Claire L Becker, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.

Pittsburgh

15213

Email beckercl@upmc.edu

Education & Training

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

General Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Public Service Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Psychiatric Association

Clinical Interests

Substance use disorders; Serious & persistent mental illness; Community psychiatry

Selected Clinical Publications & Products

Becker CL, Arnold RM, Park SY, Rosenzweig M, Smith TJ, White DB, Smith KJ, Schenker Y. A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Primary Palliative Care Intervention (CONNECT) for Patients with Advanced Cancer: Protocol and Key Design Considerations. Contemp Clin Trials. Mar 2017; 54: 98-104.

Education Interests

Clinical education

July 19, 2023

Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry Welcomes Clinician-Educator Faculty Members Claire Becker, MD, and Melanie Peterson, DO

Department Welcomes Drs. Claire Becker and Melanie Peterson to Faculty

Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members: Claire Becker, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) Dr. Becker earned her MD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019, then completed her general psychiatry residency training at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) in the Academic Administrator Clinician Educator track. Following residency training, Dr. Becker undertook a clinical fellowship...