Bio

Dr. Ryan Pate is board-certified in both general psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. He completed his general adult psychiatry training at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and pursued his geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Stanford Health Care. In addition to his psychiatry training, he is actively participating in the psychoanalytical psychotherapy fellowship offered by the Palo Alto division of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. Dr. Pate's research interests primarily focus on providing support for caregivers and developing group interventions tailored to older adults with mental health disorders. At Stanford, his professional practice primarily takes place in an outpatient setting, where he conducts appointments that involve a combination of medication management and psychotherapy interventions. Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Pate is dedicated to medical education.

Clinical Focus

  • Geriatric Psychiatry

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry (2024)
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2023) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2022)
  • Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Dept of Psychiatry (2022) NH
  • Medical Education: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Registrar (2018) LA

Contact

  • Academic
    Department: Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult) Position: Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical (Primary)  Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 401 Quarry Rd MC 5719 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 724-9900 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

All Publications

  • SEROTONIN TOXICITY DURING ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY FOR GERIATRIC DEPRESSION: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE SERIES Jan, A., Pate, R., Saxena, P. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2025

    View details for Web of Science ID 001545645600059

  • VALUES AND PRIORITIES OF OLDER ADULTS: CREATING COLLABORATIVE GOALS IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE Pate, R., Gould, C., Yenko, I., Makowski, M., Li, O., Silva, V., Lin, F., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Cassidy-Eagle, E. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2025: S10-s11

    View details for Web of Science ID 001545645600015

  • CLOZAPINE USE IN DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES: A CASE REPORT Blackstock, T., Pate, R. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2025

    View details for Web of Science ID 001546412400015

  • OPTIMIZING THE DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT OF A MULTI-MODULE GROUP INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING IN OLDER ADULTS Yenko, I., Lin, F., Gould, C., Pate, R., Makowski, M., Li, O., Silva, V., Gallagher-Thompsom, D., Cassidy-Eagle, E. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2025: s11

    View details for Web of Science ID 001545645600016

  • WHAT MATTERS MOST: A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF OLDER ADULTS Pate, R., Cassidy-Eagle, E., Gould, C., Makowski, M., Herbst, S., Saxena, P., Kim, D., Wroolie, T., Therrien, S., Lin, F., Sommer, B., Thompson, D. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2023: S93

    View details for Web of Science ID 000938935900128

  • PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS GROUP FOR OLDER ADULTS Eagle, E., Gould, C., Makowski, M., Herbst, S., Pate, R., Saxena, P., Kim, D., Wroolie, T., Therrien, S., Lin, F. V., Sommer, B., Gallagher-Thompson, D. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2023: S106-S107

    View details for Web of Science ID 000938935900143