Faculty

Meredith L Spada, MD

Meredith L Spada, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
Penn State University, College of Medicine
MEd
Secondary Education, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Member, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

Laughlin Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
George Ginsberg Fellowship, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training

Clinical Interests

Women's mental health; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Consultation-liaison psychiatry
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Spada M, Kmiec J, Glance JB, Gopalan P. (2019). Consideration of Opioid Agonist Treatment in a Pregnant Adolescent: A Case Report and Literature Review. Substance Abuse. [Epub ahead of print].
  2. Spada M, Simpson M, Gopalan P, Azzam PN. (2018). Induction of Labor for Psychiatric Indications: A Case Series and Literature Review. Psychosomatics, 60, 2, 204-210.
  3. McClafferty LP, Spada M, Gopalan P. (2018). Pharmacologic Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Pregnancy. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 13, 2, 243-250.

Education Interests

Resident education; Resident mentorship
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Spada M, Lundblad W, Glance J, Rosenstock J, Gopalan P, Azzam PN, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ. (2018). Self-Assessment of Teaching Skills Among Psychiatric Residents. Academic Psychiatry, 42, 4, 477-481.

Pitt Psychiatry at the 2023 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting

ACLP 2023

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison (C-L) faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting and presented 9 symposia/workshops, 11 posters, and 5 oral papers. Travel Award Congratulations to Isaiah Crum, MD (PGY3) who received an ACLP trainee travel award. Presentations Twenty-five Department of Psychiatry presentations covered a range of topics including trauma...

Highlights from the 2023 Department of Psychiatry Clinician-Educator Showcase

2023 Clinician Educator Showcase

On March 23, 2023, Pitt Psychiatry clinician-educator faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) clinical staff, residents and fellows gathered in the WPH auditorium for the annual Clinician-Educator Showcase, with additional participants attending the plenary session virtually. The Clinician-Educator Showcase is an annual opportunity for clinician-educators to learn about promising clinical innovations...

Register Now for the 11th Annual Department of Psychiatry Clinician-Educator Showcase

2023 Clinician Educator Showcase

It’s time to register for the Annual Clinician-Educator Showcase, which will be held on March 23, 2023. This special event, hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, celebrates the achievements of our outstanding clinician-educators and clinical staff. Department of Psychiatry faculty, clinicians, staff, residents, medical students, and psychology interns, as well as our...

A Professional Development Milestone for Early-Career Clinician-Educator Faculty Members

2022 CEFDP Graduating Class

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the Clinician-Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP)! The CEFDP is a Department of Psychiatry professional development opportunity for early-career clinician-educators, specially designed to enhance clinical and academic skills and to foster peer network connections. Because the transition to a faculty position in an academic medical center can be challenging...

Pitt Psychiatry at the 2022 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting 

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meeting and presented seven symposia/workshops, five posters, and five oral papers. Award Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) received a poster award for “Stakeholder Assessment for a Remote Perinatal Telepsychiatry Service.” Presentations Seventeen Department of Psychiatry...