Robert Tessier, MD

Areas of Expertise

Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Tessier R, Schreiber J, DeKosky A. Training psychiatrist-advocates: Developing a resident-led healthcare advocacy curriculum for psychiatry Residents. Acad Psychiatry. 2025 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02182-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40696217.
Clark JR, Batra A, Tessier RA, Greathouse K, Dickson D, Ammar A, Hamm B, Rosenthal LJ, Lombardo T, KoralnikIJ, Skolarus LE, Schroedl CJ, Budinger GRS, Wunderink RG, Dematte JE, Ungvari Z, Liotta EM. Impact ofhealthcare system strain on the implementation of ICU sedation practices and encephalopathy burden duringthe early COVID-19 pandemic. Geroscience. 2024 Sep 7. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01336-4. Epub ahead ofprint. PMID: 39243283.
Feinglass J, Walker G, Khazanchi R, Rydland K, Tessier RA, Mason M. Community versus hospital opioid-related overdose deaths in Illinois. Public Health Rep. 2022 Mar-Apr;137(2):291-300. doi: 10.1177/0033354921994901. Epub 2021 Mar 8. PMID: 33682493; PMCID: PMC8900249.
Feinglass J, Wang JA, Ye J, Tessier R, Kim H. Hospital care for opioid use in Illinois, 2016-2019. J Behav HealthServ Res. 2021 Oct;48(4):597-609. doi: 10.1007/s11414-020-09748-8. Epub 2021 Jan 27. PMID: 33502670;PMCID: PMC7839292.
Tessier R, Spada M. Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness in the Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. In Douaihy A, Gold M (Eds). Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness (pp 161-181). Oxford Academic. 2025 Sep 1. doi: 10.1093/med/9780197631010.003.0010.

Education

MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Education

MPH, Public Health, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency

General Adult Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Fellowship

Public Service Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Early Career Psychiatrist Council Representative, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist Society
Member, Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine