- American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
- American Psychiatric Association
Biography
Gus Zhang, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in emergency psychiatry and sociocultural issues in psychiatry.
Dr. Zhang earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he also completed a residency in psychiatry. He also holds an undergraduate degree in biology from Caltech.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016.
Dr. Zhang is a member of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP) and the American Psychiatric Association. In addition, he serves as an expert panelist for the Texas Medical Board, reviewing medical records for standards of care and writing expert panel reports.
His research interests include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and somatization disorders, and he has published peer-reviewed articles on those and other mental health conditions. In 2019, Dr. Zhang received the AACP’s prestigious George Winokur Clinical Research Award, presented for the best original research paper published that year in Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.
Personal Note
Outside of work, Dr. Zhang enjoys swimming, rock climbing, gardening, and writing/blogging.
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- George Winokur Clinical Research Award 2019, American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
- Chairman’s Research Award for Excellence in Research 2016, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry 2012, North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Valproic acid-induced eosinophilic pleural effusion: A case report and brief review.
Zhang G, Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2020 Nov 32 4 288-290 -
Somatization disorder and somatoform symptoms in systematically studied survivors of 10 disasters.
Zhang G, North CS Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2017 Aug 29 3 182-190 -
Psychiatric disorders after terrorist bombings among rescue workers and bombing survivors in Nairobi and rescue workers in Oklahoma City.
Zhang G, Pfefferbaum B, Narayanan P, Lee S, Thielman S, North CS Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2016 Feb 28 1 22-30 -
The course of postdisaster psychiatric disorders in directly exposed civilians after the US Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya: a follow-up study.
Zhang G, North CS, Narayanan P, Kim YS, Thielman S, Pfefferbaum B Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 2013 Feb 48 2 195-203 -
Heart rate, lifespan, and mortality risk.
Zhang GQ, Zhang W, Ageing research reviews 2009 Jan 8 1 52-60 -
Bare skin, blood and the evolution of primate colour vision.
Changizi MA, Zhang Q, Shimojo S, Biology letters 2006 Jun 2 2 217-21 -
The structures of letters and symbols throughout human history are selected to match those found in objects in natural scenes.
Changizi MA, Zhang Q, Ye H, Shimojo S, The American naturalist 2006 May 167 5 E117-39 -
Hypertension and counter-hypertension mechanisms in giraffes.
Zhang QG, Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets 2006 Mar 6 1 63-7
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Valproic acid-induced eosinophilic pleural effusion: A case report and brief review.
Research
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Somatization disorders
Clinical Focus
- Emergency Psychiatry