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Francisco Romo-Nava, MD,PhD

Research Associate Professor

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • PhD: Institute For Biomedical Research, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Biomedical Science, Neuroscience)
  • Fellow Affective Disorders: National Institute of Psychiatry/ Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Affective Disorders)
  • Psychiatrist: National Institute of Psychiatry/ Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Psychiatry)
  • MD: Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi (Medicine)
Contact Information

Peer Reviewed Publications

Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo B; Cabello-Arreola, Alejandra; Winham, Stacey J; Colby, Colin; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Nunez, Nicolas A; Morgan, Robert J; Gupta, Ruchi; Bublitz, Joshua T; Prieto, Miguel L; De Filippis, Elena A; Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco; McElroy, Susan L; Biernacka, Joanna M; Frye, Mark A; Veldic, Marin 2021. Body mass index and blood pressure in bipolar patients: Target cardiometabolic markers for clinical practice. Journal of affective disorders, 282 , 637-643

Guerdjikova, Anna I; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Blom, Thomas J; Mori, Nicole; McElroy, Susan L 2021. Study protocol and rationale for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of solriamfetol to treat binge eating disorder. Contemporary clinical trials, 110 , 106587

McElroy, Susan L; Guerdjikova, Anna I; Romo-Nava, Francisco 2021. Diagnosing and treating major depressive episodes that lie along the mood disorders spectrum: focus on depression with mixed features. CNS spectrums, 26 2, 133-139

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Blom, Thomas; Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo B; Awosika, Oluwole O; Martens, Brian E; Mori, Nicole N; Colby, Colin L; Prieto, Miguel L; Veldic, Marin; Singh, Balwinder; Gardea-Resendez, Manuel; Nunez, Nicolas A; Ozerdem, Aysegul; Biernacka, Joanna M; Frye, Mark A; McElroy, Susan L 2021. Revisiting the bipolar disorder with migraine phenotype: Clinical features and comorbidity. Journal of affective disorders, 295 , 156-162

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Buijs, Ruud M; McElroy, Susan L 2021. The use of melatonin to mitigate the adverse metabolic side effects of antipsychotics. Handbook of clinical neurology, 179 , 371-382

Singh, Balwinder; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo B 2021. Editorial: Neurobiological Underpinnings of Bipolar Disorder and Its Treatment. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12 , 726362

Cuéllar-Barboza, Alfredo B; McElroy, Susan L; Veldic, Marin; Singh, Balwinder; Kung, Simon; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Nunez, Nicolas A; Cabello-Arreola, Alejandra; Coombes, Brandon J; Prieto, Miguel; Betcher, Hannah K; Moore, Katherine M; Winham, Stacey J; Biernacka, Joanna M; Frye, Mark A 2020. Potential pharmacogenomic targets in bipolar disorder: considerations for current testing and the development of decision support tools to individualize treatment selection. International journal of bipolar disorders, 8 1, 23

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Blom, Thomas J; Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo B; Winham, Stacey J; Colby, Colin L; Nunez, Nicolas A; Biernacka, Joanna M; Frye, Mark A; McElroy, Susan L 2020. Evening chronotype as a discrete clinical subphenotype in bipolar disorder. Journal of affective disorders, 266 , 556-562

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Blom, Thomas J; Guerdjikova, Anna; Winham, Stacey J; Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo B; Nunez, Nicolas A; Balwinder, Singh; Biernacka, Joanna M; Frye, Mark A; McElroy, Susan L 2020. Evening Chronotype, Disordered Eating Behavior, and Poor Dietary Habits in Bipolar Disorder. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, ,

Frye, Mark A; Coombes, Brandon J; McElroy, Susan L; Jones-Brando, Lori; Bond, David J; Veldic, Marin; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Bobo, William V; Singh, Balwinder; Colby, Colin; Skime, Michelle K; Biernacka, Joanna M; Yolken, Robert 2019. Association of Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma gondii Antibody Titers With Bipolar Disorder. JAMA psychiatry, ,

