- Fall 2023
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Date
Presenter(s) & Discussant(s)
Title of Presentation
September 14th, 2023
Jeffrey Akman, MD
Interim Chair
Professor of Psychiatry and
Behavioral HealthAmir Afkhami, MD, PhD
Director of Medical Education
Program
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Professor of PsychiatryBenedicto Borja, MD
Director of Residency Training
Program
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry"Update: GW Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health"September 21st, 2023
Gerald P. Perman, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Health
GWU School of Medicine“Jacques Lacan: The Best and Least
Known Psychoanalyst”September 28th, 2023
Sierra Carter, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Georgia State UniversityJerry M. Wiener, MD Endowed Lecture
for Psychiatric Education"Black People Deserve to Grow Old:
Racial Trauma, Accelerated Aging, and
the Promotion of Health Equity-Focused
Research"October 5th, 2023
Stevan M. Weine, MD
Professor of Psychiatry & Director,
Center for Global Health
University of Illinois College of
Medicine“Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made
Revolutionary Poetry from Madness”October 19th, 2023
James L. Griffith, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and
Neurology
Vice Chair for Education
George Washington UniversityCase Review Conference
October 26th, 2023
George J. Makari, MD
Director
DeWitt Wallace Institute of
Psychiatry
History, Policy, and the Arts,
Professor of Psychiatry,
Weill Medical College of Cornell
UniversityDaniel Prager, MD Endowed Lecture in
Psychoanalysis“Of Fear and Strangers: On the Problem
of Xenophobia.”November 2nd, 2023
Samuel O. Okpaku, MD, PhD
President & Founder
Center for Health, Culture and
Society Nashville
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
George Washington University“Revisiting Global Mental Health
Implications for Humanitarian and Ethics”November 9th, 2023
Chynere Best, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Center for Global Mental Health
EQUITY
The George Washington University"Integrating Global Mental Health
Interventions into Community-Based
Organizations in New York City:
Challenges and Opportunities for the DC
Area"November 16th, 2023 TBD TBD November 30th, 2023 Henry R. Kranzler, MD
Karl E. Rickels Professor of
Psychiatry
Director, Center for Studies of
Addiction
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine“Studies of Substance Use Disorders in the Million Veterans Program” December 7th, 2023 Mark Olfson, MD, MPH
Elizabeth K Dollard Professor of
Psychiatry, Medicine and Law
Professor of Epidemiology
Columbia University Irving Medical
Center
Research Psychiatrist
New York State Psychiatric InstituteSeymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture
for Suicidology“Suicide Risks of US Health Care
Workers”December 14th, 2023 Robin Toler, MD
Medical Director of Inpatient
Behavioral Health Unit
George Washington University
Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityAndrew Matz, MD
Inpatient Psychiatrist
George Washington University
Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Review Conference - Spring 2023
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Date
Presenter(s) & Discussant(s)
Title of Presentation
January 5th, 2023
Emily Rosen, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. Johnny Laurence- Inpatient Attending Psychiatrist
- Inova Health System
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- GWU School of Medicine
"Catatonia"
January 12th, 2023
James Lockhart, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
James Griffith, M.D.- Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Vice Chair for Education
- GWU School of Medicine
“PTSD in the African American Community as a Result of Racial Trauma”
January 19th, 2023 Veda Ghodasara, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. Ahmed Sherif S. Abdel Meguid“The Neurocognitive Work-up” January 26th, 2023
Miglia Cornejo, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. Nhi-Ha Trinh“Revisiting Mental Health among Asian Americans in the face of COVID-19”
February 2nd, 2023
Marc Ruszaj, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. David Annas“Mass Shootings and Mental Illness”
February 9th, 2023 Nina Govalla, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
TBD“Mental Health in the West African Community”
February 16th, 2023
Prudhvi Bandi, M.D.
PGY-II ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. Benedicto Borja“The Hail Mary of Psychiatry – Clozapine: Increasing Use Through Education, Monitoring Guidelines, and Management of Side Effects”
February 23rd, 2023
Melanie Tam, M.D.
PGY-III ResidentCase Conference
March 2nd, 2023 James L. Griffith, M.D.
- Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
- GWU School of Medicine
“Morbidity and Mortality Conference” March 9th, 2023 Krista Koskinen, M.D.
