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Access the UPMC/Pitt Mental and Physical Health Resource Guide

The Department of Psychiatry Advocacy Workgroup has created a Mental and Physical Health Resource Guide for employees of the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. The guide provides information on how to find information and support on topics including but not limited to workplace accommodations and accessibility, leaves of absence, and short-term disability. Click here to view and print the Mental and Physical Health...

Getting the Word Out About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Robert Hudak, MD, on OCD Treatment and Education

Robert Hudak, MD

Robert Hudak, MD (Professor of Psychiatry), is an expert on the clinical treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a chronic, debilitating, and often misunderstood psychiatric disorder that is characterized by repetitive, compulsive behaviors, as well as obsessions. Dr. Hudak is the psychiatrist at the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) Center for Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Intensive...

Congratulations to UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) Honoree Vernon Nathaniel, MD

Dr. Vernon Nathaniel Presented with ACES Award

Please join us in congratulating Vernon Nathaniel, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has received a 2025 UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES). The prestigious award, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Dr. Nathaniel is medical director of WPH’s Community Treatment Teams, which provides outreach and community-based...

“Thoughtful, Considerate, Extremely Effective” – Samantha Stilson Receives UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES)

Samantha Stilson Receives UPMC ACE Award

Please join us in congratulating Samantha (Sam) Stilson (Grants Specialist III), who has received a 2025 UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) for her outstanding work in the Department of Psychiatry’s Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC). The prestigious ACES award, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Sam’s nomination included...

Pitt Psychiatry Hosts Third Annual Interventional Psychiatry Showcase

Montage of 2026 Interventional Psychiatry Showcase Panelists

The 2026 Department of Psychiatry Interventional Psychiatry Showcase, attended by faculty, staff, and trainees, focused on the use of ketamine and the use of ketosis in psychiatric treatment. Through lively lunchtime roundtables, followed by afternoon presentations and panel discussions, attendees learned about new research using each of these methods, and about their applications for treating a range of...

The Department of Psychiatry Announces the 2026 Psychiatry Residency Match Result

Collage of 2026 - 2027 Pitt Psychiatry PGY1 Residents

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce the results of the 2026 Residency Match for the General Psychiatry, Child, Triple Board, and Family Medicine/Psychiatry tracks. Please welcome the new incoming PGY1 psychiatry residents: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY Katherine Abraham (Baylor College of Medicine) Brianna Brooks (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine) Chinemeh Eyiba (University of Pittsburgh School of...

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