McElroy, Susan L; Guerdjikova, Anna I; Mori, Nicole; Romo-Nava, Francisco 2019. Progress in Developing Pharmacologic Agents to Treat Bulimia Nervosa. CNS drugs, 33 1, 31-46

Nunez, Nicolas; Singh, Balwinder; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Joseph, Boney; Veldic, Marin; Cuellar-Barboza, Alfredo; Cabello Arreola, Alejandra; Vande Voort, Jennifer L; Croarkin, Paul; Moore, Katherine M; Biernacka, Joanna; McElroy, Susan L; Frye, Mark A 2019. Efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive modafinil /armodafinil in bipolar depression: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Bipolar disorders, ,

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Bobadilla-Espinosa, Rosa I; Tafoya, Silvia A; Guízar-Sánchez, Diana P; Gutiérrez, Joaquín R; Carriedo, Pilar; Heinze, Gerhard 2019. Major depressive disorder in Mexican medical students and associated factors: A focus on current and past abuse experiences. Journal of affective disorders, 245 , 834-840

Romo-Nava F, Buijs FN, Valdés-Tovar M, Benítez-King G, Basualdo M, Perusquía M, Heinze G, Escobar C, Buijs RM. 2017. Olanzapine-Induced Early Cardiovascular Effects are Mediated by the Biological Clock and Prevented by Melatonin. J Pineal Res, 62 4,

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Buijs, Frederik N; Valdés-Tovar, Marcela; Benítez-King, Gloria; Basualdo, MariCarmen; Perusquía, Mercedes; Heinze, Gerhard; Escobar, Carolina; Buijs, Ruud M 2017. Olanzapine-induced early cardiovascular effects are mediated by the biological clock and prevented by melatonin. Journal of pineal research, 62 4,

Buijs, Frederik N; León-Mercado, Luis; Guzmán-Ruiz, Mara; Guerrero-Vargas, Natali N; Romo-Nava, Francisco; Buijs, Ruud M 2016. The Circadian System: A Regulatory Feedback Network of Periphery and Brain. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.), 31 3, 170-81

Frederik N Buijs, Luis León-Mercado, Mara Guzmán-Ruiz4, Natali N Guerrero- Vargas, Francisco Romo-Nava, Ruud M Buijs. 2016. The circadian system: A regulatory feedback network of periphery and brain Physiology, ,

Romo-Nava F, Tafoya SA, Gutiérrez-Soriano J, Osorio Y, Carriedo P, Ocampo B, Bobadilla RI, Heinze G. 2016. The Association between Chronotype and Perceived Academic Stress to Depression in Medical Students. Chronobiol Int. , Aug 31, 1

Romo-Nava, Francisco; Tafoya, Silvia A; Gutiérrez-Soriano, Joaquín; Osorio, Yanik; Carriedo, Pilar; Ocampo, Bárbara; Bobadilla, Rosa I; Heinze, Gerhard 2016. The association between chronotype and perceived academic stress to depression in medical students. Chronobiology international, 33 10, 1359-1368

ADRIANA DÍAZ-ANZALDÚA, YOLANDA OCAMPO-MENDOZA, JOSÉ OCTAVIO HERNÁNDEZ-LAGUNAS, FEDERICO ALEJANDRO DÍAZ-MADRID, FRANCISCO ROMO-NAVA, FRANCISCO JUÁREZ-GARCÍA, HIRAM ORTEGA-ORTIZ, ALEJANDRO DÍAZ-ANZALDÚA, DORIS GUTIÉRREZ-MORA, CLAUDIA BECERRA-PALARS BERLANGA-CISNEROS. 2015. DIFFERENCES IN BODY MASS INDEX ACCORDING TO FAT MASS- AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED (FTO) GENOTYPE IN MEXICAN PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER. Bipolar Disorders, 6 , 662

