Zachary Feldman, MD
CRA Faculty Investigator, Psychiatry
• Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
• Director for Clinical Trials, Carolina Center for Neurostimulation
About
Dr. Feldman joined UNC in 2021 as an Associate Professor and psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry after practicing clinically for 11 years. Since 2023, he has been a research clinician with the Carolina Center for Neurostimulation, where he currently serves as the Director for Clinical Trials. Dr. Feldman’s current research investigates novel treatments for anxiety and depressive disorders. He is leading clinical operations for a clinical trial utilizing transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in the treatment of depression as well as a trial utilizing cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) to treat generalized anxiety disorder. He is also serving as PI for an upcoming trial investigating the use of tACS for generalized anxiety disorder.
Dr. Feldman is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has served as the president of the North Carolina Psychiatric Association. Dr. Feldman has experience treating patients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including anxiety, mood, ADHD, OCD, and autism spectrum disorders as well as schizophrenia. With his depth and breadth of clinical psychiatric experience, his goal is to advance novel treatments across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders.
Education:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- General Psychiatry Residency, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- MD, Duke University School of Medicine
- MA, Economics, Duke University
- BA, Biology, University of Virginia