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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) is offering new hope to adults diagnosed with depression who have not responded to prior antidepressant treatments. Dr. Ken Nash, WPIC?s Chief of Clinical Services, recently announced the establishment of the Center for Interventional Psychiatry. This Center will offer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) services and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation...

WPIC Recognized by Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality The Department of Psychiatry?s clinical partner, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC), has been recognized as a ?Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality? by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country?s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights...

Don?t forget to mark your calendars for Thursday, October 20th from 11:45am-4:00pm when the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) will host the Fifth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. The Annual Clinician Educator Showcase features a plenary session and a number of interactive breakout sessions focusing on a variety of topics. We are honored to have Dr. Dena Hofkosh...

New Book Provides Guide for LGBT Preventative and Specialty Medicine Kristen Eckstrand, MD, PhD, a PGY1 resident at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, is co-editor of a new book that addresses the unmet need for a clinically focused guide to preventive and specialty medicine for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Healthcare...

Heather Joseph, DO, a PGY5 resident, has been selected by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to participate in the 2016 Research Colloquium, which will be held at the 169th APA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Joseph will participate in the component on Clinical Psychobiology. Dr. Joseph is active in the Child and Adolescent Fellowship program and the Psychiatry Research Pathway track in the Department of...

Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program Welcomes New Class The Department of Psychiatry has welcomed a new class to the Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP). Led by Dr. James Tew, Jr., Director, and Dr. Alexis Fertig, Co-Director, this innovative program provides support and resources to help early career clinician educators achieve their career development goals. The new class is...