Faculty

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology presents Mary Phillips, MD with the Joel Elkes Research Award The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) has presented Mary L. Phillips, MD, MD (CANTAB) with the prestigious Joel Elkes Research Award in recognition of her outstanding clinical contributions to neuropsychopharmacology, and to increasing our understanding of self-regulatory processes as they...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Rasim Somer Diler to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Diler is a graduate of the Istanbul University School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral training and was a faculty member of the Çukurova University Medical School in Adana, Turkey prior to his relocation to Pittsburgh in 2000 to enter the research/clinical track...

Yanhua Huang, PhD Receives Travel Awardfrom American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congratulations to Yanhua Huang, PhD on her receipt of a Travel Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Dr. Huang was selected as a Travel Awardee from over 300 submissions received by the organization. The award is supporting her participation at the 2014 ACNP Annual Meeting, which is taking place in...

Pitt Promotes Dustin Pardini, PhD to Associate Professor of Psychiatry Congratulations to Dustin Pardini, PhD on his appointment to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Dr. Pardini earned his PhD in Child Clinical Psychology in 2003 and completed his clinical psychology internship at the University of Washington in...

The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM) Fellowship and Awards Committee has appointed Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo, MD as a Fellow. Status as a Fellow by the organization recognizes the individuals by their peers of their abilities, talents and contributions to the mental health profession. Dr. Ortiz-Aguayo is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed the Triple Board Residency...

Congratulations to Dr. Abigail Schlesinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and her colleagues on their receipt of the 2014 Silver Award from the American Psychiatric Association. The Psychiatric Services Achievement Awards Committee chose the Children's Community Pediatrics Behavioral Health Services in the Pediatric Medical Home initiative as winner of this...