Faculty

James D Tew, MD

James D Tew, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Phone 412 802-6603
Email
Assistant
Terry Clontz
clontzt@upmc.edu

Education & Training

MD
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Geriatric Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
John A. Hartford Foundation Clinician/Educator, University of Pittsburgh, Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatrics
Practice Change Fellows Program, Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A. Hartford Foundation

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Current Appointments

Vice President Medical Affairs, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Associate Chief, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Inpatient Services

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association for Academic Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

Excellence in Education Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bronze Medal Achievement Award for Innovation in Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association
Physician of the Year, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service, UPMC Health System

Clinical Interests

Medical Administration/Leadership

Highlights from the 2024 Department of Psychiatry Clinician-Educator Showcase

Clinician Educator Showcase Attendees in the Auditorium

On March 21, 2024, Pitt Psychiatry clinician-educator faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) staff, residents, and fellows gathered in the WPH auditorium and classrooms for the Department’s Clinician-Educator Showcase. The Showcase is an annual opportunity for clinician-educators to learn about promising clinical innovations and the latest quality improvement initiatives, as well as to connect and...

Register Now for the 11th Annual Department of Psychiatry Clinician-Educator Showcase

2023 Clinician Educator Showcase

It’s time to register for the Annual Clinician-Educator Showcase, which will be held on March 23, 2023. This special event, hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, celebrates the achievements of our outstanding clinician-educators and clinical staff. Department of Psychiatry faculty, clinicians, staff, residents, medical students, and psychology interns, as well as our...

James Tew, MD, Appointed UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Vice President, Medical Affairs

Dr. tew

We are pleased to announce that James Tew, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), has been appointed UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) Vice President, Medical Affairs. Dr. Tew received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed his psychiatry residency training and a clinical fellowship in geriatric psychiatry here at WPH. He joined the Psychiatry faculty in 2006, and he has made...

Clinical Insights: Communicating with Families when Treating Chronically Suicidal Patients 

Mammen et al. General Hospital Psychiatry 2020

In a recent General Hospital Psychiatry paper, Oommen Mammen, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and James Tew, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), described the importance of communicating about suicide risk with families of individuals with borderline personality disorder who are chronically suicidal. We spoke with Dr. Mammen, the paper’s lead author, about how to help families arrive at a shared...

Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Care: What’s Happening at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Drs. Ken Nash, David Lewis and Jamie Tew at the 2019 APA Meeting

At the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting this week, we invited attendees to learn about some of the ways the clinicians and leadership at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) strive to meet the needs of all patients by providing innovative, thoughtful and accessible behavioral health care. Western Psychiatric Hospital Overview Dr. David Lewis (Chair, Department of Psychiatry) opened the meeting...