Faculty

Beatriz Luna, PhD featured in National Geographic Article on the Teenage Brain Beatriz Luna, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, was featured in the cover article of the October issue of National Geographic focusing on the teenage brain. Dr. Luna?s laboratory uses neuroimaging techniques to study the adolescent brain. Her research focuses on brain mechanisms that support the transition to adult...

Susan Perlman, PhD Joins Department of Psychiatry Faculty Susan Perlman, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Perlman earned her Master?s and doctorate degrees from Duke University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry. She is the Principal...

Brooke Molina, PhD Promoted to the Rank of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Congratulations to Dr. Brooke Molina on her promotion in November 2011 to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry with tenure at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Molina?s research interests encompass the etiology, course, and treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...

Physician Services Division Selects Department Faculty for Leadership and Management "Mini-MBA" Program The UPMC Physician Services Division (PSD) has selected three members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty to participate in the 2012 Physician Leadership and Management ?Mini-MBA? Certificate Program. Drs. Daniel Buysse, Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo and James Tew were selected by PSD for this highly competitive...

Jessica M. Gannon, MD Appointed to Department of Psychiatry Faculty Please join us in welcoming Jessica M. Gannon, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, to the Department faculty. Dr. Gannon received her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), where she served as the Vice Chair of the Administrative Academic...

American Psychiatric Foundation Presents Dr. Katherine Wisner with Symonds Award Congratulations to Katherine Wisner, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology on receiving the 2012 Alexandra Symonds Award. The Board of the American Psychiatric Foundation presented Dr. Wisner with the award in recognition of her demonstrated leadership and outstanding...