Star UIC Child Psychiatrist Put Patients at Risk for Bipolar Disorder Research

The University of Illinois at Chicago and Dr. Nagamani ‘Mani’ Pavuluri, widely considered an expert on bipolar disorder in children, have both been accused of violating medical ethics during a clinical study that studied the affects of lithium on children suffering from bipolar disorder. This past November, Dr. Pavuluri and UIC were ordered to repay all $3.1 million granted to them by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), something many experts say is unprecedented. Doctor Violated Protocol   Dr. Pavuluri’s study took place between 2009-2013 and involved 103 children, some as young as 10 years old. The aim was to examine how a young brain functioned during a manic phase of bipolar disorder, then compare it to the brain after an 8 week course of lithium. After an initial review of Dr. Pavuluri’s grant application for the study, she was told by NIMH to correct several things before they would approve her for a grant. Dr. Pavuluri amended her…

Read more detail on Recent Medical Malpractice posts –

This entry was posted in Medical malpractice law and tagged , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply