Grand Rounds Speakers
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- Scott Bunce, PhD
- Kathleen Dougherty, MD
- Ethics Panel: Mark Faulkner, JD; Kathleen Dougherty, MD; Mark Rapp, MD
- Ahmad Hameed, MD
- Laura Hollar-Wilt, MD
- Michael Jibson, MD, PhD
- Aftab Khan, MD and Fauzia Mahr, MD
- Henry Kranzler, MD
- Stephanie Lanza, PhD
- Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD
- Robert McCullumsmith, MD, PHD
- Philip Ninan, MD
- Daniel Notterman, MD, MA, FAAP
- John Racy, MD
- Omar Rahman, PhD
- Jose Santiago, MD
- Richard Seneca, MD
- Lawrence Sinoway, MD
- Donna Sudak, MD
- Stephen Suomi, PhD
- Kenneth Thompson, MD
- Ethics Panel: Rebecca Volpe, PhD; George Blackall, PsyD; Mark Rapp, MD; Michael Green, MD
- Karen Wagner, MD
- Marianne Wamboldt, MD
- Mark Zimmerman, MD
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- Marlene Freeman, MD
- Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, PhD
- David Reiss, MD
- Fauzia Mahr, MD
- John Greden, MD
- James Jefferson, MD
- James Waxmonsky, MD
- Jonathan Foulds, PhD
- Steven Schiff, MD, PhD
- Susan Woodhouse, PhD
- Carlos Zarate, MD
- R. Kevin Grigsby, DSW
- David Katzelnick, MD
- Jenae Neiderhiser, PhD
- David Gill, MD
- Katherine Halmi, MD
- Mark Rapaport, MD
- Tom McClellan, PhD
- Charles O'Brien, MD
- Fauzia Mahr, MD
- Erika Saunders, MD
- Fauzia Mahr, MD and Aftab Khan, MD
Stephen Suomi, PhD
Grand Rounds Topic: "Behavioral, Biological, and Epigenetic Consequences of Different Early Social Experiences in Primates"
Department/Institute/Center(s): Chief of the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Jose M. Santiago, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker May 2, 2013
Grand Rounds Topic: "Scandal in the Chancery: A Psychiatrist's Point of View"
Karen Wagner, MD
Grand Rounds Topic: "Depression in Children & Adolescents"
Department/Institute/Center(s): Marie B. Gale Centennial Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch
Donna Sudak, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker April 4, 2013
Grand Rounds Topic: "Does 1+1=3? Making Informed Decisions about Combining Medication and CBT"
Department/Institute/Center(s): Professor and Director of Psychotherapy Training, Department of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine
Mark Zimmerman, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker March 28, 2013
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School
Grand Rounds Topic: "Bringing Accountability to Office-Based Practice in the Treatment of Depression"
Ahmad Hameed, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker March 21, 2013
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Grand Rounds Topic: "Suicide and Suicidality: What Do We Know and What Does it Mean?"
Marlene Freeman, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker October 6, 2011
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, CTNI
Director of Clinical Services, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Grand Rounds Topic: Prenatal Mood Disorders
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker October 20, 2011
Postdoctoral Scholar, Sleep Research & Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: Insomnia with Short Sleep Duration: A New Syndrome
David Reiss, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker October 27, 2011
Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center
Grand Rounds Topic: Genetic Influence on Intimate Human Relationships? Social Phenotypes and Genetic Expression
Fauzia Mahr, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker November 3, 2011
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: Cultural Pluralism: Are Differences Deviant?
John F. Greden, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker November 17, 2011
Rachel Upjohn Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Founder and Executive Director, University of Michigan Depression Center
Founding Chair, National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC)
Research Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
Grand Rounds Topic: Treatment Resistant Depression: A Roadmap for Effective Care
James W. Jefferson, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker December 1, 2011
Distinguished Senior Scientist, Madison Institute of Medicine
President, Healthcare Technology Systems, Inc.
Grand Rounds Topic: Generic Drugs: Good Values or Bad Bargains?
