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The Department of Psychiatry will welcome Dr. Diego Pizzagalli to Pittsburgh on February 17, 2017 as the featured speaker for its Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series. Dr. Pizzagalli is Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. He is the founding director of the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, as well as the Director of Imaging Center at McLean Hospital. Dr. Pizzagalli's research...

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has selected the first recipients of the Roth Fellow Awards. The awards are named in honor of Dr. Loren Roth, Associate Sr. Vice Chancellor, Clinical Policy and Planning, Health Sciences and Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Roth has and continues to play a significant role in medical education at the University. The Roth fellowship will assist...

Dr. Kristen Eckstrand to Receive Peter Henderson MD Memorial Award from American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Kristen Eckstrand, MD, PhD, a PGY2 resident in the Child and Adolescent residency training program, has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Peter Henderson, MD Memorial Award by the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT). The award is...

Mark your calendars and join us on May 3-4, 2017 when Dr. David Brent, co-founder and director of Services for Teens At Risk (STAR-Center), and the Department of Psychiatry will host An Update on Suicidal Behavior in Youth: Causes, Treatment & Prevention, a research symposium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this innovative research, clinical and training program. The symposium will feature presentations by Dr...

The 33rd Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference is the nation's longest running scientific meeting devoted to exploring the latest research findings related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. This year's conference took place on November 18, 2016 at the Sheraton Station Square and attracted participants and attendees from across the United States. The Gerald E. Hogarty Excellence in Schizophrenia...

Dr. Triptish Bhatia first became interested in the cognitive benefits of yoga early in her research career. As a trainee in an NIH funded training grant intended to improve research infrastructure in India, she began thinking about how yoga may fill in the shortcomings of antipsychotic medication while she was visiting Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). However, her mentor at the time, Dr...