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C l i n i c a l M i s s i o n :A d u l t P s y c h i a t r yC l i n i c a l M i s s i o n :C & A P s y c h i a t r yJon Grant, JD, MD, MPH, Professor andSection Chief of Adult PsychiatryKaram Radwan, M.D., FAPA, SectionChief C & A, Director, Child & AdolescentPsychiatry Fellowship Program The CAPThere have been several clinical changes inthe adult outpatient program at theDepartment of Psychiatry & BehavioralNeuroscience during the past year and moreplanned for the coming year. Outpatientservices have expanded to include more family/couplestherapy, a new smoking cessation group, and a moreexpansive program to treat obsessive compulsive disorder atvarying levels of intensity, just to name a few. In terms ofthe upcoming year, discussion is underway concerning a23-hour observation unit as well as a detoxification unit bothintended for the University Hospital. In addition, the mergerwith Ingalls Hospital offers the exciting possibility ofexpanded services such as an inpatient psychiatric unit,partial hospital programs and a chemical dependency unit.Over the next year or so we will plan to hire newpsychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers to meet thisgrowing demand. Although we are a relatively smalldepartment and need to examine where best to put ourresources, all of these options reflect an exciting timeclinically for the Department.E d u c a t i o nprogram continues to develop and expand. Inthe past few months, we saw continuedgrowth as we welcomed our own Dr. KaramRadwan as our new Section Chief along withtwo new faculty members: Drs. Jennifer Wildes andStephanie Lichtor.Dr. Wildes is bringing exceptionalresearch expertise to the Eating Disorders Program and Dr.Lichtor will supervise residents in our general clinic and joinour CL team. Additionally, Dr. Matthew Young has renewedthe PCIT program and has been getting referrals from allover the city.The CAP program is thrilled to receive a generousendowment from the Plotsky family, which affords ourfellows research funding and financial support to attendnational and international meetings. Similarly, our very ownDrs. Anam and Dinizulu were instrumental in the University’sreceipt of a 5-year SAMSHA grant of 2 million, which will beused to establish a National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkCommunity Treatment and Services Center.On the global front, Dr. Anam attended a course on GlobalMental Health at King’s College and the London School ofHygiene & Tropical Medicine. We also hosted our secondglobal health initiative in Beijing China, where several of ourfaculty members across the department werepresenters. The conference was reported to be one of themost successful events, attracting students and scholars atour center in Beijing.M i s s i o nR e s e a r c hSpitz, M.D., Director ofEducation. In October 2016, Dr. JosephM i s s i o nIDeborahAndrea King, Ph.D., Research SectionChief & Mission Director for ResearchCooper assumed the role of Director of theAdult Residency Program, while I will continuemy involvement as Co-Director of ResidencyTraining and Vice Chair for Education andAcademic Affairs. This step has been plannedfor some time. Dr. Cooper and I have worked closelytogether over the past several years on all aspects of theadult residency, including recruitment, curriculumdevelopment and evaluation. In particular, Dr. Cooper hasspearheaded our recruitment effort, tirelessly reviewing agrowing number of residency applications from competitivecandidates and developing an algorithm that fuseseducational excellence, geographical connection and clinicaland research aspirations. This approach has yielded asuperb group of residents as well as an increasing number ofminority residents, bringing diversity, passion, discipline andfun to our residency program. Dr. Cooper has also taken amajor role in the development of neuropsychiatry educationin our Department, reviewing what we teach at each leveland adding didactic and clinical experiences inneuropsychiatry and neuromodulation.His teachingresponsibilities include a new PGY-1 course inneuropsychiatry and neuroanatomy that will integrate thePGY-1 neurology experiences with psychiatry; a PGY-2course in neuropsychiatry which includes building brains andbrain structures with play-doh; a PGY-3 neuropsychiatryclinic; and a robust PGY-4 rotation in ECT which can lead tocertification as an independent practitioner. We are lucky tohave Dr. Cooper!We have had several recent successes forgrant funding by section members. Dr. KateKeenan received NIH grant funding inresponse to the NIH Environmental influenceson Child Health Outcomes (ECHO). The ECHOprogram will investigate how exposure to arange of environmental factors in early development – fromconception through early childhood – influences the health ofchildren and adolescents. Dr. Keenan