Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior

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Grand Rounds
2006-2007

BC-140 (Small Auditorium)

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Information for each speaker (if available) can be viewed by clicking on the speaker's name.  Pictures taken during the presentation can be viewed by clicking on PICTURES.
 

August 2006
10   Resident Case Conference: Speaker - Syed Mahmud, MD, Resident, Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Medical and Psychiatric Emergency
17  

Robin Hurley, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Windows to the Brain: New applications of brain imaging in psychiatric practice
24   Claire Coles, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Director, Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Program; Director, Fetal Alcohol Center, Marcus Institute
Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Psychopathology: Psychophysiology and Environment

September 2006
7   Thomas Anders, M.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.
 Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents
14 Resident Case Conference: Speaker - Mark Hessenthaler, MD, Psychiatry Resident
Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Psychiatric Perspective
21   Hochang Benjamin Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neuropsychiatry and Memory Group, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Myths and Facts About RLS: Prevalance, Race, and Psychiatric Symptoms
28

Deborah Richardson, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Augusta State University
 Hurting the Ones We Love: Research on Aggression in Close Relationships

October 2006
12   Resident Case Conference: Speaker - Alesia Hawkins, MA, Psychology Resident; Discussant - Amy House, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Assault Survivors
19   Ronald Prier, M.D., HPI Professor; Director, Medical Student Education; Vice Chairman for Education, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
 Is There Hope for Public Mental Health: The Struggle in South Carolina and Other States
26   Christopher Reist, M.D., Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Chief, Mental Health, and Acting Chief, Medical Research Service, Long Beach VA Healthcare System; Associate Director, VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (Southern California).
 Evolving Evidence in Bipolar Disorder: A Focus on Depression

November 2006
9   Rosalinda Roberts, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Neuropathology in the Basal Ganglia in Schizophrenia
16 Kimford J. Meador, M.D., Melvin Greer Professor of Neurology; Director, Epilepsy Program; Director, Clinical Alzheimer's Program; Department of Neurology, University of Florida
 Neurodevelopmental Effects of AEDS
23 Thanksgiving Break - No Grand Rounds
30 R. Andrew Chambers, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry;
Director, Laboratory for Translational Neuroscience of Dual Diagnosis Disorders, Indiana University School of Medicine, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indianapolis, IN
Animal Modeling and Integrative Circuits of Dual Diagnosis

December 2006
14   Resident Case Conference: Speaker - Mukta Chandora, MD, Resident, Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior
Alcoholism: Willful Self-Indulgence or Disease?

January 2007
11   Larry Davidson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Program for Recovery and Community Health, School of Medicine and Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University
Recovery Program
18  

Joint with Neurology:
S. Charles Schulz, M.D., Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Early Stage Schizophrenia: Characteristics and Treatment
25   Erick Messias, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
Neurobiology of Trust and Suspicions

February 2007
8   Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D., M.S.W., Director, The Carter Center Mental Health Program, Atlanta, Georgia
Current Issues and Trends in Mental Health Policy: A View from 50,000 Feet
15   Alfredo Daniel Voloschin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery; Director, Neuro-Oncology and Brain Tumor Program. Joint Appointment in the Department of Neurology.
 Paraneoplastic Psychiatric Symptoms
22   Columbia Swap:
Meera Narasimhan, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Biological Research, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
The Interface of Depression and Somatic Pain

March 2007
8   Resident Case Conference: Speaker - Felicia Berry-Mitchell, MS, Psychology Resident; Faculty Discussant - Rebecca Jump, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
The Pain/Depression Cycle: Understanding the Relationship
15   Jerry Buccafusco, PhD, Professor of Graduate Studies, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
New Experimental Approaches for Modifying Drug-Seeking Behavior
22   Christian Lemmon, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
Paule Barbeau, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgia Prevention Institute, Medical College of Georgia
Behavioral Strategies to Prevent and Treat Childhood Obesity

April 2007
12   Resident Case Conference: Speakers - Shabeer Abubucker, M.D. and Thomas Earwood, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia
A Novel Approach to Treatment Resistant Depression
19   Columbia Swap:
Nioaka Campbell, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Neuropsychiatry; Program Director, General Psychiatry Residency Program, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
The Overlooked Addiction: Assessment and Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
26   Wayne J. Katon, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Chief of the Division of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Health Services; Director of the NRSA fellowship at University of Washington
Diabetes and Depression: A Potential Lethal Combination

May 2007
10   Resident Case Conference: Speakers - Rosalind Spells, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, and mentor/faculty discussant Morris Cohen, Ed.D, Neuropsychologist.
Reading Disorders
17  

Joint with Neurology:
John Morgan, MD and Bryan Ho, MD, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia.

Differential Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease: Focus on Drug-Induced Parkinson's Disease and Psychogenic Parkinson's Disease
24   Adriana Foster, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia and Martin Urda, M.D.
Toxins of the Brain

June 2007
14   Resident Case Conference - Arlene Noriega, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Mental Health Service Delivery to Latinos: Culturally Competent Intervention Strategies
21 Columbia Swap:
Travis Bruce, M.D., Associate Professor; University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from Lab to Clinical Practice
28 Herbert Y. Meltzer, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
The Neuropharmacology of Schizophrenia