Faculty profile

Dante Duarte

Back to faculty
Associate ProfessorPsychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Research

Dr. Duarte is an Associate Professor and Academic Head of the Geriatric Psychiatry Division at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, Clinical Head of the Brain Stimulation Service at St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton and Medical Lead at Peter Boris Brain Stimulation Program. He completed his M.D. and postgraduate training in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry at Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Federal University of Minas Gerais and University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Duarte completed a 3-year Clinical Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School – Spaulding Hospital. Dr. Duarte is a former recipient of a Distinguished Award from the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry in recognition of his scholarly contributions to the field of Geriatric Psychiatry. His main research interest relies on investigating the mechanisms and clinical outcome of neurostimulation techniques to drive recovery in older adults with mood disorders and cognitive impairment (including early to late-stage dementia). Thus, improving functional abilities and quality of life in vulnerable population.

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

67 publications.

01

Comparação entre pacientes bipolares com e sem sintomas psicóticos em uma bateria de avaliação neuropsicológica da impulsividade

Paiva PH, Duarte D, Correa H, Malloy L

Revista da Associacao Medica de Minas Gerais
02

PROTOCOLO DE ESQUIZOFRENIA REFRATÁRIA

Duarte D, Pereira A, Montezuma M, Melki S, Silva E

First author
03

Use of NAC in patients with schizophrenia: preliminary results

Nicolato R, Duarte D, Correa H, Malloy L

04

Predictive and mechanistic biomarkers of treatment response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Disorders, identified via TMS-Electroencephalography (EEG) and Resting-State EEG: A systematic review

Prokop-Millar S, Di Passa A-M, Yaya H, McIntyre-Wood C, Farzan F, Terpstra AR, Fein A, Vandehei E, MacKillop E, MacKillop J

Journal of Affective Disorders20264 citations
05

Feasibility and Tolerability of Novel Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression in Older Adults: DIVINE Pilot Study

Duarte D, Di Passa A-M, McIntyre-Wood C, MacKillop E, Prokop-Millar S, Yaya H, Fein A, Vandehei E, De Jesus J, Frey BN

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry20262 citationsFirst author
06

Effects of Internet-Based Dementia Risk Reduction Education on Risk and Protective Factor Knowledge, Intentions, and Health Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Levinson AJ, Ayers S, Clark S, Woodburn R, Schneeberg A, Hadid D, Kates N, Strudwick G, Grad R, Papaioannou A

Journal of Medical Internet Research20261 citations
07

Phase 1 Open-Label Pilot Trial of H4 Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Cannabis Use Disorder

MacKillop J, McIntyre-Wood C, Vandehei E, Yaya H, Di Passa A-M, Prokop-Millar S, Fein A, Yang A, Elsayed M, Schwartzmann B

Neuromodulation2026
08

Feasibility and Tolerability of Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Mild Neurocognitive Disorder in Older Adults (Deep MIND): Study Protocol

Rajani MI, Yaya H, Vandehei E, Di Passa A-M, McIntyre-Wood C, Prokop-Millar S, Krzyzanowski D, Zhang M, Fein A, MacKillop E

2026
09

Wearable-Based Assessment to Predict Relapse Following Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depression: Feasibility Study Protocol (WARN-D)

Espinola CW, Milson E, Dine C, Rekkas Z, Frey BN, Krishnan S, Duarte D, Mak M

Bipolar Disorders2026
10

Wearable-Based Assessment for Relapse Prediction Following Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: Protocol for a Feasibility Study (WARN-D Study) (Preprint)

Wanderley Espinola C, Dine C, Rekkas Z, Frey BN, Krishnan S, Duarte D, Gomes FA, Mak MSB

JMIR Research Protocols2026

Roles and appointments

  • Geriatric Psychiatrist, Geriatric Psychiatry, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  • Medical Head (Director) of Brain Stimulation Service, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
  • Academic Head, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
  • Neurostimulation Lead, Peter Boris Centre, McMaster University

Research institutes and memberships

  • McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
  • Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research (Joint Institute)
  • Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research (PBCAR)
Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for
Subject: Prospective PhD student: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Dear Professor Duarte, 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 "Comparação entre pacientes bipolares com e sem sintomas psicóticos em uma bateria de avaliação neuropsicológica da impulsividade", and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]
Open in email
Something wrong or missing on this profile? Suggest a correction