2024 Grand Rounds Speakers
| January 2024 | Name and Title | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM. Professor, Medical Director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction at the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston Novel Psychoactive Substances: Kratom, Phenibut, and More |  |
| Jan 17 | Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD. Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Dell Medical School The University of Texas at Austin Paradise Lost: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse and Neglect |  |
| Jan 24 | Zachary Appenzeller, PsyD Assistant Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston “I Don’t Treat Eating Disorders, Nor Do I Want To:” The Things You Should Still Know |  |
| Jan 31 | Brandi Karnes, MD Assistant Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston Catatonia: Underdiagnosed and Undertreated |  |
| February 2024 | ||
| Feb 7 | Benson Irungu, PhD Assistant Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston Mood Disorder Predictions with Structural Neuroimaging and Machine Learning Models |  |
| Feb 14 | Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM. Professor, Medical Director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction at the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston All is Fair in Love & Drug Testing | |
| Feb 21 | Graeme Mason, MD. Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Psychiatry Director- Metabolic Modeling and Director Psychiatric MRS, Magnetic Resonance Research Center Yale School of Medicine Alcohol: Toxic Fuel for the Brain, Plus a New Way to Think about Withdrawal |  |
| Feb 28 | Lisa Kan, PhD. Assistant Professor. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. UTHealth Houston Mental Health Professionals in Court: A Brief Overview of Forensic Mental Health Assessments |  |
| March 2024 | ||
| Mar 6 | Jeff Temple, PhD. Professor. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. UTHealth Houston Predictors, Course, Consequences, and Prevention of Adolescent Relationship Abuse |  |
| Mar 13 | Rasim Diler, MD. Professor. Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Inpatient Unit University of Pittsburgh Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder & E-Mood Monitoring |  |
| Mar 20 | Jason Burnett, PhD. Associate Professor Geriatric and Palliative Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine. UTHealth Houston Social Connection and Mental Health: Old Friends in a New Light |  |
| Mar 27 | Mohammad Milad, PhD. Professor Center for Affective Neuroscience and Computation UTHealth Houston TBA |  |
| April 2024 | ||
| Apr 3 | Wen Li, PhD. Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston A Sensory Account to Threat Processing and Fear Disorders |  |
| Apr 10 | J. Chase Findley, MD. Associate Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston Gregory Hestla, MD. Assistant Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Medical Student Education Update |   |
| Apr 17 | Elliot Hong, MD. Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Brain – System Exchange Dysfunctions in Schizophrenia |  |
| Apr 24 | Melissa DelBello, MD, MS. Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Endowed Chair & Professor. Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine MOBILITY: Lessons Learned From a Large Pragmatic Study of Metformin for Overweight and Obese Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders |  |
| May 2024 | ||
| May 1 | Philip Harvey, PhD. Leonard M. Miller Professor of Psychiatry Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences – Psychology Division University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Self-Assessment in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: Can You Use Technology to Bypass the Bias? IN PERSON- DUNN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CENTER |  |
| May 8 | No Grand Rounds! | |
| May 15 | Luca Lavagnino, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Safety First: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Monitoring and Risk Management in the Treatment of Severe Mental Illness |  |
| May 22 | Mary L. Phillips, MD Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Brain Circuits, Cells, and Mitochondria: Developing New Treatments for Bipolar Disorder IN PERSON- DUNN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CENTER Cooper Lecture Series |  |
| May 29 | Dean Atkinson, MD; Anilkumar Pillai, PhD; Martin Huynh, MD; Taiwo Babatope, MD; Vineeth John, MD; Brandi Karnes, MD; Kate Loveland, PhD Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston State of the Union: Education Update |  |
| June 2024 | ||
| June 6 | Zhiqiang An, PhD Professor & Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine UTHealth Houston Developing Antibodies Targeting LILRB2/TREM2 in Alzheimer’s Disease |  |
| Summer Break! | ||
| September 2024 | ||
| Sept 4 | Joao de Quevedo, MD, PhD John S. Dunn Distinguished Professor. Director, Interventional Psychiatry Program. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Interventional Psychiatry for Treatment-Resistant Depression |  |
| Sept 11 | Antonio Pagan, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow – Licensed Psychologist. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Launching to Adulthood: The Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults with Autism and Their Families |  |
| Sept 18 | Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, MD, PhD, MSc Professor. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Predicting and Improving Ketamine’s Rapid Antidepressant Response |  |
| Sept 25 | Jessica Badawi, PhD Assistant Professor. Director, Recovery-oriented Treatment Program. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Recovery-oriented Treatment: Promoting Empowerment and Resilience in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness |  |
| October 2024 | ||
| Oct 2 | Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD Associate Professor. Chief Medical Officer, UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Essentials of Substance Use Disorder Management |  |
| Oct 9 | Vineeth John, MD, MBA Professor. Vice Chair, Education. Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Section. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston In Search of Expertise |  |
| Oct 16 | Tessa Orellana, PhD Assistant Professor. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston Borderline Personality Disorder: Controversies, Treatment Considerations, and Future Directions |  |
| Oct 23 | Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD Distinguished Teaching Professor Aradine S. Ard Chair in Brain Science; Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research UT Southwestern Medical Center The Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Considerations and Treatment Approaches |  |
| Oct 30 | J. Raymond DePaulo, MD Chairman of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Henry Phipps Professor and Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences John Hopkins University A Brief Hopkins-Centric History of Modern Medicine: Success in Science and Problems in the Care of Psychiatric Patients |  |
| November 2024 | ||
| Nov 6 | Matcheri Keshavan, MD Stanley Cobb Professor and Academic Head of Psychiatry. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center Harvard Medical School Early Intervention in Psychosis: State of the Art and Science |  |
| Nov 13 | Eric Connolly, PhD Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Programs Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Sam Houston State University Undiagnosed Head Injury and Psychiatric Disorders in a Sample of Juvenile Detainees |  |
| Nov 20 | Melba Hernandez-Tejada, PhD, DHA Associate Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School | UTHealth Houston Integrating Peer Support to Evidence Based Psychotherapy for PTSD: A Clinical Trial with Women Veterans Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma |  |
| December 2024 | ||
| Dec 4 | Marketa Wills, MD, MBA, FAPA CEO & Medical Director American Psychiatric Association Meditation & Mindfulness: Contemplative Practices to Enhance Psychiatric Care |  |
| Dec 11 | Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Chief Medical Officer, UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences McGovern Medical School | UTHealth Houston Legalization of Cannabis: Pros and Cons | |
| Holiday Break! See you next year! |