Faculty

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members: Feng Li, MD, PhD (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) Dr. Li received his MD in clinical medicine from Shandong First Medical University (2001) and his PhD in endocrinology and metabolism from Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine in China (2012). He completed residency training at Shanghai Xin-Hua Hospital in the Shanghai...

We are delighted to announce that Layla Banihashemi, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Banihashemi earned her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh. She then joined the Department of Psychiatry as a postdoctoral scholar in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute T32 training program in cardiovascular behavioral...

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members: Claire Becker, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) Dr. Becker earned her MD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019, then completed her general psychiatry residency training at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) in the Academic Administrator Clinician Educator track. Following residency training, Dr. Becker undertook a clinical fellowship...

We are delighted to announce that Loren Roth, MD, MPH (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry) has received a Heinz History Center History Maker Award in the Healthcare category. The Heinz History Maker Awards recognize exceptional individuals with connections to Western Pennsylvania, whose accomplishments transcend geographic bounds. Dr. Roth is well known for having played an instrumental role in...

We are delighted to announce that Danella Hafeman, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hafeman earned her MD and her PhD in epidemiology from Columbia University. She then came to Pittsburgh for residency training at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH), and following a clinical fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr...

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to new faculty member Aliona Tsypes, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry). Dr. Tsypes earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Binghamton University, having completed her clinical internship at the American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Clinical Psychology Internship program. Dr. Tsypes then remained at the University of...