Grand Rounds

Please note: All Grand Round Lectures (unless otherwise noted) will be held from 12:00 noon - 1:00 PM.

Locations are varied, please check back for updated information.

Click here for a printable version of the current Grand Rounds schedule

September 2011

September 1, 2011
Addiction Module

Teresa R. Franklin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry
Treatment Research Center
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Personalizing Therapies for Smokers Wanting to Quit”
Location:  BRB II/III Auditorium

September 15, 2011
Addiction Module

Benjamin Nordstrom, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Addiction Module Case Conference”
Location:  John Morgan Building, Class of ’62 Auditorium

October 2011

October 13, 2011
Addiction Module

Henry R. Kranzler, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“The Pharmacogenetics of Alcohol and Alcohol Dependence Treatment”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

October 27, 2011
Addiction Module - TRC 40th ANNIVERSARY LECTURE AND RECEPTION

Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Ntional Institutes of Health
"The Addicted Human Brain"
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

November 2011

November 10, 2011
Addiction Module

A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Penn Center for Substance Abuse Solutions
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Healthcare Reform and the Integration of Care for Substance Use Disorders”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

December 2011

December 1, 2011
Psychotherapy Module

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.
President, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

December 15, 2011
Psychotherapy Module

Ellen Berman M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Founder and Co-Director, Center for Couples and Adult Families
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Psychotherapy Module Case Conference”
Location:  John Morgan Building, Reunion Hall Auditorium

January 2012

January 12, 2012
Psychotherapy Module

Steven J. Berkowitz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Director, Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response and Recovery
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
"A Promising Preventative Intervention for Youth at Risk for PTSD"
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

January 26, 2012
Psychotherapy Module

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D
Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry
Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“The Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD: The Efficacy, Effectiveness and  Dissemination of Prolonged Exposure In Civilian and Military Settings”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

February 2012

February 9, 2012
Peter C. Whybrow Portrait Unveiling Lecture and Reception

Peter C. Whybrow, M.D.
Physician-In-Chief and CEO, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Director of the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Judson Braun Distinguished Professor
Executive Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
"Title:  To be determined"
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

February 23, 2012
Prenatal Issues in Neurodevelopment Module

Deborah Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“The Treatment of Depression during Pregnancy”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

March 2012

March 8, 2012
STRECKER AWARD LECTURE AND RECEPTION

Ranga R. Krishnan, M.B. Ch.B.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Duke University Medical Center
Dean, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore
"Psychiatry in the 21st Century"
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

March 22, 2012
Prenatal Issues in Neurodevelopment Module

Jennifer Culhane, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator, CHOP National Children’s Study (NCS) Center
“The Epidemiology of Prenatal issues in Neurodevelopment:  A Societal Perspective”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

April 2012

April 5, 2012
Prenatal Issues in Neurodevelopment Module

Jill M. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director of Research, Connors Center for Women’s Health & Gender Biology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Fetal Programming of Sex Differences in the Brain:  Implications for Understanding Sex Differences in Depression and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

April 19, 2012
Genetics & Psychiatry Module

Francis J. McMahon, M.D.
Chief, Human Genetics Branch
National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program
National Institute of Health
“Introduction to Psychiatric Genetics”
Location:  To be determined

May 2012

May 3, 2012
Genetics & Psychiatry Module

David Mrazek, M.D., F.R.C. Psych.
Professor,  Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
“Translation of  Pharmacogenomics to Psychiatry Practice”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

May 17, 2012
Genetics & Psychiatry Module

Ted Abel, Ph.D.
Brush Family Professor of Biology
Co-Director, Biological Basis of Behavior Program
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
"Behavioral Epigenetics"
Location:  To be determined

May 31, 2012
Genetics & Psychiatry Module

James Eberwine, Ph.D.
Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor
Co-Director of the PENN Genome Frontiers Institute
Dept. of Pharmacology
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Fundamental Insights into Psychiatric Illnesses: One Cell at a Time”
Location: BRB II/III Auditorium

June 2012

June 14, 2012
JAMES STINNETT HONORARY LECTURE

Anjan Chatterjee, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Title: To be determined
Location: To be determined