Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Grand Rounds
November 2009- June 2010
November 4 Depression Studies in Age-Related Macular
Degeneration
Barry Rovner, MD
Director
Clinical Alzheimer’s Research
Farber Institute for Neurosciences
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
November 11 Treatment Approach to Schizoid and Schizotypal
Personality Disorder
Erin Hall, MD
Resident (PGY4) and Co-Chief
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
November 18 Emergency Psychiatry Case Presentation*
Kenneth Certa, MD (Moderator)
Director
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Associate Professor
Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
November 25 Update on Sickle Cell Anemia
David Axelrod, MD, JD
Assistant Program Director and Clinical Director
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program
Assistant Professor
Division of Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
December 2 Graduating Resident Presentation
Maura Dunfey, DO
Resident (PGY4)
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
December 9 Graduating Resident Presentation
Marna Sternbach, MD
Resident (PGY4)
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
December 16 Competency to Stand Trial*
Jacob Widroff, MD
Forensics Psychiatry Fellow
University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry
Instructor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
December 23 HOLIDAY
December 30 HOLIDAY
January 6 Specialty Topic in Addiction Medicine
Lisa Ambrose-Lanci, PhD
Fellow
Addiction Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
The Mahoney Institute for Neurological Science
University of Pennsylvania
January 13 Suicide Risk and Mental Health Challenges of Students in
the Health Professions: What We Know and
Where to Go
Matthew Wintersteen, PhD
Director of Research
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
Virginia Biddle, PhD, RN, CRNP
Director
Suicide Prevention Education
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Thomas Jefferson University
Kondal Madaram, MD
Fellow (PGY5)
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
January 20 Graduating Resident Presentation
Jillan Sackett, MD
Resident (PGY4)
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
January 27 TITLE TBA
Dimitri Markov, MD
Attending Physician
Sleep Disorders Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
February 3 TITLE TBA
Nataliya Koliasko, MD
Fellow
Psychosomatic Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
February 10 TITLE TBA
J. Frederick Villars, MD
February 17 Addiction Medicine Case Presentation*
Abigail Kay, MD (Moderator)
Medical Director
Narcotic Addiction Rehabilitation Program (NARP)
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
February 24 Child Adolescent Fellowship Presentation
Subha Ramesh, MD
Fellow
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
March 3 TITLE TBA
Wade Berrettini, MD, PhD
Karl Rickels Professor
Department of Psychiatry
The Mahoney Institute for Neurological Science
University of Pennsylvania
March 10 Adult Outpatient Service Case Presentation*
Salman Akhtar, MD (Moderator)
Director
Adult Outpatient Services
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
March 17 Parasomnia, Violence, and the Law*
Elena del Busto, MD
Fellow
Sleep Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
March 24 TITLE TBA
Stephen Treat, DMin, LMFT
Director & CEO
Council For Relationships
Instructor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
March 31 Graduating Fellow Presentation
Chioma Iheagwara, MD
Fellow
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
April 7 Biele Lectureship
Guest to Be Named
April 14 NO GRAND ROUNDS
April 21 TITLE TBA
M. Sagman Kayatekin, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Austen-Riggs Center
Stockbridge, MA
April 28 Child Adolescent Case Presentation
James Luebbert, MD (Moderator)
Director
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
May 5 Clinical Features of Parkinsonism*
Tsao-Wei Liang, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
May 12 Metabolic Syndrome
Cynthia Cheng, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
May 19 Child Adolescent Case Presentation
Kondal Madaram, MD
Fellow
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
May 26 NO GRAND ROUNDS
June 2 Geriatric Psychiatry Case Presentation*
Rodney Pelchat, MD (Moderator)
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
June 9 Graduating Resident Case Presentation
Nancy Patten-Kline, MD
Resident (PGY4)
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thomas Jefferson University
June 16 Resident Duty Hours: What is the Right Amount?*
Kenneth Certa, MD
Director
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Associate Professor
Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Grand Rounds are held WEDNESDAYS from 11:00AM to 12:00PM in the DePalma Auditorium, Thompson Building, Ground Floor, 1020 Sansom Street
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Jefferson Medical College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Grand Rounds presentations that satisfy the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine MCARE Act CME requirements for patient safety are marked with an asterisk.
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Barry W. Rovner, MD