PGY-III Resident"Psychotherapy Case Conference" March 16th, 2023 Tina Safavi, M.D.
PGY-III Resident"Psychotherapy Case Conference" March 23rd, 2023 Jonathan Liu, M.D.
PGY-III ResidentDiscussant:
Dr. James Griffith"Psychotherapy Case Conference" March 30th, 2023 Roe Zelasko, M.D.
PGY-III Resident"Psychotherapy Case Conference" April 6th, 2023 Alexander Beard, M.D.
PGY-III Resident"Psychotherapy Case Conference" April 13th, 2023 Ezra Griffith, M.D.
- Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies
- Yale University
“Human Dignity in Our Work” April 20th, 2023 Margarita Alegria, Ph.D.
- Professor, Departments of Medicine & Psychiatry
- Harvard Medical School
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Chief Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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Harry G. Lehnert, Jr., Lucille F. Cyr Endowed Chair
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Mass General Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital
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“Expanding Models of Mental Health Services to Community-Based Organizations” April 27th, 2023 Francis G. Lu, M.D., DLFAPA
- Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus
- UC Davis
“DSM 5-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation and Cultural Formulation Interview: Tools for Culturally/Structurally Competent Care” May 4th, 2023
CANCELEDLise Van Susteren, M.D.
- Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- George Washington University School of Medicine
“Growing Up in the Climate Era… What We Don’t Want to Overlook” May 11th, 2023 No Grand Rounds – Resident Retreat No Grand Rounds – Resident Retreat May 18th, 2023 Catherine Monk
- Diana Vagelos Professor of Women’s Mental Health
- Director, Women’s Mental Health
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Professor of Medical Psychology
- Department of Psychiatry
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Jerry M. Wiener, MD Endowed Lecture for Psychiatric Education
“Development & Parenting Begin before Birth: The Science—and Clinical Opportunities—of Fetal Origins of Future Child Health”
May 25th, 2023 Rasha A. Hanna, M.S.
- Mental Health Policy and Service Researcher
- Vrije University Amsterdam
“Humanitarian Crisis and Mental Health Reform in Lebanon” June 1st, 2023 Robert W. Turner, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
- Department of Neurology
- The George Washington University
“Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Brain Health Outcomes in Former NFL Athletes and Black Male Caregivers” June 8th, 2023 Lisa Eitches, M.D.
PGY-III ResidentCase Conference June 15th, 2023 George Rachiotis
- Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Occupational Hygiene
- Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly Greece
“Economic Disaster and Impact on Mental Health in Greece and Europe: Lessons Learned and Implications for the Present” - Inpatient Attending Psychiatrist
- Fall 2022
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Date
Presenter(s) & Discussant(s)
Title of Presentation
September 8th, 2022
Jeffrey Akman, M.D.
Interim ChairAmir Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Medical Education
ProgramBenedicto Borja, M.D.
Director of Residency Training
ProgramBrandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Division of Global Mental Health“Update: GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences”
September 15th, 2022
Robert M. Post, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
George Washington University School of MedicineStuart M. Sotsky, MD, MPH Endowed Lecture on Mood Disorders
“Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorders: The Neglect of (or Need for) Treatment Research”
September 22nd, 2022
Tory Spindle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine“Factors that influence the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cannabis products: Findings from human laboratory studies” September 29th, 2022
Tory Spindle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine“Factors that influence the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cannabis products: Findings from human laboratory studies”
October 6th, 2022
NO GR – Yom Kippur Holiday NO GR – Yom Kippur Holiday
October 13th, 2022
William Regenold, MDMC
Medical Director, Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, NIMH/NIH“Electroconvulsive therapy: How to make a highly effective treatment more acceptable?” October 20th, 2022
Marty Klein, Ph.D.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Sex TherapistStokes Endowed Lecture on Marriage, Family Life and Human Sexual Behavior
“Sexual Concepts That Undermine Patients”
October 27th, 2022
Carlos A. Zarate, M.D.
