Peter J Clagnaz MD

Peter J. Clagnaz, MD, is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. He serves as Medical Director of the Brain Stimulation and Treatment Resistant Depression Program at UF Health Jacksonville, where he focuses on the evaluation and care of patients with complex mood disorders, including treatment-resistant depression. His clinical interests include psychopharmacology and interventional approaches for depression, including transcranial magnetic stimulation. Dr. Clagnaz holds interventional psychiatry privileges that include electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and ketamine infusions, allowing him to offer a range of evidence-based options when standard treatments have not been effective. He completed his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and pursued postgraduate training in internal medicine followed by psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry, he brings broad medical expertise to psychiatric care. Dr. Clagnaz is recognized for his contributions to teaching and service and has authored peer-reviewed publications on antidepressant medication management and related clinical topics.