Peter Rosenquist
                                        Department Chair
                                        Professor
                                        Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Other Duties
Leon Henri Charbonnier Endowed Chair, Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Bio
Dr. Peter Rosenquist is a Professor and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University since 2012. Dr. Rosenquist is also Director of Therapeutic Neurostimulation. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, completed his medical degree at the University of Nebraska Medical School, and completed his Psychiatry residency at the Chicago Medical School. He is board certified in general psychiatry and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
                                     
                                 
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        -  PROSENQUIST@augusta.edu
-  (706) 721-6719
-  EG 3008
 
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                                                    Education
                                    
                                                                        Certifications
                                    
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 South Carolina Medical License
2013
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 Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1993
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 Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1988
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 Georgia Medical License
State of Georgia, 2012
Awards & Honors
                                    
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 Distinguished Life Fellow 
American Psychiatric Association, 2022
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 Didactic Teacher of the Year 
Department of Psychiatry Residency , 2021
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 Leon Henri Charbonnier Endowed Chair
2020
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 Didactic Teacher of the Year 
Department of Psychiatry Residency , 2017
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 Didactic Teacher of the Year
Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia, 2014
 
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                                                             Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
                                        
                                        
                                                                                 Teaching Interests 
                                        Adult Psychiatry, Clinical Neuroscience, Brain Stimulation
                                        
                                    
                                 
                             
                            
                            
                            
                                                                     Scholarship 
                                    Selected Recent Publications
                                                                    
                                    - Letter to the Editor, 2025
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on daily function and quality of life in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: Findings from a one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial, 2024
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Individual on Death Row Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Catatonia, 2024
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Need for Improved Recognition and Treatment of Catatonic Stupor: A Case Series of Unwarranted Referrals for Hospice, 2024
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Insomnia and the effect of zolpidem-extended-release on the sleep items of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression in outpatients with depression, insomnia, and suicidal ideation: Relationship to patient age, 2024
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
                                    Mood disorders, suicide prevention, electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, autonomic reactivity in psychiatric disorders and treatments, heart rate variability