Chief, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health“Developing Novel Therapeutics for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicide”
November 3rd, 2022 Clese Erikson, M.P.Aff
Principal Investigator
Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Analysis
GW School of Public Health“Emerging Research on the Workforce Treating Serious Mental Illness and Opioid Addiction - Findings from a New National Database on the Behavioral Health Workforce” November 10th, 2022 Walter Bockting, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Psychology
Columbia UniversityStokes Endowed Lecture on Marriage, Family Life and Human Sexual Behavior
“Queering Gender Affirmation: Trans and Nonbinary Identity Across the Lifespan”
November 17th, 2022 Robert W. Buchanan, M.D., RESD ‘84
Director, Maryland Early Intervention Program
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of MedicineJerry M. Wiener, MD Endowed Lecture for Psychiatric Education
"The Neural Basis of Social Cognitive Impairments in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders"
November 24th, 2022 NO GR – Thanksgiving Day NO GR – Thanksgiving Day December 1st, 2022 Leandro Vendruscolo, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Stadtman Investigator—Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program“Drug Addiction as a Stress Sensitization Disorder” December 8th, 2022 Dimitris N. Kiosses, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Weill-Cornell Institute of Geriatric PsychiatrySeymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture in Suicidology
“Psychosocial Interventions for Suicide Prevention in Older Adults”
December 15th, 2022 Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationSeymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture in Suicidology
“SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Efforts and the Crisis Continuum”
December 22nd, 2022 NO GR – Happy Holidays! NO GR – Happy Holidays! December 29th, 2022 NO GR – Happy Holidays! NO GR – Happy Holidays! - Spring 2022
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Date Title of Presentation January 13th, 2022 "Exploring Models of Emergency Care of Psychiatric Patients"
January 20th, 2022 "Be a Goldfish: An Examination of Mental Health in Professional Sports with Real Salt Lake in 2020-2021"
January 27th, 2022 "The Impact of COVID-19 on Child and Adolescent Mental Health"
February 3rd, 2022 "Role of Psilocybin in Treating MDD—Emerging Trends in Psychiatry" February 10th, 2022 "To Detain or Not to Detain: Risks and Benefits of Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization"
February 17th, 2022 "Being Both a Doctor and a Patient: Doctors' Experiences of Mental Illness, Burnout and Suicidality"
February 24th, 2022 "Bipolar Schizophrenia - What is It and Why Does Everyone Have It?"
March 3rd, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE March 10th, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE March 17th, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE March 24th, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE March 31st, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE April 7th, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE April 14th, 2022 CASE CONFERENCE April 21st, 2022 "Our Trees Still Bear Strange Fruit: Modern Day Lynchings in the American Landscape" April 28th, 2022 "Acculturation and Neuropsychology" May 5th, 2022 "Madness as Metaphor" May 12th, 2022 NO GR May 19th, 2022 "Covid-19 and Mental Health of People of Color" May 26th, 2022 "Raising Awareness to Rising Temperatures: What You Have Been Missing about Climate and Mental Health" June 2nd, 2022 "First, speak the truth: The clinician’s duty in an increasingly racialized world" - Fall 2021
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Date Speaker/Title September 9, 2021
Title: ACT II
Presenters: Jeffrey S. Akman, MD
Interim Chair, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Chief, Psychiatry Service, GWU Hospitalwith Benedicto Borja, MD
Assistant Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Residency Training Programand Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Medical Student EducationSeptember 16, 2021
NO GRAND ROUNDS—Yom Kippur
September 23, 2021
HOSPITAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CASE CONFERENCE – CLOSED SESSION
Presenters: Jacqueline Posada, MD; Assistant Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
with Eindra Khin Khin, MD; Assistant Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
and James Griffith, MD; Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
September 30, 2021
Stokes Endowed Lecture on Marriage, Family Life and Human Sexual Behavior
Title: ADDICTION IN LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES AND CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE USE AMONG GAY MEN
Presenter: Petros Levounis, MD, MA
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Associate Dean for Professional Development, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Chief of Service, University Hospital
October 7, 2021
Jerry M. Wiener, MD Endowed Lecture for Psychiatric Education
Title: PERSONALIZED PSYCHIATRY
Presenter: James B. Potash, MD, MPH
Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department Director and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Hospital
October 14, 2021
Title: WHAT IF THERE WAS NO STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Presenter: Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry,
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical CenterOctober 21, 2021
Title: SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH THE LENS OF MAGIC
Presenter: Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD
Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Vice Chair, Clinical Services
October 28, 2021
Title: BRINGING GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH HOME: TASK SHARING PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
Presenter: Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD
Charles and Sonia Akman Professor in Global Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Global Health and Anthropology; Director, Division of Mental Health, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
November 4, 2021
Seymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture in Suicidology
Title: LYME DISEASE, MENTAL DISORDERS, AND SUICIDE: A NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY.
Presenter: Brian A. Fallon, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Director, Center for Neuroinflammatory Disorders and Biobehavioral Medicine; Director, Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center; Department of Psychiatry; Columbia University
November 11, 2021
Seymour Perlin, MD Endowed Lecture in Suicidology
Title: OUR TREES STILL BEAR STRANGE FRUIT: MODERN-DAY LYNCHINGS IN THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
Presenter: Jill Collen Jefferson, Esq.
Founder of Julian (Civil Rights and International Human Rights Law Firm)
November 18, 2021
Title: STRESS RELATED TO COVID IN FRONTLINE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Presenters: Janice Blanchard, MD, PhD
Professor, GW Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief, Health Policy Section
with Melissa McCarthy, ScD, MS
Professor of Health Policy and Emergency Medicine, GW Milken School of Public Health,
and James L. Griffith, MD, MS
Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Vice Chair, Academic Affairs;
November 25, 2021
NO GRAND ROUNDS--Thanksgiving
December 2, 2021
Daniel S. Prager, MD Endowed Lecture in Psychoanalysis
Title: QUEER DIAGNOSES: UPDATES ON GENDER DIAGNOSES IN THE ICD-11 AND DSM-5
Presenter: Jack Drescher, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University
Adjunct Professor, New York University
Training & Supervising Analyst, W.A. White InstituteDecember 9, 2021
Title: FROM CHOLERA TO COVID19: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN IRAN’S PANDEMIC EXPERIENCE
Presenter: Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, GW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Medical Student Education
December 16, 2021
Title: RACISM AND ANTI-BLACKNESS
Presenters: Yolanda C. Haywood, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Diversity and Faculty Affairs; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Co-chair, GW Antiracism Coalition
and Grace Henry, EdD
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion; Director, GW SMHS Office of Diversity and Inclusion; GW Anti-Racism Coalition Lead Process Manager
December 23, 2021
NO GRAND ROUNDS—Happy Holidays
December 30, 2021
NO GRAND ROUNDS—Happy New Year
- Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
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Date Speaker Title Sept. 20th
William Borden, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy
George Washington UniversityChief Quality and Pollution Health Officer GW Medical Faculty Associates
Psychiatry in a New Era of Collaborative Primary Care: What Role for Psychiatry in the New MFA Affordable Care Organization?
Sept. 27th
Michael Clark, M.D
Chair of Psychiatry, INOVA Health System
Director, Johns Hopkins University Chronic Pain Treatment Program
Chronic Pain and Psychiatry: Formulation Guides Treatment and Determines Outcome
Oct.4th
Suzan Song, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityHuman Trafficking ---A Developmental Perspective
Oct. 11th
Gerald P. Perman, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityLorenzo Norris, M.D.
Associate Professor & Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityMortality and Morbidity Conference: Boderline Personality Disorder: Clinical Dilemmas
Oct. 18th
Byamah Mutamba, M.D., M.Sc.,
Butabika National Hospital, UgandaDristy Gurung, M.Sc.,
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, NepalMental Health Services Delivered through Public Health Systems in Low-Resource Settings: Learnings from Uganda and Nepal
Oct. 25th
Allen Dyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityMadness as Metaphor
Nov. 1st
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Rosa Aurora Chavez, M.D., Ph.D
Psychoanalysis in the 21st Century: cutting edge developments in psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice
Nov. 8th
Perlin Endowment Lecture
Yeates Conwell, M.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Director
Office for Aging Research and Health Services
University of Rochester Medical Center25th Seymour Perlin, M.D. Grand Rounds on Suicidology
Nov. 15th
No Grand Rounds
No Grand Rounds
Nov. 22nd
No Grand Rounds (Thanksgiving)
No Grand Rounds (Thanksgiving)
Nov. 29th
Cameron Middleton
Director Humanitarian Training and Outreach
Global Journalist Security--Hostile Environments Training & Support
Travel in High-Risk Areas: Physical, Emotional and Digital Security for Mental Health Professionals
Dec. 6th
Wiener Endowment Lecture
Pamela Cantor, M.D.
