Eduard Vieta, M.D., Ph.D.

2017 Simon Bolivar Award Recipient

Lecture Title: Bipolar Disorder: The Heartland of Hispanic Psychiatry

Dr. Vieta is professor of psychiatry at the University of Barcelona and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Hospital Clinic, where he also leads the Bipolar Disorders Program in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His unit is one of the worldwide leaders in clinical care, teaching, and research on bipolar disorder. Dr. Vieta is the current scientific director of the Spanish Research Network on Mental Health (CIBERSAM). He has received the Aristotle Award (2005), the Mogens Schou Award (2007), the Strategic Research Award of the Spanish Society of Biological Psychiatry (2009), the Official College of Physicians Award to Professional Excellence (2011), the Colvin Price on Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (2012), and the Clinical Neuroscience Lilly Award by the International College ofNeuropsychopharmacology (CINP 2014).  He is an APA international fellow and an advocate for Hispanics, minorities, and human rights.