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Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cancelled - Psychosocial Interventions for Late-Life Depression and Suicide Prevention

Dimitris N. Kiosses, PhD - Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

 Dec 17, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

The Rapid Stabilization Pathway: A Brief, Values Driven Inpatient Intervention for Adolescents

David Garrison, MD; Deanna Sams, PhD; Taylor Steeves, PhD; Aubry Ball LMHC-D, Advanced CASAC - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Department of Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent , URMC; Associate Professor; Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry Service Clinical Director, URMC; Senior Instructor, Licensed Inpatient Psychologist, URMC; Senior Mental Health Therapist, URMC/4-9000

 Dec 10, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Decoding the brain in schizophrenia: Insights from imaging studies

Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD - Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University

 Dec 03, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Henry Nasrallah Endowed Lecture

Feeling, Walking and Thinking in Older Adults: Significance and Potential Modifiability

Amer Burhan, MBChB, MSc. FRCPC - Geriatric Psychiatrist and Endowed Research Chair, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and University of Toronto

 Nov 19, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | 1W-304

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Risk and Response to Inpatient Aggression: Individual and System Level Strategies

Anthony O. Ahmed, Ph.D - Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

 Nov 12, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | 1W-304 School of Nursing Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Testing Vascular Depression Hypothesis: Lessons Learned from Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery (NOAHS) study

H. Benjamin Lee, MD - John Romano Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, URMC

 Nov 05, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cancelled Psychiatry Rounds

 Oct 29, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Office of CCCA Rounds

Natural Speech Processing, the Influence of Prior Knowledge, and Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

Judy L. Thompson, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Oct 22, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Theoretical Models of Burn Recovery

Shelley A. Wiechman, Ph.D., ABPP (Rp) - Professor, Burns Center, Director of Psychology, University of Washington

 Oct 15, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 School of Medicine and Dentistry | 2-6424 SMD Large Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Prescription Addiction, Beyond Opioids

 Oct 08, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

A New Model for Helping Our Vulnerable Neighbors, Strengthening Local Communities, and Preparing Tomorrow's Community Health Leaders

 Oct 01, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 School of Medicine and Dentistry | Room G-9425, Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Does Safety Planning Need a Makeover? A Biopsychosocial Program of Research

 Sep 24, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Exciting developments in positron emission tomography for oncology, neurology, and even psychiatry

Robert B. Innis, MD, PhD - Chief, Molecular Imaging Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health

 Sep 17, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Leveraging Computational and Digital Tools to Enhance Care for High-Risk Substance Use Disorder Patients

Myra L. Mathis, MD; Henry K. Philofsky, MD; Victoria Pezzino, PsyD - Clinical Division Chief, URMC Division of Addiction Psychiatry; T32 Post Doctoral Fellow, URMC Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide; URMC Division of Addiction Psychiatry; PGY-4 Resident Psychiatrist, URMC Department of Psychiatry General Adult Residency Program

 Sep 10, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Room G-9425, Class of '62 Auditorium & Zoom Webinar

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

State of the Department

Ben Lee, MD - Department Chair, URMC Psychiatry

 Sep 03, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Room G-9425, Class of '62 Auditorium & Zoom Webinar

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | Cultivating a Writing Life: Reflections From a Senior Family Physician

Colleen Fogarty, MD, MSc, FAAFP - William Rocktaschel Chair in Family Medicine and Professor , URMC

 Aug 20, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Room G-9425, Class of '62 Auditorium & Zoom Webinar

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | Creating our Peace Within

 Aug 13, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Room 1W-304, School of Nursing Auditorium & Zoom Webinar

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | The Power of One: How Mentorship Multiplies

Sara Passamonte; Elliott Rizzo - President/Executive Director, Compeer; Program Manager

 Aug 06, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Room 1W-304, School of Nursing Auditorium & Zoom Webinar

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | Joy Hunting and the Quest to Save Dad: An IT professor's journey to discovering joyful work through visual storytelling

Tina Chapman DaCosta, MS, MFA - Director of Diversity Theatre, Rochester Institute of Technology

 Jul 30, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Location: Room 1W-304, SON Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | Nature's Path, Horses Heart: A Journey to Mental Wellness

Sara McLaughlin - Senior Director of Programming & PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor , EquiCenter

 Jul 16, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Room 1W-304, SON Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series | Overlooked Clinical Considerations for Diverse Populations

LaVerne Hanes Collins, PhD - Owner, New Seasons Counseling, Training and Consulting, LLC

 Jul 09, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: Department of Psychiatry, Office of Consumers, Communications, and Community Affairs

Use of a Clinical Measure of Depression Severity to Assess Treatment Impact on Total Cost of Care and All-Cause Healthcare Utilization