LLOYD CE, SARTORIUS N, CIMINO LC, ALVAREZ A, DE BRAUDE MG, RABBANI G, AHMED HU, PAPELBAUM M, DE FREITAS SR, JI L, YU X, GAEBEL W, MÜSSIG K, CHATURVEDI SK, SRIKANTA SS, BURTI L, BULGARI V, MUSAU A, NDETEI D, HEINZE MARTIN G, ROMO NAVA F, TAJ R, KHAN A, KOKOSZKA A, PAPASZ-SIEMIENIUK A, STAROSTINA EG, BOBROV AE, LECIC-TOSEVSKI D, LALIC NM, UDOMRATN P, TANGWONGCHAI S, BAHENDEKA S, BASANGWA D, MANKOVSKY B. 2015. THE INTERPRET-DD STUDY OF DIABETES AND DEPRESSION: A PROTOCOL. Diabetes Med, 32 7, 925

ROMO- NAVA F, ALVAREZ-ICAZA D, FRESÁN- ORELLANA A, SARACCO R, BECERRA- PALARS C, MORENO J, ONTIVEROS MP, BERLANGA C, HEINZE G, BUIJS RM. 2014. MELATONIN ATTENUATES ANTIPSYCHOTIC METABOLIC EFFECTS: A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP CLINICAL TRIAL. Bipolar Disorders, 16 4, 410

ROMO-NAVA F, FRESÁN-ORELLANA A., BARRAGÁN V., SARACCO-ÁLVAREZ R., BECERRA-PALARS C, OSORIO Y, PÉREZ E., HEINZE H., LARA D.R. 2014. THE AFFECTIVE AND EMOTIONAL COMPOSITE TEMPERAMENT SCALE (AFECTS): PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE SPANISH VERSION IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE FROM MEXICO CITY AND COMPARISON BETWEEN REMITTED PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS. Journal of Affective Disorders, 172 , 251

ROMO- NAVA F, TAFOYA A, CORTES J, HEINZE G 2013. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN FIRST AND FIFTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. Salud Mental, 36 , 375

ROMO-NAVA F, HOOGENBOOM WS, PELAVIN PE, ALVARADO JL, BOBROW LH, MACMASTER FP, KESHAVAN M, MCCARLEY RW, SHENTON ME. 2013. PITUITARY VOLUME IN SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS SCHIZOPHR RES, 146 1-3, 301

SOLÍS-CHAGOYÁN H, CALIXTO E, FIGUEROA A, MONTAÑO LM, BERLANGA C, RODRÍGUEZ-VERDUGO MS, ROMO F, JIMÉNEZ M, GURROLA CZ, RIQUELME A, BENÍTEZ-KING G 2013. MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION AND L-TYPE VOLTAGE-ACTIVATED CALCIUM CURRENT IN OLFACTORY NEURONAL CELLS OBTAINED FROM PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER. SCHIZOPHR RES, 143 2-3, 384

BENÍTEZ-KING G, RIQUELME A, ORTÍZ-LÓPEZ L, BERLANGA C, RODRÍGUEZ-VERDUGO MS, ROMO F, CALIXTO E, SOLÍS-CHAGOYÁN H, JÍMENEZ M, MONTAÑO LM, RAMÍREZ-RODRÍGUEZ G, MORALES-MULIA S, DOMÍNGUEZ-ALONSO A. 2011. A NON-INVASIVE METHOD TO ISOLATE THE NEURONAL LINAGE FROM THE NASAL EPITHELIUM FROM SCHIZOPHRENIC AND BIPOLAR DISEASES. J NEUROSCI METHODS. J NEUROSCI METHODS. , 201 1, 35

. L. PALACIOS, F. ROMO, R. PATIÑO, BARRAGÁN E., LEYVA F., DE LA PEÑA F 2008. ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND PEDIATRIC BIPOLAR DISORDER, COMORBIDITY OR OVERLAP? A REVIEW. PART TWO. Salud Mental, 31 2, 87

L. PALACIOS, F. ROMO, R. PATIÑO, BARRAGÁN E., LEYVA F., DE LA PEÑA F 2008. DEFICIT DISORDER ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND PEDIATRIC BIPOLAR DISORDER, COMORBIDITY OR OVERLAP? A REVIEW. PART ONE. Salud Mental, 31 , 19