Department

On June 17, 2022, the Department of Psychiatry hosted a virtual event developed by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Community Building Workgroup to foster relationships with community leaders in Allegheny County. Gina Perez, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Community Building Workgroup facilitator) welcomed 50 attendees, comprising Department of Psychiatry faculty, trainees, and staff: “This event...

The 20th annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day on June 9, 2022, represented a joyful reunion for more than 400 faculty members, trainees, and staff, who had not attended a large in-person event together since 2019. The morning session featured 110 posters at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. In the afternoon, attendees gathered across the street at the University...

The Services for Teens at Risk (STAR)-Center is a nationally recognized suicide prevention program that combines clinical and outreach services designed to combat the problem of child and adolescent suicide. The STAR-Center provides outpatient assessment and treatment for depressed and anxious children and teens, and offers acute treatment to depressed and suicidal youth through the Center’s intensive outpatient...

The war in Ukraine is causing catastrophic human suffering, forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee to safety. In response, the Federation Global Initiative on Psychiatry (FGIP) began a campaign to aid mental health professionals and the general population in dealing with the psychological consequences of the war. Carmen Andreescu, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), and Alex Dombrovski, MD (Associate Professor...

Following two years of virtual gatherings, the 2022 Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) annual meeting resumed an in-person format. Pitt Psychiatry faculty and trainees gathered for a program focused on alternative and transformative frameworks for understanding psychiatric illnesses, and enhanced and newly emerging tools for measurement and manipulation. The conference additionally presented the opportunity to...

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has recognized Mary Leeman, MD (PGY2 Child Psychiatry resident), for outstanding dedication to medical education. A medical student in the Psychiatry Clerkship enthusiastically provided an account of their experience working with Dr. Leeman during their psychiatry rotation: "It goes without question that Dr. Leeman truly loves what she does. She created a positive...