Department

The talent and expertise of Department of Psychiatry faculty, residents, and alumni of our Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program were prominently on display at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Association of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP), which took place November 13-16, 2018 in Orlando, FL. The theme for this year’s meeting, Branding Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry: Defining the...

Meredith Spada, MD, a PGY-5 Child Psychiatry Fellow, has been selected to receive two highly competitive fellowship awards. Dr. Spada serves as the Chair of the Academic Administrator Clinician Educator track and Chief Resident for Education at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Spada was selected as a Laughlin Fellow from an elite pool of applicants by the American College of Psychiatrists. The fellowship is...

The Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference, now in its 35th year, is the nation’s longest running scientific meeting devoted to exploring the latest research findings related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Over 250 researchers, clinicians, consumers and their families gathered at the Sheraton Station Square on November 16th to attend this year’s conference. The program featured nationally...

Current residents participating in the Psychiatry Research Pathway (PRP) program gathered with program alumni and faculty for a half-day symposium highlighting a broad array of clinical and scientific research by our talented young investigators. The event featured brief presentations by eight current PRP residents followed by a group discussion of each project. A social hour immediately following the symposium...

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and has increased by at least 20% in the past decade, but depressed and suicidal youth, who are at high risk for suicide, are often not identified, and when identified, often do not go for treatment. Pediatric primary care is an ideal place to identify youth at risk for suicide. At-risk youth are much more likely to present in primary care than in...

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has recognized the talent and accomplishments of four of our residents and clinical fellows with special honors. Amanda Downey, MD, a PGY4 in the Triple Board residency program, was appointed as the new John E. Schowalter, MD Resident Member of Council. As such, she will serve as the national resident representative responsible for voicing resident...