Faculty

A cohort of early-career clinician-educator faculty members recently achieved a professional milestone, graduation from the Clinician-Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP). The CEFDP, directed by Gina Perez, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), is a Department of Psychiatry professional development opportunity for early-career clinician-educators, specially designed to enhance clinical and academic skills...

Graduates of the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) residency training program gathered with friends, family, loved ones, and supporters at the Pitt University Club on June 1, 2023. Below are the awards and honors presented at the 2023 graduation ceremony. 2023 Psychiatry Student Interest Group Exemplary Service Award for Excellence in Teaching: Faculty: Laima Spokas, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)...

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meeting and presented seven symposia/workshops, five posters, and five oral papers. Award Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) received a poster award for “Stakeholder Assessment for a Remote Perinatal Telepsychiatry Service.” Presentations Seventeen Department of Psychiatry...

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to three new faculty members who have joined our Department at the rank of assistant professor: Elizabeth Hale, MD Dr. Hale earned her MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine, and completed her general psychiatry residency at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH), serving as chief resident for ambulatory services. Following residency, Dr. Hale completed a...