Curtis Deutsch PHD
Title Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Psychiatry
Address Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
 200 Trapelo Road
 Waltham MA 02452
Telephone 781-642-0163
Email
Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Shriver Center
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Academic Background

B.A., Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta), 1973
Ph.D., Behavior Genetics, University of Texas at Austin, TX, 1983

Current Appointments:

2009 - Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, UMMS
2006 - Consulting Dysmorphologist, Craniofacial Centre, Children's Hospital Boston
2004 - Director, Craniofacial Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center UMMS
2003 - Director, Psychobiology Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center UMMS

Professional Service:

2002-2009 Panel Member, NIH Review Committees
2004-2006 Steering Committee, Society for Craniofacial Genetics
2008- Steering Committee, Autism Genetics Resource Exchange (AGRE), Autism Speaks
2001- Board of Directors, Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAD)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Curtis DeutschDr. Deutsch’s research program focuses on biobehavioral and genetic factors in developmental disabilities:

Developmental neurobiology - One research topic is the study of dysmorphology (deviations from the norm) of the human face in developmental disorders. How might facial abnormalities arise in brain-based disorders? The brain and the face develop from common embryologic regions and are sculpted by shared forces. Thus, genetic and/or environmental factors that influence brain development may also affect the delicate features of the head and face.

The brain-based disorders under study in this research are autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and specific genetic syndromes. In this research initiative, objective quantitative models are used to assess dysmorphology. Also in development is an electronic database of craniofacial measurements that takes age, gender, and ethnicity into account.

Behavioral phenotyping - With Shriver Center director Dr. WJ McIlvane and members of his Behavioral Technology group at the Shriver Center, Dr. Deutsch is developing tests of cognitive/behavioral function in order to understand more about brain functioning among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Psychiatric genetics - Dr. Deutsch is working with colleagues in the fields of autism and psychosis research to study the association of genetics and psychiatric disorders.
Publications
1. Deutsch CK, Hreczko T, Holmes LB. Quantitative assessment of craniofacial morphology in Johanson-Blizzard syndrome. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Mar; 97(3):166-9.
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2. Deutsch CK, McIlvane WJ. Non-Mendelian etiologic factors in neuropsychiatric illness: Pleiotropy, epigenetics, and convergence. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Oct; 35(5):363-4.
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3. Charlot L, Abend S, Ravin P, Mastis K, Hunt A, Deutsch C. Non-psychiatric health problems among psychiatric inpatients with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2011 Feb; 55(2):199-209.
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4. Wong JY, Oh AK, Ohta E, Hunt AT, Rogers GF, Mulliken JB, Deutsch CK. Validity and reliability of craniofacial anthropometric measurement of 3D digital photogrammetric images. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2008 May; 45(3):232-9.
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5. Oh AK, Wong J, Ohta E, Rogers GF, Deutsch CK, Mulliken JB. Facial asymmetry in unilateral coronal synostosis: long-term results after fronto-orbital advancement. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Feb; 121(2):545-62.
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6. Deutsch CK, Dube WV, McIlvane WJ. Attention deficits, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and intellectual disabilities. Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2008; 14(4):285-92.
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7. Charlot L, Deutsch C, Hunt A, Fletcher K, McLlvane W. Validation of the mood and anxiety semi-structured (MASS) interview for patients with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2007 Oct; 51(Pt 10):821-34.
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8. Lainhart JE, Bigler ED, Bocian M, Coon H, Dinh E, Dawson G, Deutsch CK, Dunn M, Estes A, Tager-Flusberg H, Folstein S, Hepburn S, Hyman S, McMahon W, Minshew N, Munson J, Osann K, Ozonoff S, Rodier P, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Stodgell CJ, Volkmar F. Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 Nov 1; 140(21):2257-74.
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9. Dickson CA, Deutsch CK, Wang SS, Dube WV. Matching-to-sample assessment of stimulus overselectivity in students with intellectual disabilities. Am J Ment Retard. 2006 Nov; 111(6):447-53.
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10. McCaffery P, Deutsch CK. Macrocephaly and the control of brain growth in autistic disorders. Prog Neurobiol. 2005 Sep-Oct; 77(1-2):38-56.
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11. Herbert MR, Ziegler DA, Deutsch CK, O'Brien LM, Kennedy DN, Filipek PA, Bakardjiev AI, Hodgson J, Takeoka M, Makris N, Caviness VS. Brain asymmetries in autism and developmental language disorder: a nested whole-brain analysis. Brain. 2005 Jan; 128(Pt 1):213-26.
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12. Deutsch CK, Joseph RM. Brief report: cognitive correlates of enlarged head circumference in children with autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2003 Apr; 33(2):209-15.
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13. Deutsch CK, Hobbs K, Price SF, Gordon-Vaugh K. Skewing of the brain midline in schizophrenia. Neuroreport. 2000 Dec 18; 11(18):3985-8.
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14. Farkas LG, Deutsch CK. Anthropometric determination of craniofacial morphology. Am J Med Genet. 1996 Oct 2; 65(1):1-4.
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15. Deutsch CK, Matthysse S, Swanson JM, Farkas LG. Genetic latent structure analysis of dysmorphology in attention deficit disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1990 Mar; 29(2):189-94.
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16. Farkas LG, Katic MJ, Hreczko TA, Deutsch C, Munro IR. Anthropometric proportions in the upper lip-lower lip-chin area of the lower face in young white adults. Am J Orthod. 1984 Jul; 86(1):52-60.
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17. Farkas LG, Deutsch CK, Hreczko TA. Asymmetries in nostrils and the surrounding tissues of the soft nose--a morphometric study. Ann Plast Surg. 1984 Jan; 12(1):10-5.
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18. Farkas LG, Hreczko TA, Deutsch CK. Objective assessment of standard nostril types--a morphometric study. Ann Plast Surg. 1983 Nov; 11(5):381-9.
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