Faculty

National Public Radio Interviews Katherine Wisner, MD, MS About Stigma and Treatment for Postpartum Depression Dr. Katherine Wisner, Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science, was recently interviewed on All Things Considered as part of a story on postpartum depression. Dr. Wisner, an expert on women?s health, discussed the...

Kara E. Driscoll, MD Appointed to Department of Psychiatry Faculty The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Kara E. Driscoll, MD as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Driscoll received her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and completed her residency at the Northwestern/McGaw Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Driscoll?s clinical interests...

UPP Recognizes Contributions of Petronilla Vaulx-Smith, MD, PhD with Appointment as Clinician Emeritus University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) has appointed Petronilla Maria Vaulx-Smith, MD, PhD to the rank of Clinician Emeritus in recognition of her extensive contributions as a clinician-educator and her outstanding service. After completing the residency training program at Western Psychiatric Institute and...

Department of Psychiatry Faculty Receive Teaching Honors from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine presented awards at its annual Curriculum Colloquium to two members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty in recognition of their outstanding teaching efforts. Antoine B. Douaihy, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, was presented with the Clerkship Preceptor...

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...