Turnaround for Children, Founder and Senior Science Advisor
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Turnaround for Children: Taking Neuroscience form the Lab to Classroom for Children with Adversities of Poverty
Dec. 13th
James Griffith, MD
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityThe "Diseases of Despair"-- Cultivating Hope, Resilience, and Inclusion in Vulnerable Populations
Dec. 20th
Zeina Saliba, M.D.
Associate Professor & Inpatient Medical Director
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityTelehealth -- What does it mean for GW Psychiatry?
Dec.27th
No Grand Rounds (Holiday)
No Grand Rounds (Holiday)
Jan. 3rd
Prager Endowment Lecture
Sherein Abdeen, MA
Administrative Director,
Tawasol Center for Mental Health in JerusalemSchool-Based Interventions that Disrupt the Classroom to Prison Pipeline for Palestinian Youth
Jan. 10th
Prager Endowment Lecture
Paul Summergrad, M.D.
Frances S. Arkin Professor and Chairman
Dept. of Psychiatry
Tufts University School of MedicineA Psychoanalytic Foundation for Leadership in Psychiatry
Jan. 17th
John Rolland, MD, Clinical Professor, University of Chicago
Helping Couples and Families Navigate Illness and Disability
Jan. 24th
Stokes Endowment Lecture
Stevan Weine, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Global Health, University of Illinois at ChicagoAddressing the Refugee
Crisis—
Developing Church-Based, Low-Intensity Family Support for Immigrant FamiliesJan. 31st
Mahmoud Aborabeh, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussants:
Paul Dangerfield, MD - Assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Erica Schokett, MD - Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Inpatient Palliative Care
Danielle Doyle, MD - Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicinePain: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
Feb. 7th
Liza Ebbets, DO
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Aizhan Repchak, MD - Psychiatrist at Northern Virginia Mental Health InstituteBorderline Personality Disorder: Beyond the Label
Feb. 14th
Jeremy Safran, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Colby Tyson, MD- Psychiatrist at Children’s National Medical CenterBibliotherapy with Children: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can surely heal me Feb. 21st
Gary Stablein, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Philip Candilis, MD- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesSuicide in the Correctional Setting
Feb. 28th
Carrie Andrews, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Bhavin Dave, MDInfant and Toddler Mental Health: A Day in the Life
Mar. 7th
Carl Quesnell, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Allen Dyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityResiliency Training: A GW Psychiatry Mission
Mar. 14th
John Fatollahi, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant:
Amir Afkhami, M.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityThe Opioid Crisis in Iran
Mar. 21st
Gowri Ramachandran, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Mar. 28th
Amin Memon, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 4th
Brenna Rosenberg Emery, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 11th
Jimmy Chen, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 18th
Alexis Wesley, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 25th
Kelly King, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
May 2nd
Sara Teichholtz, M.D.
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityCase Conference
May 9th
Anton Trinidad, MD, PhD The Great War, Psychobiography and the Narrativization of Trauma in Hemingway and Freud
May 16th
Jacqueline Posada, MD Mindfulness and Mental Health: Neuroscience and Clinical Updates May 23rd
James Griffith, MD
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityClinical Challenges When Religious Patients Become Seriously Ill - Medically or Psychiatrically
May 30th
Allen Dyer, MD, PhD
Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington UniversityResponding to Disaster: GW Resilience Workshops
Jun. 6th
Noha Abdel Gawad, MD TBD Jun. 13th
Michael Knable, MD TBD Jun. 20st
TBD TBD Jun. 27th
TBD
TBD
- Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
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Date Speaker Title Sept. 10th
James Griffith, M.D.
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington University"Mobilizing Hope in the Face of Despair: Applying Social Neuroscience at the Bedside"
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Sept. 17th
Daniel Lieberman, M.D.
Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington University“Excelsior: A Unified Understanding of Illnesses of Dopamine Dysfunction”
Sept. 24th
TJ Price, M.D. & Seth Rosenblatt, M.D.
Both PGY-II's for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Baiju Gandhi, M.D.
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityM&M (Morbidity&Mortality)
Oct. 1st
Cynthia Stevens, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
The George Washington University
Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine“What Can Wilderness Medicine Teach Psychiatry?”
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Oct. 8th
Lisa Catapano, M.D., Ph.D
Director of the Department of Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor
The George Washington University"Anxiety in Infertility, Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period."
