Rajnish Mago MD

Rajnish Mago, MD is the Editor-in-Chief of an acclaimed website for educating mental health clinicians: simpleandpractical.com.

He is a psychiatrist on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania where he is the director of the psychopharmacology curriculum. He is also in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Previously, he was the Director of the Mood Disorders Program and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University. He prides himself on being equally a clinician, a researcher, and an educator, and on integrating these so that each informs the others. He actively sees patients with mood disorders for both consultation and ongoing care. His research has been on developing new treatments for mood disorders and on assessing and managing adverse effects of medications. He has written two short books: The Latest Antidepressants and Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications: Prevention, Assessment and Management. Dr. Mago teaches medical students, residents, and fellows about Mood Disorders and about Evidence-Based Medicine. He also regularly delivers grand rounds lectures at various programs in our region.

As chair of the Education Committee for both the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Societies, Dr. Mago takes the lead in planning and hosting their annual educational meetings: Colloquium of Scholars and the Patient Safety and Risk Management. These meetings have grown in attendance and participation. Resident participation at the Colloquium of Scholars has grown to record levels, including presentation of posters and the MindGames on the Schuylkill quiz contest for residents for which he conducts and writes the questions for.

Dr. Mago has been widely recognized for being an exceptional teacher. He received the Nancy C.A. Roeske MD Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education (2010) and the Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents (2011), both from the American Psychiatric Association. In 2011, the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society recognized him with the Daniel Blain Award. The graduating residents (Class of 2012) at Jefferson elected him to receive the Robert Waelder Award for his teaching. Most recently, in 2013 Dr. Mago received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education at Jefferson Medical College.