Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to announce that Camila Aponte, MD, Brian C. Thoma, PhD, and Mary Woody, PhD, have joined the faculty at the rank of assistant professor. Dr. Aponte earned her MD from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. After receiving her medical degree, she completed a residency in adult psychiatry and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Cleveland...

The ability to predict suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients is one of the most challenging and high-stakes aspects of clinical practice. However, psychiatric diagnoses are of limited value for prediction because the risk for suicidal behavior can vary substantially over the course of a psychiatric illness. Researchers including University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry investigators Nadine Melhem, PhD...

Howard J. Aizenstein, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry Charles F. Reynolds III and Ellen G. Detlefsen Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry and Professor of Bioengineering and Clinical and Translational Science, was selected to receive the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Department of Mathematics 2019 Mathematics Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement. Dr. Aizenstein attended...

We are delighted to announce that Jordan Karp, MD, has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Karp is an internationally recognized expert in the field of geriatric psychiatry. He earned his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and after completing residency training in psychiatry at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, he returned...

The UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion has selected Loren Roth, MD, MPH, Emeritus Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, as the recipient of the inaugural UPMC Dignity & Respect Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual who incorporates these values into their daily work and also celebrates their outstanding service, leadership, ethics, cultural competency and promotion of...

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry has presented Mary Ganguli, MBBS (MD), MPH, Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Neurology, with the 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award during its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on March 1st. Dr. Ganguli received the award in recognition of her many years of significant contributions to the field and her mentorship of successful junior researchers in the...