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The WPIC Office of Residency Training has announced the appointment of Chief Residents for the 2011-2012 academic year. Congratulations to the following residents on their appointments: Kenneth Richmond, MDChief Resident for Inpatient Services (PGY1&2) Esther Teverovsky, MDChief Resident for Ambulatory Services, (PGY3&4) Ana Stan, MD, PhDChief Resident for Research and Chair of the Research Track Tracy Protell...

Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center Hosts EventsFeaturing Leading Sleep Researcher on April 14, 2011 The Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center (PMBC) is sponsoring a series of events on April 14, 2011 featuring well known sleep medicine researcher Dr. Mary Carskadon, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Carskadon will be the featured speaker at the next PMBC Idea Seminar. The...

An innovative brief behavioral treatment intervention for insomnia continues to garner national attention. The therapy, developed by Daniel J. Buysse, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science, and his colleagues was featured recently in the Health section of the New York Times. Dr. Buysse, shown here with members of his research team, developed and tested a brief behavioral treatment...

WPIC Residency Training Team Selected As FinalistsFor American Psychiatric Association?s 2011 Mind Games Competition The WPIC Residency Training team of Drs. Sarah Wolfe, Shannon Allen, and Ryan Herringa scored in the top 3 teams out of 125 teams from across the United States competing in the 2011 MINDGAMES competition sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The top three residency programs with...

University of Pittsburgh Participating in Nationwide, Comparative Effectiveness Study of Common Bipolar Medications The University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry Mood Disorders Treatment Research Program will serve as one of 10 sites participating in Bipolar CHOICE (Clinical Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness), a nationwide trial evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of quetiapine...

New Award from Autism Speaks Will Support Ongoing Autism Treatment Network Services Autism Speaks has awarded $460,000 to UPMC to continue its participation as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site. The three-year foundation grant supports comprehensive diagnosis and medical evaluation for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ?We are extremely pleased that Autism Speaks has recognized the...