will work withcolleagues at the University of Pittsburgh to understand howexposure to environmental stress prior to conception alter themother’s capacity to regulate stress during pregnancy,leading to deficits in offspring neurodevelopment. She willfollow participants in the Pittsburgh Girls Study (PGS), whichincludes 2,450 urban-living young women who have facedmultiple stress exposures. The Universities of Pittsburgh andChicago will receive an initial 2.7 million during the first twoyears, and then 11.3 million for the next 5 years afterachieving initial feasibility aims. The ECHO proposal stemmedin part from Dr. Keenan’s NICHD-funded study on prenatalnutrition, pregnancy stress, and infant outcomes known as theNutrition and Pregnancy Study (NAPS). In this study, 162women will be randomly assigned to receive 450 mg/daily ofa dietary supplement or placebo beginning at 10-16 weeks ofgestation through the end of pregnancy. Perceived stress,stressful life events, anxiety, and depression, inflammatorymarkers, DHA levels and response to a laboratory stressorwill be assessed as well as neonatal and infant outcomes.3

F a c u l t y S p o t l i g h tc l i n i c a l / t e a c h i n gF a c u l t y S p o t l i g h tc l i n i c a l / t e a c h i n gHolly Shiao, M.D., recently joined thedepartment as an Assistant Professor inAugust 2016. She obtained her medicaldegree from McGovern Medical School inHouston, Texas. She then completed heradult psychiatry training at The Universityof Texas Medical Branch in Galveston,Texas. Thereafter she obtained specialtytraining in psychosomatic medicine by completing afellowship at Dell Medical School at The University ofAustin. There she became highly interested inpsycho-oncology. She was recruited to the faculty of theUniversity of Chicago to join the Psycho Oncology Programto work as a psychiatrist in the Oncology Clinic and on theConsultation-Liaison service. She enjoys teaching bothresidents and medical students about psychopathology andphysician-patient interactions. She has a strong interest inhelping patients learn how to cope with their stressors viamindfulness techniques. She is especially excited aboutbeing involved with the new education and supportprogram for patients in psycho-social oncology. Shebelieves it’s important to reach out to the patient toprovide them with the resources they need for success asthey navigate cancer treatment.Tina Drossos, Ph.D., is an Associate Professorin the Department of Psychiatry and BehavioralNeuroscience at the University of Chicago. Shehas been a member of the Department for 10years. Dr. Drossos is a clinical and pediatrichealth psychologist by training. Dr. Drossosworks with the pediatric consult-liaison service,providing bio-psychosocial assessment and intervention forchildren admitted to Comer Children’s Hospital. Given herinterests in pediatric psychology, she has also set up multiple,interdisciplinary, psychosocial programs to service the mentalhealth needs of chronically ill patients and families across theUniversity of Chicago Medicine. These programs can be foundin pediatric hematology-oncology, endocrinology and invascular surgery working the interdisciplinary median arcuateligament syndrome (MALS) program. Dr. Drossos is heavilyinvolved in training in our psychology internship program.Additionally, she began and now oversees an advancedpsychology externship program. Her interests includepromoting evidence – based psychotherapy approaches,cognitive behavior therapy, to treat mental health illness. Additional interests include promoting health related quality of life,pain management and improving adherence for patients livingand managing chronic illness.F a c u l t y S p o t l i g h tr e s e a r c hC l i n i c a l P r o g r a mS p o t l i g h tJennifer Fanning, Ph.D. is a Pathways toIndependence Instructor. Dr. Fanning joinedthe department in September 2013 as a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. EmilCoccaro. Dr. Fanning’s training in ClinicalPsychology focused on cognitive behavioraland empirically supported interventions.Dr. Fanning conducts research on aggression and selfdirected aggression. Her training in graduate school focusedon using laboratory-based behavioral paradigms toinvestigate biopsychosocial aspects of aggressive and selfaggressive behavior. Beginning with her dissertationresearch, Dr. Fanning has been combining neuroimaging(electroencephalogram) with laboratory paradigms to betterunderstand the neural substrates of aggressive behavior asit unfolds in real time. Her research with Dr. Coccaro andthe CNPRU laboratory has focused on applying methodsfrom affective, cognitive, and social neuroscience to studypathological aggression. Her research to date has shownthat aggressive individuals show abnormal neural responseto provoking stimuli and when responding to provokingevents. Having previously