Faculty

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison (C-L) faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting and presented 9 symposia/workshops, 5 posters, and 10 oral papers. Awards and Honors Congratulations to the following individuals: Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology): conferral of ACLP Fellowship; Priyanka Amin, MD (Assistant Professor of...

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...

We are delighted to announce that Shelly Kucherer, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), has received a 2023 Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Achievement Award in the Excellence in Care Category. Dr. Kucherer received the award for her project, “Process and Outcomes for Deprescribing Benzodiazepines in the Outpatient Setting for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism,”...

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...