About Dr. Lippe
Dr. Ben Lippe is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas, and is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Training & Background
Dr. Lippe is a highly experienced psychologist specializing in Health Psychology. He has worked in a variety of medical settings, including more than ten years at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Abilene Christian University. After serving Veterans through the VA in Central Texas, Dr. Lippe chose to further advance his training and expand his ability to serve patients by pursuing doctoral studies.
He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from UT Southwestern Medical Center. During his graduate training, he discovered his passion for Health Psychology while completing a practicum rotation on the Consultation-Liaison Service at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Under the supervision of Dr. Robert Gatchel, Dr. Lippe’s dissertation focused on interdisciplinary chronic pain management and the development and application of the Pain Disability Questionnaire.
Following the completion of his doctorate, Dr. Lippe pursued a fellowship at the SMU Counseling & Psychiatric Center, where he provided counseling services.
Clinical Experience
Dr. Lippe has earned the Telepsychology Competencies Credential through the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and The Trust. He is also credentialed with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
Other training and professional experience include work at the Baylor Center for Pain Management, where he provided psychological assessments and consultation for individuals living with pain conditions.
He also practiced in an outpatient setting at Great Life Counseling Center in Addison, Texas.
At UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Lippe served as the first embedded psychologist within solid-organ transplant medical services, supporting patients as part of an integrated medical team.
Dr. Lippe has also contributed to leadership and program development. He was the first psychologist on the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service at Clements University Hospital, which has been rated the #1 hospital in Texas by U.S. News & World Report.
Teaching Experience
In his role as Associate Professor, Dr. Lippe’s academic efforts included teaching graduate students in the UT Southwestern Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. He remains active with UT Southwestern as an Adjunct Faculty member.
Dr. Lippe was honored to receive the Outstanding Teacher Award for his role as course instructor for the Health Psychology course.
A number of former students continue to pursue careers within health psychology, improving access to care for Texans.
Dr. Lippe has also trained and supervised numerous medical Residents and Fellows through the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Publications
In addition to his clinical work, he has also authored a variety of scholarly works including highly cited peer-reviewed journal articles.
Examples include within the topic area of pain management (e.g., Gatchel, R. J., McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C. A., & Lippe, B. (2014). Interdisciplinary chronic pain management: past, present, and future. American psychologist, 69(2), 119.).
This article is in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric.
As an ad-hoc reviewer, he has provided peer-reviewed feedback to scientific peers regarding their submitted manuscripts. Some of these journals for which Dr. Lippe has been an ad-hoc reviewer include the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, Pain Practice, and the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
Selection of Textbook Chapters
Dr. Lippe has written several textbook chapters, including co-authoring a chapter in Psychotherapy: A Practical Introduction (Wolters Kluwer; Eds Brenner, A., & Howe-Martin, L.).
| Pershern, L., & Lippe, B.J. (2020). Psychotherapy within consultation liaison settings. In Brenner, A., & Howe-Martin, L., eds., Psychotherapy: A Practical Introduction. Wolters Kluwer. |
| Lippe, B., & Hall, B. (2018). Mental Health Disorders in Older Adult Populations. In Handbook of Rehabilitation in Older Adults (243-261). Springer, Cham. |
| Lippe, B.J., & Polatin, P. (2014). The interdisciplinary treatment approach: The key components for success. In Gatchel, R.J. & Schultz, I.Z, eds., Handbook of Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders in the Workplace. Springer-Verlag; New York. |
Selection of Peer-Reviewed Articles
| Matevish LE, Jiang Y, Yao Z, Jones AR, Gowda P, Lippe B, Levea SL, Shah JA, Hwang CS, Vagefi PA, Singal AG, VanWagner LB, Lieber SR, Patel MS. (2026). Psychiatric disease and medical financial burden among commercially insured adult kidney transplant recipients in the United States. Clinical Transplantation. |
| Jones, A. R., Patel, M. S., Jiang, Y., Cotter, T. G., Gurley, T., Lippe, B., Shenoy, A., Ngo, V., Olumesi, M., Trudeau, R., Ramirez, A.N., Mufti, A., VanWagner, L., Singal, A., & Lieber, S. R. (2023). Mo1582 Psychiatric Disease is common after adult liver transplantation and associated with significant financial burden in a large US national cohort. Gastroenterology, 164(6), S-1380. |
| Carlew, A. R., Smith, E. E., Goette, W., Lippe, B., Lacritz, L., & Rossetti, H. (2021). Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores in medically compromised patients: A scoping review. Health Psychology, 40(10), 717. |
| Masood, S., Aulov, S., Killian, M., Lippe, B., Schuster, L., Stewart, S., Desai, D., Triplett, K. (2021). Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients: A Mixed Methods Approach. Abstract submission for Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022. |
| Lippe, B.J., Gatchel, R.J., Noe, C., Robinson, R., Huber, L., & Jones, S. (2016). Comparative ability of the pain disability questionnaire in predicting health outcomes. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 21(2), 63-81. |
| Krystal, J. H., Pietrzak, R. H., Rosenheck, R. A., & Cramer, J. A (Acknowledged Collaborator – Lippe, B.J.). (2016). Sleep Disturbance in Chronic Military-Related PTSD. J Clin Psychiatry, 77(4), 483-491. |
| Gatchel, R.J., McGeary, D.D., McGeary, C.A. & Lippe, B.J. (2014). Interdisciplinary chronic pain management: past, present, and future. American Psychologist, 69(2), 119-130. |
| Krystal, H., Rosenheck, R.A., Cramer, J.A., Vessicchio, J.C., Jones, K.M., Vertrees, J.E., Horney, R.A., Huang, G.D., & Stock, C (Acknowledged Collaborator – Lippe, B.J.). (2011). Adjunctive risperidone treatment for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of chronic military service-related PTSD: a randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 306(5), 493-502. |
Other Professional Activities
Dr. Lippe’s service has extended to involvement with a range of committees including the UTSW Multidisciplinary Pain Management & Opioid Stewardship Committee as well as the Psychiatric Hospital Medical Complexity Subcommittee.
He has been a member of the American Psychological Association, Texas Psychological Association, and the Southwestern Psychological Association.
Dr. Lippe has served within professional organizations including the Dallas Psychological Association (previously served as a Trustee), and the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (served on Membership Committee).
Consultation Experience
For over a decade, Dr. Lippe has served as a consultant to medical providers including physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and hospital administration.
Of particular note, he was an active consultant within the UTSW solid-organ transplant medical services. Dr. Lippe has attended hundreds of transplant selection committee meetings for heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant teams.
Further, his professional presentations to staff and medical faculty, including physician colleagues and other psychologists, have helped support advancements in the provision of psychological, psychiatric, and medical care for patients.
He has honed these professional consultation skills within the unique and nuanced word of healthcare. It’s an honor for medical colleagues to trust another professional in working with their patients, and Dr. Lippe recognizes the importance of each of these relationships.