Faculty

Dennis C. Daley, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Social Work, has been re-elected as the Chair of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Steering Committee. Dr. Daley was appointed to the CTN Steering Committee in 2005 and was first appointed as Chair of the Steering Committee in 2011. He also served as a member of the CTN Executive, Research Utilization, and CTN-0031 committees...

Department Faculty Selected for Leadership and Management ?Mini-MBA? Program Two members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty have been selected to participate in the 2013 Physician Leadership and Management "Mini-MBA" Certificate Program by the University of Pittsburgh Physicians Services Division (PSD). Drs. Rasim Diler and Christopher Dobbelstein are among only 37 participants selected by PSD for this highly...

School of Medicine Promotes Bernie Devlin, PhD to Professor of Psychiatry The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has promoted Bernie Devlin, PhD to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry (tenured). He holds secondary academic appointments in the Department of Human Genetics, the University?s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Statistics. Dr. Devlin is...

Traci D'Almeida, MD Appointed to Department Faculty The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of its newest faculty member, Traci D'Almeida, MD. Dr. D'Almeida, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, is a graduate of the University of Szeged School of Medicine and completed her residency training at Vanderbilt University. Following her residency, she obtained postdoctoral training in...

Pierre Azzam, MD Named Clerkship Preceptor of the Year The Department is honored to announce that Pierre Azzam, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been named Clerkship Preceptor of the Year by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The award was presented to Dr. Azzam at the recent Curriculum colloquium for excellence in teaching in required clerkships by medical students. Dr. Azzam received his...

Pitt Presents Clinical Educator of the Year Awardto Eric Rickin, MD Congratulations to Eric Rickin, MD on his recent receipt of the Clinical Educator of the Year award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The University presents the award to a faculty member that has demonstrated excellence in teaching fourth year medical students. Dr. Rickin is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and provides...