James Waxmonsky, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker December 15, 2011
Medical Director and Director of Pharmacotherapy Research at FIU Center for Children and Families, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Florida International University
Grand Rounds Topic: Pharmacological Intervention of Children with ADHD & Aggressive Co-Morbidities
Jonathan Foulds, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker January 19, 2012
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Division of Health Services Research, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: Treating Tobacco Dependence
Steven J. Schiff, MD, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker January 26, 2012
Director, Penn State Center for Neural Engineering
Brush Chair Professor of Engineering
Professor of Neurosurgery, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Grand Rounds Topic: Towards Model Based Observation and Control of Brain Disorders
Susan S. Woodhouse, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker February 2, 2012
Assistant Professor of Education (Counseling Psychology), Penn State University
Grand Rounds Topic: Engaging the Community in Research Relevant to Children's Mental Health and School Readiness: Caregiving, Attachment, and Regulation of Emotion (CARE)
Carlos A. Zarate, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker February 16, 2012
Chief, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
Grand Rounds Topic: Clinical Management of Novel Research Directions in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Kevin Grigsby, DSW - Grand Rounds Speaker February 23, 2012
Senior Director of Leadership & Talent Development, Association of American Medical Colleges
Grand Rounds Topic: Being & Acting as a Leader in the Academic Health Enterprise
**Note: Ethics Credit
David Katzelnick, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker March 15, 2012
Chair of the Division of Integrated Behavioral Health, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Grand Rounds Topic: The Patient-Centered Medical Home: What it is and what it means for Psychiatry
Jenae Neiderhiser, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker March 22, 2012
Liberal Arts Research Professor of Psychology, Penn State University
Grand Rounds Topic: Gene-environment through the Lifespan
David Gill, M.D. - Grand Rounds Speaker April 5, 2012
Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Penn State Hershey Neurology Department
Grand Rounds Topic: Update on Dementia
Katherine Halmi, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker April 19, 2012
Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Grand Rounds Topic: A Treatment and Research Update on Eating Disorders
Mark Rapaport, MD - Grant Rounds Speaker April 26, 2012
Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment of Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Tom McClellan, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker May 3, 2012
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Director, Penn Center for Substance Abuse Solutions
Grand Rounds Topic: Reconsidering Addiction Treatment in Light of Healthcare Reform
Charles O'Brien, MD, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker May 17, 2012
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, The Charles O'Brien Center for Addiction Treatment
Grand Rounds Topic: Translational Research in Addiction: The Story of Naltrexone for Alcoholism
Fauzia Mahr, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker May 24, 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "A Curriculum Development: A Planned Educational Experience"
Erika F.H. Saunders, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker June 21, 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Inflammatory Markers in Bipolar Disorder"
Fauzia Mahr, MD and Aftab Khan, MD - Grand Rounds Speakers June 28, 2012
Dr. Mahr: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Penn State College of Medicine
Dr. Khan: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Vice Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Suicide Training for Residents and Fellows"
Fauzia Mahr, MD and Aftab Khan, MD - Grand Rounds Speakers July 5, 2012
Dr. Mahr: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Penn State College of Medicine
Dr. Khan: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Ideal Approaches for Feedback in Medical Education"
Henry Kranzler, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker July 19, 2012
Dr. Kranzler devotes his time to research, research administration, and teaching at the Center for Studies of Addictions at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Co-Director and at the Philadelphia VAMC.
Grand Rounds Topic: "The Pharmacotherapy & Pharmacogenetics of Alcohol Dependence"
Richard Seneca, JD - Grand Rounds Speaker July 26, 2012
Adjunct member of the faculty of the Pennsylvania State University
Grand Rounds Topic: "Legal Issues & Psychiatry"
John Racy, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker August 16, 2012
Assistant Dean and Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Grand Rounds Topic: "The Present and Future of Psychotherapy: A Personal Perspective"
Ethics Panel: Rebecca Volpe, PhD; George Blackall, PsyD; Mark Rapp, MD; Michael Green, MD - Grand Rounds Speakers August 23, 2012
Penn State Physicians and Faculty
Grand Rounds Topic: "A Panel Discussion: The 'Rational' Suicide"
Lawrence Sinoway, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker September 6, 2012
Director of Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute
Grand Rounds Topic: "CTSI Structure & Function"
Stephanie Lanza, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker September 27, 2012
Scientific Director and Senior Research Associate, The Methodology Center, Penn State University Park.
Grand Rounds Topic: "Make the Most of Your EMA Data: An Introduction to the Time-Varying Effect Model"
Marianne Wamboldt, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker October 4, 2012
Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital
Vice Chair of Psychiatry, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Grand Rounds Topic: "Awake, Alive & Alert: The Evidence for Mindfulness"
Ethics Panel: Mark Faulkner, JD, Kathleen Dougherty, MD, and Mark Rapp, MD - Grand Rounds Speakers October 18, 2012
Mark Faulkner, JD, Associate General Counsel, Pennsylvania State University
Kathleen Dougherty, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State Hershey
Mark Rapp, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State Hershey
Grand Rounds Topic: "Practical Legal Considerations"
Scott Bunce, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker October 25, 2012
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Event Related Brain Potentials as Biomarkers for Psychiatric Research: Understanding the Late Positive Potential as a Marker of Hedonic Categorization"
Laura Hollar-Wilt, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker November 15, 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "How Secure Attachment Mediates Stress Tolerance through the Action of Oxytocin"
Michael Jibson, MD, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker December 6, 2012
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychiatry Residency Education, University of Michigan
Grand Rounds Topic: "Not All that Swings is Bipolar: Diagnosis & Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder"
Daniel Notterman, M.D., M.A., FAAP - Grand Rounds Speaker January 3, 2013
Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research, Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Mind Body Interactions"
Kathleen Dougherty, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker January 24, 2013
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Stalking"
Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker January 17, 2013
Assistant Professor; Director, Division of Hospital Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grand Rounds Topic: "Novel Approaches to Treatment of Psychiatric Crises"
Robert McCullumsmith, MD, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker February 7, 2013
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grand Rounds Topic: "Abnormalities of Glutamate Transporter Expression in Schizophrenia"
Kenneth Thompson, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker February 21, 2013
Medical Director, Caron Treatment Centers
Grand Rounds Topic: "The Place for 12 Step Interventions in the Addiction Treatment Continuum"
Omar Rahman, PhD - Grand Rounds Speaker February 28, 2013
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern Florida College of Medicine
Grand Rounds Topic: "Evidence-Based Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders"
Philip Ninan, MD - Grand Rounds Speaker March 7, 2013
Affiliate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
Grand Rounds Topic: "Mind! Lessons from the Brain"