Professional Bio
CURRENT POSITIONS
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Patient Care Bio
Dr. Lyness is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry. He previously had served as Director of Curriculum and as Medical Director for Continuing Medical Education for the UR medical school. His research activities have related in one way or another to the relationships between depression and medical illnesses in later life, and have been supported by grants from NIMH, NARSAD, and industry. Dr. Lyness received his M.D. degree with Honor and with Distinction in Research from the University of Rochester, completed his internship in internal medicine there, and then was a psychiatry resident at Yale University.
He completed clinical and research fellowship training in the Geriatric Psychiatry Program at Rochester. He has published journal articles, book chapters, and books, and he has been fortunate to receive several awards for his clinical, teaching, and scholarly efforts.
| Keith Miner Ford Award for Excellence in Teaching | Class of 2011, UR |
2011 |
| Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Teaching | URSMD |
2011 |
| Special Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | Class of 2013, UR |
2011 |
| Nominee, Humanism in Medicine Award | Association of American Medical Colleges |
2011 |
| Keith Miner Ford Award for Excellence in Teaching | Class of 2010, UR |
2010 |
| Herbert W. Mapstone Prize for Excellence in 2nd-Year Teaching | Class of 2012, UR |
2010 |
| Mentoring of Trainees in Clinical Science Award | University of Rochester |
2010 |
| Commendation for Excellence in 2nd-Year Teaching | Class of 2011, UR |
2009 |
| Otto Thaler, MD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Residency Education | 2007 Psychiatry Residency Class, UR |
2007 |
| Commendation for Excellence in 2nd-Year Teaching | Class of 2009, UR |
2007 |
| 3rd Prize for Poster Session | Association for Academic Psychiatry |
2007 |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in American Education | Who's Who in American Education |
2005 - Present |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in the World | Who's Who in the World |
2004 - Present |
| Elected to membership | American College of Psychiatrists |
2004 |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education | Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education |
2004 - Present |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in Science and Engineering | Who's Who in Science and Engineering |
2003 - Present |
| Elected as Distinguished Fellow | American Psychiatric Association |
2003 |
| Nominee, Humanism in Medicine Award | Association of American Medical Colleges |
2003 |
| Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in 3rd-Year Teaching | Class of 2003, UR |
2002 |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare | Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare |
2002 - Present |
| Listed in editions of Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists | Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists |
2002 - Present |
| Listed in editions of Who's Who in America | Who's Who in America |
2001 - Present |
| Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in 3rd-Year Teaching | Class of 2002, UR |
2001 |
| Elected as Fellow | Gerontological Society of America |
2000 |
| NARSAD Young Investigator Award | National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression |
1999 - 2001 |
| Jules Cohen Dean's Teaching Scholar | University of Rochester |
1998 - 2001 |
| Listed in editions of Best Doctors in America |
1998 - Present |
| Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education | American Psychiatric Association |
1997 |
| Leonard F. Salzman Research Award | Department of Psychiatry, UR |
1997 |
| Commendation for Excellence in 3rd-Year Teaching | Class of 1996, UR |
1995 |
| Laughlin Award for Outstanding Performance by a Resident | Department of Psychiatry, Yale University |
1990 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha | University of Rochester |
1986 |
| Benjamin Rush Prize in Psychiatry; Robert Kates Award; Dean's Award | University of Rochester |
1986 |
| Summa cum laude | University of Rochester |
1983 |
| Executive Committee Commendations for Pre-Clinical Performance | University of Rochester |
1983 - 1984 |
| Junior year acceptance, Phi Beta Kappa | University of Rochester |
1981 |
| University Scholar in Medicine | UR Rochester Plan Early Selection Program |
1980 - 1986 |
| Dean's List | UR College of Arts and Science |
1978 - 1982 |
