Psychiatry Grand Rounds
UMass Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds take place each Thursday of the month from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. and are located in the Lazare Auditorium (1st floor - Medical School Building, S1-607, near the library) unless otherwise indicated. Rounds are attended by faculty, residents, and professional staff, and are also open to the public. For additional information or if you are interested in being a speaker, please contact Dr. Anthony Rothschild, Grand Rounds Committee Chair, or Karen Lambert, Grand Rounds Coordinator, at 508-856-5928, or via email: Karen.Lambert@umassmed.edu.
SEPTEMBER 2024
THURSDAY SEPT 12, 2024
"Evidence Based Guidelines for the Management of Depressive Disorders and PTSD in Pregnant Individuals"
Speaker: Kimberly A. Yonkers, M.D.
Katz Family Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
NO Grand Rounds
Leadership Retreat
OCTOBER 2024
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2024
NO Grand Rounds
THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2024
John Sullivan Memorial Lecture
"Molecular Mimicry and the Mind: Limbic Encephalitis, Long Covid and the Lessons of a Long-Lost Malady"
Speaker: Sheldon Benjamin MD
UMass Chan Medical School
Vice Chair for Education, Associate Training Director
Psychiatry and Neurology, Department of Psychiatry
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 2024
“Psychedelic Medicine at a Crossroads: After FDA Rejection, What’s Next?”
Speaker: Franklin King, IV, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
Mass General Hospital
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2024
Visiting Professor Series
"Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology"
Speaker: David Mintz, M.D.
Director of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training
The Austen Riggs Center
THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, 2024
Visiting Professor Series
"The BEST Boston Model for Decriminalizing Mental Illness"
Speaker: David C. Henderson, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry,
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Division of Psychiatry,
Boston Medical Center
NOVEMBER 2024
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2024
REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE
Visiting Professor Series
"Today’s “Genderation” of Youth: The Busy Intersection of Adolescence, Gender Diversity, Ethics, Politics, and Medical Guidelines"
Speaker: Scott Leibowitz, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Medical Director of Behavioral Health, THRIVE (gender and sex development) program | he/him/his, Associate Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
This lecture will not be recorded.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2024
"The Hype and Hope of Large Language Models in Psychiatry"
Speaker: Andrew Nanton MD
Board Certified: General Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Board Certified: Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine UCF College of Medicine.
This lecture will not be recorded.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2024
"Innovative Approaches to Engaging Cancer Caregivers: Head in the Clouds While Working Down in the Weeds"
Speaker: Tim Sannes, PhD (he/him/his), Attending Clinical Psychologist, UMass Memorial Cancer Center, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2024
NO GRAND ROUNDS: THANKSGIVING
DECEMBER 5, 2024
THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 2024
"Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Opioid Addiction: A Focus on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in the Human and Rodent Brain"
Speaker: Ryan Logan PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology
Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School
THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2024
"Phenomenological and Neurological Explanations of Psychosis: Attempting a Synthesis"
Speaker: Alexander Lichtenberg MD
Neuropsychiatry PGY-6, Chief Resident, UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 2024
NO GRAND ROUNDS: CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 2025
"An Overview of Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders"
Speaker: Ethan Lindenbaum DO
PGY V – Child Fellow
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2025
“Capturing the Subjective Psychological Experience: Phenomenological, Social and Cultural Considerations”
Speaker: Dipavo Banerjee MD
Chief Resident in Psychopharmacology
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 2025
"Addiction at the intersection of Race, Trauma, and Culture"
Speaker: Rajat Duggirala MD
Addiction Fellow
Department of Psychiatry
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Heatlh Care
THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 2025
Speaker: Gina Savella MD, PGY IV
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
FEBRUARY 2025
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Speaker: Lily Millen DO, PGY IV
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Speaker: Bogdan Anton MD , PGY IV
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Speaker: Naillil Torres-Moreno MD, PGY IV
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Speaker: Ibrahim Sabri MD, Fellow
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
MARCH 2025
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2025
"Evidence for Intergenerational Transmission of Biological Risk for Antisocial Behavior: Low Resting Heart Rate in Fathers Predicts Elevated Criminality in Sons"
Speaker: Bridget Bertoldi PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2025
"Social Justice Advocacy Project: Anti-racist and Gender Inclusive Curriculum for PreK Students in Community Programs"
Speaker: Heidi Putney, PhD, Assistance Professor
Dept of Psychiatry Law & Psychiatry Program
Speaker: Emily Padilla, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
UMass Chan Medical School
THURSDAY MARCH 27, 2025
Speaker: Emily Slominski MD, PGY IV
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY APRIL 10, 2024
Speaker: Brandon Bentzley MD PhD
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University/SU
THURSDAY APRIL 17, 2025
Speaker: Joji Suzuki MD
Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Program Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
THURSDAY APRIL 24, 2025
Speaker: Elizabeth Ballard, PhD
Director of Psychology and Behavior Research Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health National Institutes of Health
MAY 2025
THURSDAY MAY 4, 2025
NO GRAND ROUNDS: RESIDENT RETREAT
THURSDAY MAY 8, 2025
NO GRAND ROUNDS - FACULTY RETREAT
THURSDAY MAY 15, 2025
Semi-Annnual Kathleen Thompson Hall Lecture
Speaker: Jeffrey Swanson PhD
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine; Faculty Affiliate, Wilson Center for Science and Justice, Duke Law School, Center for Firearms Law, Duke Law School, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
THURSDAY MAY 22, 2025
NO GRAND ROUNDS
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting (APA)
THURSDAY MAY 29, 2025
NO GRAND ROUNDS
American Society of Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting (ASCP)
JUNE 2025
THURSDAY JUNE 5, 2025
Speaker: Hadine Joffe, MD MSc
Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Dept. of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care / Breast Cancer Program, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Paula A. Johnson Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Women's Health Harvard Medical School
THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2024
ANNUAL BRISCOLI LECTURE
Speaker: Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Director, VA Mind Brain Program Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology,Rhode Island Hospital