Patrick J Buckley, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Consultation-Liaison
  • Telepsychiatry
Patrick J Buckley, MD

Expertise & Interests

Clinical Interests

Consultation-liaison psychiatry; Integrated care

Education Interests

Artificial intelligence; Quality, safety & value in behavioral health

Selected Publications

  1. Buckley PJ, Wang Y, Gopalan P. Artificial intelligence scribes in psychiatry. FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry 2025;23(1):44-48
  2. Buckley PJ, Buckley ME, Gopalan P. Identifying barriers to effective outpatient mental health referral for medical inpatients. American Journal of Medical Quality 2023;38(3):163
  3. Buckley PJ, Houck PR, Gopalan P. Integrating payer and provider data to identify factors associated with outpatient psychiatric follow-up after inpatient psychiatric consultation. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021;62(5):561-563
  4. Buckley PJ, McQuade CN. Empowering Residents-as-Teachers with Artificial Intelligence Tools: An Innovative Workshop. Academic Psychiatry 2025. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02160-4
  5. Buckley PJ. Practical tips for enhancing academic skills with generative artificial intelligence tools. Academic Psychiatry 2025;49(1):4043
  6. Buckley PJ, Swider LJ, Franke CL, Travis MJ, Jacobson SL, Spada M, Amin P. Patient safety and quality improvement resident representative: A novel leadership role to improve peer engagement with root cause analyses. Academic Psychiatry 2023;47(5):526-530.
  7. Buckley PJ, McQuade CN. A Workshop to Empower Residents as Teachers with AI Tools. AAMC Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection. https://www.aamc.org/about-us/mission-areas/medical-education/advancing-ai-resource-collection/workshop-empower-residents-teachers-ai-tools

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, University of Virginia, School of Medicine
Residency
General Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Fellowship
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Exemplary Teaching Service Award for Consultation-Liaison Faculty, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
  • New Physician Excellence in Clinical Care Award, UPMC
  • Excellence in Patient Experience Award, UPMC