completed a two-year combinedclinical and research postdoctoral fellowship at the NationalCenter for PTSD in West Haven, CT, Dr. Fanning has beenfocusing on using neuroscience methods to investigate howexposure to trauma and PTSD symptoms increase thepropensity toward aggression through effects on the brain.She was awarded a K12 scholarship from the University ofChicago Institute for Translational Medicine to conduct thisresearch, which will involve both EEG and fMRI.The Eating Disorders Program providesoutpatient assessment and treatmentservices to children, adolescents, and adultswith anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictivefood intake disorder (ARFID), and relatedfeeding and eating problems. Services are provided by amultidisciplinary team comprised of psychologists,psychiatrists, social workers, and ancillary staff located in theDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at theUniversity of Chicago Medicine. Psychotherapeuticinterventions, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) andfamily based treatment (FBT), are the primary treatmentmodalities and are provided by the Program Director,Dr. Jennifer Wildes, and her psychology trainees, as wellas dedicated program social workers. Psychiatric servicesand medication management also are provided under thesupervision of the Medical Director, Dr. Seeba Anam.The Eating Disorders Program accepts referrals in EPIC,self-referrals, and referrals from The University of ChicagoStudent Counseling Service. Referrals in EPIC currently gothrough Psychiatry intake. Individuals interested in learningmore about the program can contact a dedicated eatingdisorders intake coordinator at (773) 834-0362.The Eating Disorders Program has undergone tremendousgrowth in the past few months. We look forward tocontinuing to expand our services to meet the needs ofpatients with eating disorders in our region.4

N e wP s y c h o l o g yN e wI n t e r n sLucas Coppes, MD completed medical school at VirginiaCommonwealth University where he was elected to AOA. Hestudied Psychology and Medical Sciences at Western Ontarioand then returned to his homeland of the Netherlands for aMasters in Neuroscience and Cognition from the University ofUtrecht. From this research background, he has 5 peerreviewed publications including in autism imaging and is interested indeveloping his career as an academic psychiatrist.Jesse Chavarria, our Adult/Health track intern,is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program atFlorida State University. He is excited to returnhome to Chicago! His dissertation examines riskfactors for substance initiation and use.Christina Jagielski, our Adult/Health internattends the Ph.D. program at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. Christina is excited toreturn to the Midwest! Her dissertation examinesspiritual coping in adolescents with cystic fibrosis.Jessica Cunningham, MD joins us from medical schoolat Rosalind Franklin after studying Psychology as anundergraduate at UIC. At Rosalind Franklin, she was active inservice and mentorship programs, and her interests includewomen’s mental health, community outreach and mentalhealth advocacy.Caterina Mosti, our Adult Neuropsychologyintern is completing her Ph.D. at DrexelUniversity. Cat is also a certified Pilates instructor!Her dissertation examines sleep disturbancefollowing concussion.Martin Greenwald, MD is known to many in theDepartment from his time as a Pritzker student. He came toPritzker after studying Liberal Arts at St John’s College. AtPritzker, Martin developed his passion as an educatorincluding spending much of his MS4 year in teaching assistantactivities. His wide-ranging interests include psychodynamicpsychotherapy, psychiatric education, medical history, and theneurobiology of consciousness and free will.Colleen Stiles-Shields, our Child/Pediatrictrack intern is in the doctoral program atNorthwestern University, Feinberg School ofMedicine. Colleen has worked in our departmentas a study therapist, clinic coordinator, andpsychology extern since 2008. Her dissertation involves thedevelopment of mobile apps for CBT for depression.Shivani Kumar, MD is a Chicago native who studiedChemistry and Psychology at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, where she conducted research in aggression andsubstance abuse in women with borderline personalitydisorder. She completed medical school at Rush, where sheworked with Dr John Zajecka studying evoked responsepotentials in depressive disorders.Christy Casnar, our Pediatric Neuropsychologyintern is in the Ph.D. program at the Universityof Wisconsin—Milwaukee. We are thrilled towelcome Christy back to our department, whereshe worked as a neuropsych tech before gradschool. Her dissertation explores autism spectrum disorder inchildren with NF-1.N e wBianca Pullen, MD joins us from medical school at