Grand Rounds
2022–2023 Schedule
Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. Information subject to change.
| Date | Speaker | Topic (Subject to Change*) |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2022 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| September 16, 2022 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| September 23, 2022 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| September 30, 2022 | Anne P. DePrince, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor of Psychology; Associate Vice Provost, Public Good Strategy & Research, University of Denver | Recognizing Interconnected Problems After Intimate Violence: Implications for Multidisciplinary Responses and Social Change (Introduction by Julian Ford) |
| October 7, 2022 | Paul H. Earley, M.D., DFASAM, Georgia Professionals Health Program | Addiction Among Physicians and Physician Health Programs (Introduction by Surita Rao) |
| October 14, 2022 | Richard Zhang, M.D., M.A., Resident, Psychiatry, UConn Health; Jason O. Chang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History and Asian and Asian American Studies, UConn; Rocio Chang, Psy.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UConn Health | Evaluation of an Individual Learning Opportunity Utilizing an Asian American Studies-Themed Mental Health Workbook |
| October 21, 2022 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| October 28, 2022 | Kristina F. Zdanys, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry, UConn Health; Mario Fahed, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UConn Health; Eric Gambardella, D.O., Chief Resident, Psychiatry, UConn Health | Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (Introduction by Neha Jain) |
| November 4, 2022 | Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, UC San Diego | ABCD Study – Adolescent Brain & Cognitive Development (Introduction by Lance Bauer) |
| November 11, 2022 | No Grand Rounds | |
| November 18, 2022 | Erika Carr, Ph.D., Director, Associate Professor, Director of Inpatient Psychology Service; Director of Behavioral Intervention Service, Yale University School of Medicine Connecticut Mental Health Center | Gender Responsive and Recovery-oriented Care for Women with SMI (Introduction by Cassy Holinka) |
| November 25, 2022 | No Grand Rounds | |
| December 2, 2022 | Joan Kaufman, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Understanding the Impact of Early Adversity: From Neurobiology to Social Policy (Introduction by Damion Grasso) |
| December 9, 2022 | Melissa Weimer, D.O., MCR, FASAM, Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director, Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service, Yale New Haven Hospital; Associate Program Director, Yale Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine | Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Hospital Improves Patient and Hospital Outcomes (Introduction by Surita Rao) |
| December 16, 2022 | Aidan Wright, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh | Pathological Narcissism: Individual Differences and Within-Person Processes (Introduction by Howard Tennen) |
| December 23, 2022 | No Grand Rounds | |
| December 30, 2022 | No Grand Rounds | |
| January 6, 2023 | Javeed Sukhera, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, Chair of Psychiatry, Institute of Living; Chief of Psychiatry, Hartford Hospital; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine* | Stigma in the Mirror (Introduction by Dave Steffens). *Psychiatry Interest Group (PIG) Speaker. |
| January 13, 2023 | Martha Bruce, Ph.D., MPH, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College | Reaching the Hard to Reach: Strategies to Address Depression, Social Disconnection, and Other Psychosocial Problems in Homebound Older Adults (Introduction by Lisa Barry) |
| January 20, 2023 | Laura E. Abbatemarco, MSW, Psychiatry, UConn Health | Services, Programs, and Support: Psychiatric Aftercare Options for Children and Teens (Introduction by Gregory Barron) |
| January 27, 2023 | Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., ABPP, Past President, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Director, Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders (2016-2027); Professor of Psychiatry and Law, UConn Health | Development Trauma Disorder: Origins and Recent Validation Research (Introduction by Damion Grasso) |
| February 3, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| February 10, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| February 17, 2023 | Gerard Sanacora, Ph.D., M.D., George D. Gross and Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; Director, Yale Depression Research Program; Co-Director, Yale New Haven Hospital Interventional Psychiatry Service* | A Discussion of the Relevant Neurobiology and Clinical Trial Data Related to Ketamine and Esketamine in the Treatment of Mood Disorders (Introduction by Andrew Winokur). *Psychiatry Interest Group (PIG) Speaker. |
| February 24, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| March 3, 2023 | Michelle A. Silva, Psy.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; Director, CT Latino Behavioral Health System | Immigration-related Trauma and Grief: Clinical Implications for Behavioral Health Providers (Introduction by Cassy Holinka) |
| March 10, 2023 | George Alexopoulos, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry, Director of the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine* | Developing Interventions for Geriatric Depression (Introduction by Dave Steffens). *Psychiatry Interest Group (PIG) Speaker. |
| March 17, 2023 | Lakshit Jain, M.D., Connecticut Valley Hospital | E-Cigarettes – What to Know and What to Tell |
| March 24, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| March 31, 2023 | Ruby Charak, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV); Director, UTRGV Adversities in Childhood Trauma Studies (ACT) Lab | Experiences of Multiple Marginalization and Traumatic Stress Reactions Among LGBTQ+ Adults (Introduction by Julian Ford) |
| April 7, 2023 | No Grand Rounds | |
| April 14, 2023 | Danielle Dick, Ph.D., Director, Rutgers Addiction Research Center and Professor of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Psychiatric Genetics |
| April 21, 2023 | Noah Capurso, M.D., MHS, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; Director, Didactic Education, Residency Program, Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine | Practicing Harm Reduction in the Evolving Opioid Epidemic |
| April 28, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| May 5, 2023 | Chyrell Bellamy, MSW, Ph.D., Director of Peer Services/Research; Acting Director of the Office of Recovery Community Affairs; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine | Community-based Psychiatry (Introduction by Cassy Holinka) |
| May 12, 2023 | Nicole Nugent, Ph.D., Director of Resilience and Psychological Services, Hasbro Pediatric Refugee Clinic; Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | Neurobiological and Psychosocial Influences During High Periods of Stress/Transition; Works With Refugee Population (Introduction by Damion Grasso) |
| May 19, 2023 | No Grand Rounds | |
| May 26, 2023 | No Grand Rounds | |
| June 2, 2023 | Golda S. Ginsburg, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry, UConn Health | Treating and Preventing Anxiety Pediatric Disorders (Introduction by Asima Zehgeer) |
| June 9, 2023 | Eunice Yuen, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Medical Director, Parent and Family Development Program; Founder and Director, Yale CHATogether; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine | CHATogether (Introduction by Asima Zehgeer) |
| June 16, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| June 23, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
| June 30, 2023 | Closed Session | Difficult Cases Review |
*The presentation title will be available on the website approximately one week beforehand.