
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds series (course number MGR23074) seeks to promote excellence and quality in clinical care; introduce clinicians to recent advances in medical care; provide updates on scientific advances that affect the practice of medicine; and provide a forum for discussion of topics that strengthen the relationship of psychiatry to the broader community.
Events are held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Pritzker Building auditorium and online via Zoom. Advance registration is required to attend either in-person or online. Click on a date below for speaker details, learning objectives, and more information.
UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers. Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists (LCSWs, LEPs, LMFTs, and LPCCs) who participate in this activity.
For more information about UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds, contact series coordinator Gina Martinez.
About the Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series
The Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series (DVLS) is a group of special Grand Rounds talks given by preeminent subject matter experts in mental health and other related fields. These speakers are invited from around the nation and the world to share their experience and insight with UCSF faculty, staff, and trainees.
Upcoming Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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Trainee Research Award PresentationsAmygdala-Hippocampus Coherence is a Biomarker of Predominant Symptom Sets in Patients With DepressionJoshua Cohen, MD, PhD (UCSF) Decoding Stress Susceptibility From Activity in Amygdala-Ventral Hippocampal NetworksFrances Xia, PhD (UCSF) Register now |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesTopic TBAAyana Jordan, MD, PhD (New York Univ.) Register now |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesTopic TBASpeaker TBA Register now |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesTopic TBAJelena Obradović, PhD (Stanford Univ.) Register now |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesTopic TBAMegan Gunnar, PhD (Univ. of Minnesota) Register now |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesTopic TBACharles R. Marmar, MD (New York Univ.) Register now |
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NOTE: Certain presentations may not be recorded, either at the request of the speaker or due to technical issues. |
Previous 2022–2023 Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesThe Courtroom in Your Head: Psychiatry Evaluates the Sovereign Citizen MovementAlan W. Newman, MD (California Pacific Medical Center) WATCH VIDEO |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesTwo in a Box: Shared Leadership During the Pandemic and BeyondLisa R. Inman, MD (San Francisco Dept. of Public Health) • Ana I. González, DO (San Francisco Dept. of Public Health) |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesOur Patients Can Handle Reality: The Misuse of Insight to Justify Medication TreatmentDemian Rose, MD, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesAdolescent Neurocognitive Specialization: Vulnerabilities and OpportunitiesBeatriz Luna, PhD (Univ. of Pittsburgh) WATCH VIDEO |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesYouth (In)Justice and TechquityMarina Tolou-Shams, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesPrimary Prevention in Psychiatry is Not Science FictionCelso Arango, MD, PhD (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) WATCH VIDEO |
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Medication-Free/Medication-Reduction Psychiatric Treatment in NorwayPedro Lozada, MD (Hurdalsjøen Recovery Center) • Damian Moskovitz, MA (Mental Health Advocate) |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesPromoting Neurocognitive Recovery in Psychosis: From Experimental Therapeutics to Computational ExperimentsSophia Vinogradov, MD (Univ. of Minnesota) WATCH VIDEO |
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Bay Area Lecturer SeriesImproving Outcomes for Psychosis: Psychiatric Survivor and Critical Psychiatry PerspectivesDina Tyler (Bay Area Mandala Project) • Will Hall, MA, DiplPW (Madness Radio) |
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Distinguished Visiting Lecturer SeriesGetting Effective Mental Health Care to Asian American Youth at Risk of Depression and SuicideAnna S. Lau, PhD (UCLA) WATCH VIDEO |
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Trainee Research Award PresentationsDefining the Physiological Role of a Type I Interferon-Responsive Microgial Subset in Cortical DevelopmentCaroline Escoubas, MD, PhD (UCSF) Mismatch Negativity and Theta Oscillations Evoked by Auditory Deviance in Early SchizophreniaJessica Hua, PhD (UCSF) |
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NOTE: Certain presentations may not be recorded, either at the request of the speaker or due to technical issues. |