Faculty

Alexis Fertig, MD, MPH Selected for Marshall W. Webster Physician Leadership Program The Physician Services Division (PSD) of UPMC has selected Alexis Fertig, MD, MPH for the Marshall Webster Physician Leadership Program. Dr. Fertig is one of a small group of UPMC physicians selected for this highly competitive program from a large pool of applicants. Dr. Fertig is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Director...

James D. Tew, Jr., MD Receives Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education The Pennsylvania Gamma Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has selected James Tew, Jr., MD as the recipient for the 2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Award. The award is given in recognition of a faculty member that consistently goes above and beyond in their...

Michael Travis, MD Appointed to 3-Year Term on PRITE Editorial Board The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Travis to the American College of Psychiatrists Editorial Board for the Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Examination (PRITE®). He will begin serving his three-year appointment in August 2014 as the representative for the American Association of Directors of...

David Lewis, MD Presented with Edward A. Strecker Award for Contributions to Clinical Psychiatry Congratulations to David A. Lewis, MD on being selected to receive the Edward A. Strecker, MD Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of clinical psychiatry. The award was established in honor of Dr. Strecker, a clinician, teacher, researcher, and author, and is sponsored by the Pennsylvania...

Mary Amanda Dew, PhD has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the governing body that oversees the organ allocation and transplantation system in the United States. This is a significant honor for Dr. Dew, as she is one of the few mental health professionals to be elected to the Board, which consists primarily of transplant physicians and professionals...

Dr. Mary L. Phillips Elected Member of the American Society of Clinical Investigators Mary L. Phillips, MBBChir, MD (Cantab) has been elected to the membership of the American Society of Clinical Investigators (ASCI). The society was established in 1908 and is one of the nation's oldest and most respected medical honor societies. The ASCI comprises more than 3,000 physician-scientists from all medical specialties...