Daniel Maeng, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

 May 28, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

The state of Wellbeing in Psychiatry: Updates from the Psychiatry Wellbeing Officers and the Chief Wellbeing Officer

Craig Rooney,PhD ; Autumn Gallegos, PhD; Itza Morales, MSB, CASAC - Chief Wellbeing Officer (CWO); Staff Wellness Officer, Department of Psychiatry, URMC Addiction Psychiatry Division; Associate Professor , URMC Psychiatry

 May 21, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Contemplating our end(s): Disrupting to augment population access to mental health

Deepu George, PhD - Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

 May 14, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room 2-6424 SMD Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Risk indicators accumulate in children at genetic risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Insights on the disorders development, early detection and prevention

Michel Maziade - Psychiatrist, Laval University- CERVO Brain Center

 May 07, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room 2-6424 SMD Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

The Cope Dealer Workshop

Archie Green; Shelly Gates - Founder & CEO, Peel Dem Layers Back; Program Director, Peel Dem Layers Back

 Apr 30, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Rounds

Can two hours of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy help professionals working in a grueling workplace? Testing the efficacy of a single-session intervention to reduce work-related distress

Lawrence Peterson PhD, JD - Senior Instructor, URMC Dept. Of Psychiatry

 Apr 23, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Mood Disorders: Genetics & Therapeutics

James B. Potash, MD, MPH - Henry Phipps Professor and Department Director, Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

 Apr 16, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Cardiac Psychiatry: Promoting Mental and Physical Health in Cardiovascular Disease

Christopher Celano, M.D. - Associate Director, Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

 Apr 09, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Mentalizing: Its role in personality functioning and psychopathology

Carla Sharp, PhD - Professor, University of Houston

 Apr 02, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Beyond Clinical Care: Research Round Table ft. URMC Psychiatry Residents

Grace Ro, MD; Henry Philofsky, MD; Nilsa Ricci, MD; Sungsu Lee, MD, PhD - Psychiatry Resident, URMC

 Mar 26, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Mental Health Implications of Blindness and Vision Loss

Steven Silverstein, Ph.D. - Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, URMC

 Mar 19, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room 2-6424 SMD Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

CANCELLED - Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

 Mar 12, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Location: Room 2-6424 SMD Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

CANCELLED - Psychiatry Grand Rounds

 Mar 05, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Dyadic Psycho-Social Interventions in Psycho-Oncology Settings

Lee A. Kehoe, PhD, LMHC - Senior Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Div of Collaborative Care and Wellness; Department of Surgery, Div of Supportive Care in Cancer

 Feb 26, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | 1W-304 School of Nursing Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

One Step Forward, One Step Back: Challenges Limiting the Study of High-Risk Youth Social Media Use

Meredith Gansner, MD - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist & Instructor, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

 Feb 19, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center |  Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Team Based Biopsychosocial Approach within the Medicine in Psychiatry Division

Elaine Rigney, MD; Jacqueline A. Mickol, RN, MS, FNP; Kevin Brazill, DO; Marsha Wittink, M.D., M.B.E.; Paul Kim, MD; Stacey Castelluzzo, RN-BC - -; Sr. Level III, IMIP RN; Admission/Discharge RN, IMIPS; Resident Physician (PGY-1), University of Rochester Medical Center; Assistant professor, URMC; Psychiatrist, Family Medicine Physician, URMC

 Feb 12, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

The Rational Child: How children learn so much from so little so quickly

Laura Schulz, PhD - Professor of Cognitive Science, MIT

 Feb 05, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

A Translational Science Approach to Advancing Assessment and Intervention Models for Amotivation Symptoms Across Phases of Psychotic Illness

Tanya Tran, Ph.D. - Departmental Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Jan 29, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

The Hard Work of Planning for Peace

Mr. Wayne Lewis - Reverend

 Jan 22, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Room G-9425 Class of '62 Auditorium

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Host: Department of Psychiatry Rounds - MLK Jr. Celebration

An equity perspective on the health challenges facing people with intellectual disabilities and the response of the research and clinical community

Angela Hassiotis MA PhD FRCPsych - Professor, University College London Division of Psychiatry Faculty of Brain Sciences

 Jan 15, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Community Ties: Expanding the Horizons of Outpatient Mental Health Care

Livia Damiano, LCSW; Pamela L. Geil, LCSW-R; Sarah Bubel-Thompson, BSN, RN; William Small, MD - Social Work Manager, Director of Therapy Services, Strong Ties; Community Ties & Crisis Team Lead, Team Lead ; Community Ties RN, URMC; Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, URMC

 Jan 08, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

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Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds