Mark A. Frye, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry in Residence
Director, UCLA Bipolar Research Program
Associate Director, UCLA Mood Disorders Research Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California

Mark A. Frye, MD, is associate professor of Psychiatry in residence, director of the Bipolar Research Program, and associate director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA).

Dr. Frye received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and completed his psychiatric training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. He completed a subsequent research fellowship in the Biological Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Md.

Dr. Frye is a recent recipient of the UCLA Department of Psychiatry Outstanding Housestaff Teaching Award (2003) and the DBSA Gerald Klerman Young Investigator Award (2002). His current research interests include: new treatment development in bipolar disorder and depression, neuroendocrinology and brain imaging of mood disorders, and the impact of substance abuse and medical comorbidities on bipolar disorder course of illness and treatment response. Dr. Frye has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a frequent presenter at national symposia on bipolar disorder and related topics.