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We are pleased to announce that Meredith Wallace, PhD, has been promoted to Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Wallace earned her PhD in biostatistics from the University of Pittsburgh and conducted postdoctoral research training in the Department of …

We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Stepp, PhD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Stepp is an internationally recognized expert on the developmental psychopathology of borderline personality disorder. Her work includes the study o…

Illicit substance use increases dramatically during the teenage years, with only 15% of US 8th graders reporting substance use in a 2024 study, compared to approximately 37% of high school seniors. Neurodevelopmental theories of adolescent substance use propose that a developmental peak in subcortic…

We are pleased to announce that Melanie Grubisha, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Grubisha earned her MD and her PhD in molecular pharmacology and chemical biology from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Sc…

Major depressive disorder is a heterogeneous disease with sex differences in prevalence, symptomology, and treatment response. For example, women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder compared to men, and often have more symptoms, more severe symptoms, and higher likelih…

Congratulations to David Lewis, MD (Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Thomas Detre Professor of Academic Psychiatry, and Chair, Department of Psychiatry), who has received the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) Ariëns Kapper Medal. The award recognizes exceptional con…

Please join us in welcoming our new class of PGY1 residents in General Psychiatry, General and Child, Family Medicine and Psychiatry, and Triple Board tracks! In addition, the Office of Residency Training is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Chief Residents: Chief Resident for Inpatient…

We are pleased to announce that Konasale Prasad, MD, MBBS (MD), has received conferral of tenure at the rank of associate professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Prasad is an expert on the neurobiology of psychoses. He conducts advanced clinical-translational research to gain insights into…