Karthik V. Sarma

md · phd · famia
Founder, AI in Mental Health Research Group
UCSF
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
SimX
Trustee-Elect, Board of Trustees
American Psychiatric Association
Delegate · Co-chair, Informatics Caucus
American Medical Association

A physician-scientist in psychiatry, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, mental health, and the clinic.

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Recent

Recordings

Apr 2026
SB 903 Testimony
CA Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee

Recent

Publications

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  1. Paper
    Paulus, M., Torous, J., Perlis, R., Sarma, K. V., Ajilore, O., Khalsa, S. S., and Rodriguez, C.
    NPP–Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience 2026
  2. Paper
    Sarma, K. V., Hanss, K. E., Halls, A. J. M., Becker, D. F., Glowinski, A. L., and Krystal, A.
    JMIR AI 2026
  3. Paper
    Sarma, K. V., Hanss, K. E., Halls, A. J. M., Krystal, A., Becker, D. F., Glowinski, A. L., and Butte, A. J.
    Psychiatry Research 2026
  4. Paper
    Pierre, J. M., Gaeta, B., Raghavan, G., and Sarma, K. V.
    Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience 2025
  5. Paper
    Hanss, K. E., Sarma, K. V., Glowinski, A. L., Krystal, A., Saunders, R., Halls, A. J. M., Gorrell, S., and Reilly, E.
    Journal of Medical Internet Research 2025

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