Dr. Roumen Milev

MD, PhD, FRCPsych, FRCPC, DFCPA, DFAPA, MACPsych

Principal Investigator

Dr. Milev is actively involved in research in Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, and other psychiatric illnesses. His main areas of research include stigma, sleep architecture, psychopharmacological, and neurostimulation treatments. His most recent focus in research has been on identifying biomarkers for treatment response in depression, as part of the CAN-BIND integrated discovery program. Another area he is interested in has been the gut microbiome and manipulation of the gut-brain axis for the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Milev has over 250 peer reviewed publications and book chapters. He has led many symposia, workshops, and panel discussions at conferences and has presented numerous lectures to psychiatrists, primary care providers and other health professionals. Dr. Milev is actively involved in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate teaching, including supervision of Masters and PhD students. He has co-authored several CANMAT guidelines for management of patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorders.

Appointments

2018 -Present	Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
2009 – Present	Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
2001 – Present	Attending Staff, Providence Care & Kingston Health Sciences Centre
2017 – 2023	Director, Centre of Neurosciences at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
2015 – 2021	Governor, South East Ontario Medical Organization, Kingston, ON, Canada