Who Are We?

Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH Director of the Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Chief of the Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Clinics at the VA San Diego Healthcare System.

Dr. Stein has been conducting research on the topic of anxiety disorders for the past 15 years, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in this area. Areas of interest include epidemiology, neurobiology, and treatment of the anxiety disorders. Special expertise is in the areas of social phobia, panic disorder, and  posttraumatic stress disorder. 

About Our Clinic

We at the UCSD Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program are a group of University- and VA-affiliated clinicians and researchers in psychiatry, psychology, and related disciplines interested in understanding the nature and etiology of anxiety disorders and their treatment. At any point in time, we generally have a number of clinical research studies running that require participants (with and without anxiety disorders). Some of these studies involve treatment, others involve completing questionnaires, giving a blood sample, or participating in a neuroimaging study (such as a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan). Studies are funded by the federal government (including the National Institutes of Health), by private foundations, and by various pharmaceutical companies. Please contact us at 1-877-UCSD-SHY if you would like additional information about our work and any of the studies we are conducting.