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Many Pitt Psychiatry faculty and trainees traveled to Phoenix—or participated remotely—for the 2022 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annual meeting in early December! Below is Pitt Psychiatry news from the meeting: President’s Plenary Marta Peciña, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), was selected as a President’s Plenary presenter, and discussed the latest work on endogenous opioid...

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meeting and presented seven symposia/workshops, five posters, and five oral papers. Award Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) received a poster award for “Stakeholder Assessment for a Remote Perinatal Telepsychiatry Service.” Presentations Seventeen Department of Psychiatry...

The annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference, now in its 39th year, presents the latest clinical and research findings to an audience of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, service coordinators, researchers, and mental health policy administrators, as well as to patients and families. K.N. Roy Chengappa, MD (Professor of Psychiatry), leads UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH)’s Comprehensive...

We are delighted to announce that Meghan Keil, MD (PGY4), has been selected as a 2023 George Ginsberg Fellowship award winner by the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT). The George Ginsberg Fellowship acknowledges the excellence and accomplishments of outstanding residents interested in education and teaching who are pursuing careers as clinician-educators and/or academic...

Congratulations to Camellia Herisko, DNP, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CRNP, who has been recognized for Excellence in Nursing (Leadership/Executive category) by Pittsburgh Magazine. Though Dr. Herisko knew since high school that she wanted to be a nurse, she earned her undergraduate degree in journalism/business, and wrote singing telegrams as her first job. She returned to school to get her degree in nursing and worked...

Jody Glance, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Chief, Addiction Medicine Services) and Eydie Moses-Kolko, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Advisor, Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health) recently hosted a National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry (NCRP) Advanced: Intensive Care-based Practicum conference. The NCRP Advanced conference provided a diverse group of psychiatrists, OB...