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Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

ResearcherDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia

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Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Researcher

Department of Psychiatry

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
70 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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164

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507

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Research

Concurrent Tms-Fmri Depression Heart Rate Variability Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Suicide Treatment Resistant Depression

Latest papers

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.
The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2026
Dorsolateral Prefrontal rTMS Symptom Cluster Response Trajectories for Depression.
JAMA network open · 2026
Proximity to an SGC-DLPFC individualized functional target and electric-field modeling do not predict clinical outcomes of rTMS for treatment-resistant depression.
Brain stimulation · 2026 · senior author

All 164 publications

Latest funding

Understanding the amnestic side effects of electroconvulsive shock
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$787,950
Quantifying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation response in treatment resistant depression using computational neuroimaging
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Neuropathology of cognitive impairment in chronic schizophrenia
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$604,352

All 12 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 164 publications.

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.

Blumberg MJ, Petersson AM, Jones PW, Jones AA, Panenka WJ, Leonova O, Vila-Rodriguez F, Lang DJ, Barr AM, MacEwan GW, Buchanan T, Honer WG, Gicas KM

The Clinical neuropsychologist2026

DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2325167 PMID: 38444068

Dorsolateral Prefrontal rTMS Symptom Cluster Response Trajectories for Depression.

Kaster TS, Chen X, Downar J, Vila-Rodriguez F, Baribeau DA, Thorpe KE, Daskalakis ZJ, Yan CG, Blumberger DM

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36032 PMID: 42783367

Proximity to an SGC-DLPFC individualized functional target and electric-field modeling do not predict clinical outcomes of rTMS for treatment-resistant depression.

Gregory E, Siddiqi SH, Fox MD, Blumberger DM, Downar J, Daskalakis ZJ, Dunlop K, Vila-Rodriguez F

Brain stimulation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2026.103173 PMID: 42501968

Association between anxious depression and clinical outcomes in subjects with treatment-resistant depression: a comparative effectiveness research trial for antidepressant incomplete and non-responders with treatment-resistant depression (ASCERTAIN-TRD).

Chaikali S, Guidetti C, Ioannou S, Trivedi MH, Shelton RC, Iosifescu DV, Thase ME, Jha MK, Mathew SJ, DeBattista C, Dokucu ME, Brawman-Mintzer O, Currier GW, McCall WV, Macaluso M, Bystritsky A, Vila-Rodriguez F, Nelson EB, Yeung AS, MacGregor LC, Carmody T, Fava M, Papakostas GI

International clinical psychopharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1097/yic.0000000000000628 PMID: 42127355

Association between opioid agonist therapy and pharmacotherapy for mental disorders among people living with HIV and co-occurring opioid use and mental disorders.

Yazdani K, Wang X, Tam C, Emerson SD, Kooij KW, Trigg J, De Vera MA, Vila-Rodriguez F, Hogg RS, Montaner JSG, Lima VD

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105477 PMID: 42659904

Location of Neurostimulation Affects Short-Term Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease Patients.

Faran M, Chae H, Pietramala DA, Nadeem S, Schmidt FA, Wilson E, Polyhronopoulos NE, Sandhu MK, Dong J, Sarai N, Vila-Rodriguez F, Honey CR, Lang S

Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery2026

DOI: 10.1159/000553012 PMID: 42525607

Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of prefrontal intermittent theta-burst stimulation-evoked hemodynamic responses in major depressive disorder.

Kan RLD, Tang AHP, Jin M, Chau WMW, Zhang BBB, Xia AWL, Qin PP, Lin TTZ, Wang SX, Lin JJ, Yeung MK, K W Chan S, Li F, Vila-Rodriguez F, Fong KNK, Padberg F, Kranz GS

Translational psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-04271-4 PMID: 42469222

Utilizing stimulation-evoked hemodynamic activity to predict antidepressant response to intermittent theta-burst stimulation in adults with major depression.

Kan RLD, Tang AHP, Qin PP, Jin M, Xia AWL, Zhang BBB, Lin TTZ, Wang SX, Lin JJ, Yeung MK, Chan SKW, Li F, Vila-Rodriguez F, Fong KNK, Padberg F, Kranz GS

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121631 PMID: 41839336

Acute Perturbations of Whole-Brain and Triple-Network Connectivity During Low- Frequency-Right TMS for Treatment Resistant Depression.

Gregory E, Samara A, Ge R, Shearer H, Humaira A, Vanderwal T, Vila-Rodriguez F

Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2026.06.465 PMID: 42467020

Objective quality assessment for precision functional MRI data.

Lynch CJ, Chang M, Elbau I, Gordon EM, Laumann TO, Du J, Ladwig Z, Lueckel M, Perez DC, Summerville I, Chou J, Johnson M, Ho C, Manfredi N, Nilchian P, Solomonov N, Goldwaser E, Ng T, Moia S, Caballero-Gaudes C, Downar J, Vila-Rodriguez F, Gregory E, Daskalakis ZJ, Blumberger DM, Kay K, Buchanan DM, Williams N, Bhati MT, Clauss J, Zebley B, Victoria LW, Power JD, Grosenick L, Gunning FM, Liston C

Neuron2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.05.020 PMID: 42330956

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Concurrent Tms-Fmri Dear Professor Vila-Rodriguez, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Neuro-cardiac predictors of treatment response to rTMS in depression: a mechanistic study using interleaved TMS-fMRI" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Differential sensitivity of intraindividual variability dispersion and global cognition in the prediction of functional outcomes and mortality in precariously housed and homeless adults.

Dorsolateral Prefrontal rTMS Symptom Cluster Response Trajectories for Depression.

Proximity to an SGC-DLPFC individualized functional target and electric-field modeling do not predict clinical outcomes of rTMS for treatment-resistant depression.

Association between anxious depression and clinical outcomes in subjects with treatment-resistant depression: a comparative effectiveness research trial for antidepressant incomplete and non-responders with treatment-resistant depression (ASCERTAIN-TRD).

Association between opioid agonist therapy and pharmacotherapy for mental disorders among people living with HIV and co-occurring opioid use and mental disorders.

Location of Neurostimulation Affects Short-Term Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease Patients.

Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of prefrontal intermittent theta-burst stimulation-evoked hemodynamic responses in major depressive disorder.

Utilizing stimulation-evoked hemodynamic activity to predict antidepressant response to intermittent theta-burst stimulation in adults with major depression.

Acute Perturbations of Whole-Brain and Triple-Network Connectivity During Low- Frequency-Right TMS for Treatment Resistant Depression.

Objective quality assessment for precision functional MRI data.

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