Faculty

Robert Hudak, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

MD
Northeastern Ohio Universities, Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Affiliations

Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
Member, International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation
Leader and Editor, OCD Accreditation Task Force, Specialty Pharmacy for Adult OCD, International Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Accreditation Task Force
Member, Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board, International Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Foundation

Selected Honors & Awards

Exemplary Teaching Service Award for Adult Faculty, Office of Residency Training, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Exemplary Teaching Service Award for Adult Faculty - Outpatient Services, Office of Residency Training, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Research Interests

Obsessive compulsive disorder
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Chase HW, Graur S, Versace A, Greenberg T, Bonar L, Hudak R, Quirk GJ, Greenberg BD, Rasmussen SA, Haber SN, Phillips ML. Neural mechanisms of persistent avoidance in OCD: A novel avoidance devaluation study. Neuroimage Clin. 2020 Aug 8;28:102404.
  2. Sha Z, Versace A, Edmiston EK, Fournier J, Graur S, Greenberg T, Santos JPL, Chase HW, Stiffler RS, Bonar L, Hudak R, Yendiki A, Greenberg BD, Rasmussen S, Liu H, Quirk G, Haber S, Phillips ML. Functional disruption in prefrontal-striatal network in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2020 Jun 30;300:111081.
  3. Sha Z, Edmiston EK, Versace A, Fournier JC, Graur S, Greenberg T, Lima Santos JP, Chase HW, Stiffler RS, Bonar L, Hudak R, Yendiki A, Greenberg BD, Rasmussen S, Liu H, Quirk G, Haber S, Phillips ML. Functional disruption of cerebello-thalamo-cortical networks in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Apr;5(4):438-447.
  4. Versace A, Graur S, Greenberg T, Lima Santos JP, Chase HW, Bonar L, Stiffler RS, Hudak R, Kim T, Yendiki A, Greenberg B, Rasmussen S, Liu H, Haber S, Phillips ML. Reduced focal fiber collinearity in the cingulum bundle in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jun;44(7):1182-1188.
  5. Walton, R.G., Hudak, R., Green-Waite, R.J. (1993) Adverse reactions to aspartame: Double blind challenge in patients from a vulnerable population. Biol. Psychiatry 34:13-17.

Clinical Interests

Obsessive compulsive and related disorders; Autism spectrum disorders; Deep brain stimulation
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Boure X, Sharma M, Hudak R. Biological Treatments for Obsessive Compulsive and related Disorders. J Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. July 2015 (6) 7-26
  2. Gopalan P, Azzam PN, Hudak R. Pramipexole-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms in a patient with Parkinsons Disease and disgust sensitivity. Psychosomatics 2013 May-Jun;54(3):286-9
  3. Hudak R, Wisner KL. Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Obsessions and Compulsions that Involve Infant Harm. American Journal of Psychiatry 2012 Apr 1;169(4):360-3
  4. Kondziolka, D., Hudak, R., Management of obsessive-compulsive disorder related skin picking with gamma knife radiosurgical anterior capsulotomies: a case report. J. Clin. Psychiatry 2008 Aug;69(8): 1337-40

Education Interests

Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Hudak R, Gannon JM. Handbook of Psychiatric Disorders in Adults in the Primary Care Setting. Springer Nature Publishing. 2022
  2. Hudak R, Borue X, Sharma M. Biological Models and Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders for Adults. Wiley Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. (Abramowitz, McKay, Storch Eds). 2017 Wiley-Blackwell
  3. Hudak R, Gopalan P & Dougherty D. Treatment resistant obsessive compulsive disorder. In Management of Treatment Resistant Major Psychiatric Disorders (C. Nemeroff, Ed) Oxford University Press. 2012
  4. Hudak R, & Jacob R. Anxiety in the general medical setting. In Psychosomatic Medicine (Ackerman K, DiMartini A, (Eds) Oxford University Press 2015
  5. (Hudak R & Dougherty D, Eds) Clinical Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children, Cambridge University Press. 2011

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Robert Hudak, MD, to Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Robert Hudak

We are pleased to announce that Robert Hudak, MD, has been promoted to Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hudak received his MD from Northeast Ohio Medical University and completed his psychiatry residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Following additional clinical and academic roles, Dr. Hudak joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty as Assistant Professor of...

Congratulations to the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Resident and Fellow Class of 2023!

Resident & Fellow Graduation – Class of 2023

Graduates of the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) residency training program gathered with friends, family, loved ones, and supporters at the Pitt University Club on June 1, 2023. Below are the awards and honors presented at the 2023 graduation ceremony. 2023 Psychiatry Student Interest Group Exemplary Service Award for Excellence in Teaching: Faculty: Laima Spokas, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)...

Improving Quality of Life: The 2022 Behavioral Health & Aging Conference

The October 2022 Behavioral Health and Aging Conference addressed helping patients and families make informed decisions about late-life and end-of-life psychiatric care. The conference was attended by a diverse group of physicians, nurses, front-line staff, case managers, service coordinators, and therapists serving the aging population. Ellen Whyte, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Service Chief & Medical...

Seeing the Bigger Picture: Telepsychiatrist Dr. Robert Hudak’s In-Person Visit to a Rural Clinic

Robert Hudak, MD, primarily works with adults with obsessive compulsive disorder at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH), but during the last four years he has also treated patients through WPH’s telepsychiatry program, which averages 10,000 visits annually. Recently, Dr. Hudak traveled to the rural outpatient clinic that serves the patients he treats via telepsychiatry. The trip provided Dr. Hudak with the...

Robert Hudak, MD Promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the promotion of Robert Hudak, MD to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Hudak earned his medical degree from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine through Youngstown State University and completed his residency at Case Western Reserve University where he served as chief resident in his final year. Prior to his recruitment by the...