Jeffrey P. Staab, M.D.

Jeffrey P. Staab, M.D., MS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He and his colleagues in the Behavioral Medicine Program evaluate and treat more than 2000 patients with psychosomatic problems, functional neurologic, neuro-otologic, and GI disorders, and cancer distress each year. His research centers on problems at the interface of psychiatry and medical-surgical specialties, particularly neurology and otology. He is best known for investigations of chronic dizziness.

Dr. Staab received a BS in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, MS in bioengineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and MD from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed internship in internal medicine and residency in psychiatry at the National Naval Medical Center (now Walter Reed National Military Medical Center), followed by a fellowship in traumatic stress disorders. He previously served on the faculties of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, University of Florida and University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Staab is author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles, reviews, and chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of six scientific journals in the fields of psychosomatic medicine and neuro-otology and holds leadership positions in the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Functional Neurological Disorder Society, and Barany Society.