Oct. 15th
Paul Marvar, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
The George Washington University"The Renin Angiotensin System and the Therapeutic Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)."
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Oct. 22nd
Vanessa Torres-Llenza, M.D.
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychaitry
The George Washington University
"Use of Partnerships to Impact a Community."
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Oct. 29th
Cam Ritchie, M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer for DC's Department of Mental Health"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Disorders in Combat Veterans."
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Nov. 5th
Carrie Lewis, M.D., Stephanie Waggel, M.D.
Both PGY-II's for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Veronica Slootsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityM&M (Morbidity&Mortality)
Nov. 12th
Allen Dyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington University"Sanity and Survival: Psychological Aspects of War and Peace."
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Nov. 19th
Weiner Endowment LectureJames Comer, M.D.
Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry
Yale Univeristy School of Medicine"What I Learned in School: Child Development, Mental Health and Social Change."
Nov. 26th (Thanksgiving)
No Grand Rounds for Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 3rd
Veronica Slootsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington University"Neuromodulation for Treatment Resistant Depression."
Dec. 10th
Perlin Endowment LectureBrandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Duke University
"Suicide Prevention: Cross-Cultural Perspectives for Refugees and Global Mental Health."
Dec. 17th
Thomas Wise, M.D.
Chairman of Psychiatry, Inova Health System
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The George Washington University"Psychosomatic Medicine or Comorbid Care: Paradigms and Populations."
Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve)
No Grand Rounds for Chrismas Eve Holiday
Dec. 31st. (New Years Eve)
No Grand Rounds for New Years Eve Holiday
Jan. 7th
TJ Price, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Abhishek Jain, MD
Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Medical Director, Forensic Psychiatry Services
Medical Director, Psychiatric Services at UPMC East
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center"Don't Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight."
Jan. 14th
Lisa Adler, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscusstant: Daniel Lieberman, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
The George Washington University"Synthetic Cannabinoids and Medical Marijuana"
Jan. 21st
John Tarim, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Allen Dyer, MD, Ph.D
Professor of Psychiatry
The George Washington University"War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health in conflict and post-conflict settings."
Jan. 28th
CANCELLED Feb. 4th
Carrie Lewis, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDavid Call, MD
Children's National
Department of Psychiatry"LGBT Adolescence: Understanding and Importance of Family Acceptance." Feb. 11th
Seth Rosenblatt, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityHusam Alathari, MD
Medical Director
INOVA Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Services
Medical Director
Fairfax Methadone Treatment Center"Pharmacologic Approaches to Addiction Treatment." Feb. 18th
Stephanie Waggel, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityNahid Aziz, PhD
Associate Professor
American School of Professional Psychology
Member of the Institute of Muslim Mental Health"Recent Muslim mental Health in the US."
Feb. 25th
Monika Karazja, MD
PGY-II for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityJames Griffith, MD
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
The George Washington University"First, Do No Harm.": A Look at Some of the Criticisims Against Global Mental Health.
Mar. 3rd
Vanessa Torres-Llenza, MD
Assistant Professor for the Department of Pyschitry
The George Washington UniversityMorbididy and Mortality Series
Mar. 10th Carlos Sluzki, MD
Clinical Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityThe Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and Their Ghosts.
Mar. 17th Linda Ojo, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Lisa Catapano, M.D., Ph.D
Director of the Department of Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Mar. 24th Marilyn Kraus, MD
Associate Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityConcussion Evaluation and Management: Overview of a Multi-Mechanistic and Multidisciplinary Approach
Mar. 31st James Griffith, MD
Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityState of the Department
Apr. 7th Karen Wooten, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityDiscussant: Allen Dyer, MD, Ph.D
Professor for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 14th
Stokes Endowment LectureBeatrice Wood, Ph.D.
Professor of the Department of Psychiatry
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of BuffaloHow Family Relations Potentiate or Buffer the Effect of Stress on Disease Activity: Asthma as a Prototype.
Apr. 21st Stefani Reinold, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
Apr. 28th Ross Goodwin, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
May 5th Sally He, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
May 12th Bruce Shave, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
May 19th
Prager Endowment LectureNancy Sherman, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
Georgetown University"Moral Injury: Healing the Moral Wounds of War."
May 26th Charles Samenow, MD
Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry
The George Washington UniversityLessons Learned from 5,000 Physicians Referred for Unprofessional Behavior.
