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Wei Du

Wei Du, MD

Professor and Academic Chair of Psychiatry; Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer and Designated Institutional Official, Tower Health


Department: Psychiatry

Specialties: Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine

Education

  • MS in Physiology and Neuroendocrinology - China Medical University
  • MD - China Medical University

Awards & Honors

  • June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2023
  • Golden Apple Award, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2020

Memberships / Professional Affiliations

  • Philadelphia Psychiatry Society, President-Elect (June 2021)
  • American College of Psychiatrists
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine
  • American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • American Association of Department Chairs of Psychiatry
  • Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society

Wei Du, MD, provides direct patient care at the Tower Health 1427 Vine Street Outpatient Clinic and the Drexel Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice.

He worked at Friends Hospital, Horsham Clinic and Hahnemann University Hospital. He was service chief of psychiatry at Hahnemann.

Clinical Services

Psychopharmacology, Addiction treatment

Residencies

  • Psychiatry - Drexel University College of Medicine

Affiliated Hospitals

Friends Hospital

Wei Du, MD, is a seasoned educator, researcher, clinician, administrator, and academic medicine leader. He is the chief academic officer and senior vice president, academic affairs at Tower Health. He is appointed as associate dean for graduate medical education at Drexel University College of Medicine and serves as the designated institutional official for its residency and fellowship programs in Tower Health.

Du is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry. He also has a secondary appointment as professor of pharmacology and physiology at Drexel University College of Medicine. At Tower Health, he also leads the behavioral health service line as the service line medical director. He is the founding program director of the Drexel-Janssen Fellowship in Psychiatric Drug Development, an innovative training program in the country. He served as the program director for the Drexel University College of Medicine General Psychiatry Residency Program in the past. Du has served as thesis advisor for several MD/PhD and PhD students at Drexel.

At Drexel, Du co-directs Drexel University’s Medical Cannabis Research Center, and currently serves as the PI (principal investigator) for a clinical trial examining the impact of medical cannabis on quality of life in patients with HIV, neuropathic pain and PTSD. He is a diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Addiction Medicine, and American Board of Preventative Medicine. He served as reviewer of several journals and a member of numerous professional organizations. He is currently on the editorial board of PIPE (Psychiatrist-in-Practice Examination), American College of Psychiatrists. He was on the editorial committee for Model Curriculum of Psychopharmacology of American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. He has served on many leadership committees on the national and local level. He is an author of many book chapters and peer-reviewed articles.

In addition to his academic career, Du had led clinical drug development programs in non-opioid analgesics in a pharmaceutical company and served as key opinion leader and was on advisory boards for several other companies. Recently he was awarded 2024 Paul Fink Leadership award by the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.

In the Media

“Holiday season can amplify mental health issues, stress for those experiencing challenges”
WFMZ.com (December 23, 2024)

“Drexel’s network of medical school campuses outside of Philly is advancing a nationwide trend”
The Philadelphia Inquirer (May 22, 2024)

Medical Cannabis Improves Quality of Life in People With Chronic Pain, Other Conditions
Healthline (May 10, 2023)

Wei Du, MD, professor and chair, was quoted in stories in the Daily Local News and The Unionville Times about Brandywine Hospital’s plan to address the opioid overdose.
(July 2021)

Wei Du, MD, professor and chair, was quoted in stories in ChesCo about telepsychiatry service at Brandywine Hospital.
(April 2021)

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Publications

Recent Publications & Abstracts

"Team Based Learning (TBL): Clinical Psychopharmacology"
Du W, Spinner B, Gillean G, Youngman B, and Ahuja A
AADPRT Annual Meeting, Tucson, Ariz., 2014

"Asexuality – The no longer invisible orientation"
Patnaik M, Stanfa C, Varghese C, Kushon D, and Du W
Colloquium of Scholars, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 2014

"Factors affecting readmissions within 30 Days of discharge in psychiatric patients"
Youngman B, Hicks M, Nader F, Manoharan B, Smith F, and Du W
Colloquium of Scholars, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 2014

"Comparison of biopsychosocial factors among bariatric patients with and without a significant CDC Trauma Score"
Youngman B, Petrucci R, and Du W
Colloquium of Scholars, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 2014

“When you hit rock bottom, ketamine to the rescue in treatment refractory depression in elderly population”
Munmun M, Patnaik M, Varghese C, Waldfogel S, and Du W
Case report, APA Annual Meeting, New York, 2014

Additional publications...

"Characteristics of substance use patients in an inner city psychiatric inpatient unit – A chart review"
Mathur N, Bauza P, Ogundeji O, Yilmaz E, Mathur G, Gurmu S, Du W, Kushon D
Colloquium of Scholars, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 2013

"Integrating psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in mood disorders: bipolar disorder"
Sudak DM and Du W
In Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology. Irismar Oliveira, I.R., Schwartz, T., and Stahl, S.M. Eds. (In press 2013)

"Methadone-induced severe bradycardia"
Du W, and Frost M
ASAM Annual Meeting (submitted 2012)

Presentations

“Elevating Clinical Research”
Bioscience in Berks: Innovation Symposium, January 17, 2025

"Antidepressants and Antipsychotics"
Grand rounds presentation, Department of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2014

"Medication Assisted Treatment"
Grand Rounds presentation, Department of Anesthesiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2014

"New Treatment Approach in Bipolar Depression"
Psychiatry Resident Lecture, Friends Hospital, 2007

"Striking the Balance of Efficacy and Tolerability of Seroquel"
Project Transition, Sponsored by Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical, 2006

Additional presentations...

"Suicide Assessment in Dual Diagnosis"
The Horsham Clinic, 2006

"Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Patients with Dual Diagnosis"
Valley Forge Medical Center, PA, Sponsored by Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical, 2005

"Atypical Antipsychotics in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder"
Gorges, PA, Sponsored by Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical, 2005
Central Montgomery Mental Health, Norristown, PA, Sponsored by Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceutical, 2005