychogenic dizziness. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 125:533-56, 2001.

Staab JP, Datto, CJ, Weinrieb RM, Gariti P, Rynn M, Evans DL. Detection and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in primary medical care settings. Med Clin North Am. 85(3):579-96, 2001.

Schmidt NB, Lerew DR, Santiago HT, Trakowski JH, Staab JP. Effects of heart rate feedback on estimated cardiovascular fitness in patients with panic disorder. Depress Anxiety. 12:59-66, 2000.

Grieger TA, Staab JP, Cardena E, McCarroll JE, Brandt GT, Fullerton CS, Ursano RJ. Acute stress disorder and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder in a group of exposed disaster workers. Depress Anxiety. 11 (4):183-4, 2000.

Staab JP. Diagnosis and treatment of psychologic symptoms and psychiatric disorders in patients with dizziness and imbalance. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 33(3):617-35, 2000.

Evans DL, Staab JP, Petitto JM, Morrison MF, Szuba MP, Ward HE, Wingate B, Luber MP, O’Reardon JP. Depression in the medical setting: Biopsychological interactions and treatment considerations. J Clin Psychiatry. 60(suppl 4):40-55, 1999.