June 2nd June 9th
Gathi Abraham, MD
PGY-III for the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityCase Conference
June 16th
Veronica Slootsky, MD
Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry
George Washington UniversityMorbidity and Mortality Series
- Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
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Fall 2014 - Spring 2015 09/25/14
"Psychiatry, Community Mental Health and Clinical Public Health"
Lawrence Deyton, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Public Health
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Health Policy (Secondary)
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/02/14
"The US Senate and Mental Healthcare: A Retrospective Snapshot of Policy and Legislation"
Amir Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Global Health (Secondary)
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/09/14
"Clinical Approach to Cognitive Disorders"
Francois Boller, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/16/14
"Treatment of Depression with Botulinum Toxin A"
Eric Finzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director and CEO, Chevy Chase Cosmetic Center
American Academy of Dermatology
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery10/23/14
"Narrative Medicine: The Physician as a Storyteller"
Raya Kheirbek, M.D.
Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/30/14
Hospital Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference
Lorenzo Norris, M.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences11/06/14
"Psychiatric Care of Somali Refugees: Making Use of History and Culture"
Jerry Kroll, M.D., Chief Psychiatrist, Refugee Mental Health Program
Community-University Health Care Clinic, Minneapolis, MN11/13/14
"Zombie Apocolypse Fantasies: Preparing for Disaster"
Allen Dyer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences11/20/14
12th Annual Wiener Memorial Lecture
"Psychiatry 2024"Thomas Insel, M.D.
Member of the Institute of Medicine of the Academy of Sciences
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health11/27/14
Thanksgiving Holiday
12/04/14
"What Makes Traitors Tick? The Psychology of Insider Spies."
David Charney, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences12/11/14
"Professionalism and Self-Care in Medicine: The Weakest Link?"
Philip Candilis, M.D.
Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington DC
Medical Supervisory Officer, Dept. of Behavioral Health, Washington DC12/18/14
21st Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D. Lecture on Suicidology
“Youth Suicide Contagion: Implications for Suicide Prevention and Postvention on College and University Campuses.”Madelyn Gould, M.D.
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry
Deputy Director of Research Training Program in Child Psychiatry,
Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute12/25/14
Christmas Holiday
01/01/15
New Years Holiday
01/08/15
"MAD vs BAD: Linking Mental Health Disparities and Public Health Consequences"
William Lawson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
Howard University01/15/15
"The State of Mental Health: US Mental Health Programs for US Diplomats (How efforts to respond to stresses and challenges for Foreign Service employees and their families in overseas life, developed into vital component of State Department Medical Services Program)"
Esther Roberts, M.D.
Clinical Professor
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Consultant US Department of State Office of Medical Services Africa BureauKenneth Dekleva
US Department of State Office of Medical ServicesEindra Khin Khin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences01/22/15
"Binge eating disorder and pregnancy."
Stefani Reinold, M.D. - PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences01/29/15
"Psychiatric Considerations in Broken Heart Syndrome (Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy)"
Stephanie Cho, M.D. - PGY - 2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/05/15
"Non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of depression: a review of evidence based treatment."
Bruce Shaver, M.D. - PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/12/15
"Differentiating pediatric bipolar disorder versus attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder."
Ross Goodwin, M.D. - PGY-2
George Washington Unviersity School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/19/15
"Heroin resurgence in America: public health implications for policy and practice"
Linda Ojo, M.D. - PGY - 2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/26/15
"A test for target symptoms of ADHD."
Gathi Abraham, M.D. - PGY - 2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences03/05/15
"Providing culturally competent mental health care for Chinese Americans with depression."
Sally He, M.D. - PGY - 2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences - Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
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Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 09/19/13
"A Closed Society Re-Opens: How Can We Respond to the
Mental Health Needs of the People of Myanmar (Burma)?"Peter Polatin, M.D., Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesEindra Khin Khin, M.D., Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Residency Training
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences09/26/13
"Mindfulness Training and Compassion Cultivation as a
Potential Antidote for Burnout: Implications for Medical
Education and Practice"Sermsak Lolak, M.D., Associate Professor
Director of GWU Hospital Consultation-Liaison Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/3/13
"Medical Ethics and Professionalism"
Allen Dyer, M.D., Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/10/13
"Psychoanalysis in the Wider World"
Cynthia Stevens, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
The George Washington University School of Medicine;
Fellow, American Psychoanalytic Association;
Fellow, Academy of Wilderness Medicine10/17/13
Hospital Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference
Lorenzo Norris, M.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences10/24/13
"Rapid and Sustained Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine:
Neurobiological and Therapeutic Implications"Mark J. Niciu, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Research Fellow
National Institute of Mental Health10/31/13
20th ANNUAL SEYMOUR PERLIN, M.D. LECTURE ON SUICIDOLOGY
"Why People Die By Suicide"Thomas Joiner, Ph.D.
Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology
The Florida State University11/7/13
"Clinician Burnout -- A Political View"
Carlos E. Sluzki, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University
Professor of Global and Community Health and Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University11/14/13
"Explorations into Anxious Depression"
Dawn F. Ionescu, M.D.
Clinical Fellow
Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health11/21/13
"Multicultural Care and Cultural Competence"
Lillian Comas-Diaz, Ph.D., Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences11/28/13
Thanksgiving Holiday
12/5/13
Hospital Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference
Lorenzo Norris, M.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences12/12/13
"Culture and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Current Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Care"
Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology
Editor, Anthropological Quarterly
George Washington University12/19/13
Psychiatry Case Conference
Kathryn Walseman, M.D., PGY-4
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences12/26/13
Holiday
01/02/14
"Integrative Clinical Neuroscience: Lessons from Pediatric Anxiety"
Daniel Pine, M.D., Chief
Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience NIMH Intramural Research Program.
NIMH01/09/14
"Looking to the years ahead: Our mission and our means"
James Griffith, M.D. , Leon M. Yochelson Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences01/16/14
"Academic Medicine Confronts Political Dysfunction: A Moment of Truth"
Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.. President and Chief Executive Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges01/23/14
"Our Members' Vision for the American Psychiatric Association"
Saul Levin, M.D., CEO and Medical Director
American Psychiatric Association01/30/14
"Healing by Killing: Medicine Durig the Third Reich"
Paul Weindling, Ph.D., Wellcome Trust, Research Professor, History of Medicine
Oxford Brookes University, UK (combined with Medical Grand Rounds)01/30/14
"Researching Medical Experiments in Auschwitz"
Sheldon Rubenfeld, M.D.., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Mediicne
Houston, TX02/06/14
"Who is to Blame When Students Kill Themselves On Campus?"
Darlinda Minor, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/13/14
"Cultural Assessment and Psychiatric Care of Somali Refugees"
Jerry Kroll, M.D., Chief Psychiatrist, Refugee Mental Health Program
Community-University Health Care Clinic, Minneapolis, MN02/20/14
"Considerations for Evaluating Research and Interventions Involving Exercise in Psychiatry"
Karen Wooten, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences02/27/14
"When Psychiatry and Comics Collide: A Case Study and Character Study"
Rushi Vyas, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences03/06/14
"Diamond in the Ruff: Pet Therapy as an Adjunct Treatment Option in Psychiatry"
Nicole Nguyen, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences03/13/14
"Cultural Psychiatry in the Era of Colonization and Decolonization: Nigeria"
Jason Emejuru, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences03/20/14
"Mindfulness Based Interventions for Chronic Pain"
Fatima Noorani, M.D., PGY-2
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences03/27/14
Hospital Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference
Lorenzo Norris, M.D., Assistant Professor
Director, Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences04/03/14
11th Annual Wiener Memorial Lecture
"Doctor as Teacher and Healer: Fulfilling our Social Contract"Eugene Beresin, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
Senior Educator in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital04/10/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Lori Kels, M.D., PGY-4
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences04/17/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Richa Maheshwari, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences04/24/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Jenny Yi, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences05/01/14
The 2014 Prager Lecture
"Putting the Pieces Together Again: Genes, Child Maltreatment and Psychoanalysis"David Reiss, M.D., Clinical Professor, Yale Child Study Center
05/08/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Veronica Slootsky, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences05/15/04
Resident Retreat-No Grand Rounds
05/22/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Sanaa Bhatty, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences05/29/14
Psychiatry Case Confefrence
Michael Morse, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences06/05/14
Psychiatry Case Conference
Amanda Holloway, M.D., PGY-3
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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