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Nicholas Trapp, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Introduction

Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Services

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
  • Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy Services, Psychiatry
  • Director, Interventional Psychiatry Services

Education

  • BA in Sociology and Preprofessional Studies, University of Norte Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
  • MD, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
  • MS, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Internship in Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
  • Resident in Psychiatry, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
  • Fellow, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Selected Publications

  • Solomon E. A., Wang J. B., Oya H., Howard M. A., Trapp N. T., Uitermarkt B. D., Boes A. D., Keller C. J. TMS provokes target-dependent intracranial rhythms across human cortical and subcortical sites. Brain Stimulation. 17(3): 698-712. DOI:10.1016/j.brs.2024.05.014
  • Cerins A., Thomas E. H. X., Barbour T., Taylor J. J., Siddiqi S. H., Trapp N. T., McGirr A., Brown J. C., Chen L. (2024) Is it time for a new twist on transcranial magnetic stimulation coil orientation? A targeted narrative review. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. S2451-9022(24)00120-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.04.018
  • Trapp N. T., Tsang E. W., Bruss J., Russo S., Gander P. E., Berger J. I., Nourski K. V., Rosanova M., Keller C. J., Oya H., Howard M. A., Boes A. D. (2024) TMS-associated auditory evoked potentials can be effectively masked: Evidence from intracranial EEG. Brain Stimulation, 17(3):616-618. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2024.05.002
  • Wang, J.B., Hassan, U., Bruss, J.E., Oya, H., Uitermarkt, B.D., Trapp, N.T., Gander, P.E., Howard, M.A., Keller, C.J., Boes, A.D. (2024) Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the human brain recorded with intracranial electrocorticography. Molecular Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02405-y
  • Neisewander, B., Trapp, N. (2023) Electroconvulsive therapy complicated by ventricular fibrillation: A case reporta. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. DOI: 10.12788/acp.0105
  • Siddiqi, S.H., Kandala, S., Hacker, C.D., Trapp, N.T., Leuthardt, E.C., Carter, A.R., Brody, D.L. (2023) Individualized precision targeting of dorsal attention and default mode networks with rTMS in traumatic brain injury-associated depression. Scientific Reports 13. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21905-x
  • Alario, A.A., Pace, B.D., Niciu, M.J., Trapp, N.T. (2023) Transcranial magnetic stimulation induces heart rate decelerations independent of treatment outcome. Brain Stimulation 16 (4) 1044-1046. DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.06.005
  • Trapp, N. T., Pace, B. D., Neisewander, B., Ten Eyck, P., Boes, A. D. (2023) A randomized trial comparing beam F3 and 5.5 cm targeting in rTMS treatment of depression demonstrates similar effectiveness. Brain Stimulation 16 (5) 1392-1400. DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.09.006
  • Trapp, N. T., Bruss, J. E., Manzel, K., Grafman, J., Tranel, D., Boes, A. D. (2023) Large-scale lesion symptom mapping of depression identifies brain regions for risk and resilience. Brain 14 (4) 1672-1685. DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac361
  • Espinoza, A.I., May, P., Anjum, M.F., Singh, A., Cole, R.C., Trapp, N., Dasgupta, S., Narayanan, N.S. (2022) A pilot study of machine learning of resting-state EEG and depression in Parkinson's disease. Clinical Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 7. DOI: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2022.100166