theUniversity of Colorado. From Colorado originally, shecompleted undergraduate studies here at the University ofChicago in Human Development. She is passionate aboutsocial justice issues facing urban and underservedpopulations. She plans to become a child and adolescentpsychiatrist and provide culturally-informed care and advocacy for thispopulation.c h i l dp s y c h i a t r yA d u l t P s y c h i a t r yR e s i d e n t sf e l l o w sLaura Chang, D.O., a native of Chicago,obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychologyand Biology with a specialization in Neurosciencefrom the University of Chicago. She later receivedher DO from Touro University College ofOsteopathic Medicine and completed her generalpsychiatry training at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.Laura is interested in developmental disabilities and languagedevelopment. She enjoys being a mother, watching moviesand knitting.Cheriece Ward, MD is a south side native from Blue Island.She attended Northwestern University for undergraduatestudies in Psychology and Religion and graduated frommedical school at the University of Illinois at Rockford, whereshe was an Underserved Pathway Scholar and an UrbanHealth Mentor. Her long-term interests include developingintegrated health services for the underserved, which combine medical,psychiatric, and dental care.Kavita Jayaswal, M.D., completed herundergraduate studies at the University of IllinoisChampaign-Urbana with a degree inpsychology. She later obtained her MD from theUniversity Of IllinoisCollege Of Medicine,Peoria. Dr. Jayaswal is well known to many of usas she did her General Psychiatry residency at the Universityof Chicago before joining us as a Child Fellow. She is particularly interested in cultural psychiatry and globalmentalhealth. She enjoys meditation, traveling and teaching Indianclassical dance to the youth.T o b a c c oC e s s a t i o nDr. Andrea King and Dr. Daniel Fridberg are pleased toannounce the launch of the new Courage to Quit rollinggroup. The program is a joint effort between psychiatry andpulmonary medicine. Courage to Quit is a multi-modalprogram that provides patients with support, information,skills, and tools to stop tobacco use. The group consists of 4sessions, and patients can join anytime and may repeat thegroup if they like. Additional individual counseling may beavailable for patients who complete the group, based upontheir needs and clinician availability. Referrals to the groupcan be placed in Epic (order “Tobacco Cessation”) or throughpsychiatry intake at Ext. 2-3858. Please contact DanFridberg (Ext. 4-3598) for more information.Ravi Ramasamy, M.D., is a native of Ohio. Hereceived his BS degree in Biology from theUniversity of Dayton and his MD from the UniversityOf Cincinnati College Of Medicine. Ravi completedhis general psychiatry training at Stony Brook University Hospital. He is interested in stigma, healthand social justice; and enjoys painting, traveling and hiking.5

C l i n i c a lM a j o r R e s e a r c hP r o g r a m sP r o g r a m sAddictive, Compulsive, & Impulsive DisordersAdult Psychiatry Programs:(Dr. Grant)Addiction Disorders Program*Aggression Disorder Program*Anxiety Disorder Program*Eating Disorder Program*Mood Disorder Program*Obesity ProgramPersonality Disorder Program*Psychotic Disorder Program*Behavioral Genetic Studies of Aggression and AntisocialBehavior, and Twin Studies (Dr. Jacobson)Behavioral Neuroscience Research Laboratory(Dr. Vezina)Biologic & Pharmacologic Treatment Studies ofImpulsive Aggression (Dr. Coccaro)Biological and Treatment Studies of Nicotine and AlcoholAddiction (Dr. King)Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryAdult Clinical NeuropsychologyBiological Studies of Stress and Personality (Dr. Lee)Child & Adolescent Programs:Cognition Emotion Neuroscience Laboratory(Dr. Keedy)Mood & Anxiety Disorder Program*ADHD and Disruptive Disorder Program*Developmental Disorder Program*Eating Disorder Program*Developmental Psychopathology (Dr. Keenan)High Performance Electrical Neuroimaging Laboratory(Dr. Cacioppo)Inpatient PsychiatryConsultation-Liaison PsychiatryC&A Clinical NeuropsychologyHuman Neuropsychopharmacology (Dr. de Wit)Molecular Genetics of Mood & Psychotic Disorders*Call Intake @ (773) 702-3858(Dr. Gershon)Direct Line for Eating Disorder: 773-834-0362Eating Disorders (Dr. Jennifer Wildes)The University ofChicagoDepartment of PsychiatryMC #3077; Rm. B3305841 S. Maryland AvenueChicago, IL 60637We’re On the Web:http://psychiatry.uchicago.edu6

Examples of recent peer-review publications from our faculty include: Cacioppo S, Weiss RM, Cacioppo JT. Dynamic spatiotemporal brain analyses of the visual checkerboard task: Similarities and differences between passive and active viewing conditions. Psychophysiology. 2016 Jul 9. DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12723