Faculty

Mary Torregrossa, PhDNewest Researcher to Join Department Faculty The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Torregrossa, PhD to the faculty. Dr. Torregrossa earned her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan. She completed postgraduate neuroscience training at the Medical University of South Carolina and postgraduate training in psychiatry at Yale University. Her...

Brant Hasler, PhDAppointed to Department Faculty Please join us in congratulating Brant Hasler, PhD, on his appointment to the Department of Psychiatry faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Hasler obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Translational Research Training in Sleep Medicine Program at the University of...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome John P. Ryan, PhD to the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. His research interests include functional magnetic resonance imaging, the effects of insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes on brain structure and function, and central mechanisms of autonomic neuropathy. Dr. Ryan earned his doctorate in Psychology from Georgia State University and completed...

Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry We are pleased to announce that Dr. Frank Ghinassi has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Ghinassi has devoted his career to improving the quality of health care, evaluating and enhancing systems for delivering care, and training the next generation of clinicians and quality improvement specialists. His academic...

School of Medicine Appoints Jason Rosenstock, MD to NTFPA Standing Committee The Executive Committee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has appointed Dr. Jason Rosenstock, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, as a member of the Standing Committee for Non-Tenured Faculty Promotions and Appointments (NTFPA). The NTFPA Committee is responsible for reviewing all actions for appointment and promotion to...

Loren Roth, MD, MPHHonored as Grand Champion atFourth Annual Celebrating Senior Champions Benefit Dr. Loren Roth will be honored as a Grand Champion by UPMC at the fourth annual Celebrating Senior Champions benefit dinner on October 11, 2012 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. This event recognizes extraordinary individuals and groups who contribute significant time and energy to serving seniors...