Department of Psychiatry

We strive to develop a state-of-the-art academic clinical department that encompasses both outpatient and inpatient services with a quadripartite mission of clinical care, community service, education, and research. With the biopsychosocial model as the core organizing principle, we strive together to develop the Rochester model of psychiatry as the international leader in clinical care, community service, education, and research in psychiatry.

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By the Numbers

1800+

Employees Including Faculty and Staff

470k

Outpatient Services Provided Per Year

115+

Multidisciplinary Trainees Per Year

$32m

In Research Grants and Contracts

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Cracking the Code of Chronic Pain

When tackling a complex problem like chronic pain, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates affects more than 50 million adults in the United States, researchers from a myriad of specialties need to join forces to ask questions and piece together answers. At Rochester, dentists, neuroscientists, surgeons, psychiatrists, anesthesiologists, nurse practitioners, and others are partnering to gain knowledge and insights that could transform treatment, care, and outcomes.

Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Earns National Honor

UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital's Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s best in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital rankings.

A Long-standing Tradition of Excellence

Since its inception in 1945, our Department of Psychiatry – one of the first of its kind – has remained at the forefront of psychiatric medicine and care.
As part of UR Medicine, a world-class medical center and leading academic institution, our Department has also remained true to our mission of delivering outstanding patient-centered care, conducting breakthrough research and training the next generation of psychiatric clinicians, researchers and teachers. In fact, we were the birthplace of the biopsychosocial model of health and illness that serves as the cornerstone of education and training of students and trainees across the field of psychiatry.
Learn about our history