Konasale M. Prasad
Elite in Schizophrenia

Dr. Konasale M. Prasad

Psychiatry
UPMC
UPMC Western BH-Services For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis
3501 Forbes Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Elite in Schizophrenia
UPMC
UPMC Western BH-Services For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis
3501 Forbes Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Konasale Prasad, MD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy, UPMC McKeesport and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Prasad received his medical degree from Government Medical College and completed residencies at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Oxford Deanery, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in addition to fellowships at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Prasad is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizophrenia. His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Alzheimer's Disease.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 73 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 50 articles in the study of Schizophrenia.

Specialties
Psychiatry
Licenses
Specialist in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Mckeesport Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Kannada
Sanskrit
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Western BH-Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis
3501 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-246-5670

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


73 Total Publications

Leveraging fMRI non-stationarity for deep learning classifier training and feature detection to improve schizophrenia diagnosis.
Leveraging fMRI non-stationarity for deep learning classifier training and feature detection to improve schizophrenia diagnosis.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 24, 2025
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