Faculty

Simon Kung, M.D.

Clinical Studies

An Open Label Trial of TMS Therapy for Bipolar Depression Rochester, Minn.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is an increasingly accepted neurostimulation- based treatment for major depressive disorder. While there is a growing anecdotal database supporting its use in bipolar depression the investigators propose to collect open label efficacy and safety data in a small population of patients with clinically verified bipolar disorder.

The Effects of Wake Therapy as an Adjunct to Usual Care in Hospitalized Patients with Major Depression Rochester, Minn.
This study is to learn how effective a night of no sleep, with or without light therapy, is for patients in an inpatient setting who are experiencing Major depression.
Using Pharmacogenetics to Identify Patients with Polypharmacy at Risk of Medication Adverse Effects Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to test whether pharmacogenetics in psychiatric patients with polypharmacy can identify increased medication adverse effects and improve outcomes.