Grand Rounds Schedule 2010-2011

When

Fridays, September 17, 2010 through June 24, 2011 | 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Where

Schwartz C, NYU School of Medicine
550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
(Unless otherwise noted)

Monthly Schedule

SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE

Presenters are faculty members of New York University School of Medicine, unless otherwise specified. 

SEPTEMBER

September 17*
*Note change in location: Smilow Seminar Room (first floor of Smilow Research Building)
Children of High Conflict Divorce: Does the Literature Give Us Any Guidance About How to Protect Them?

Alan Ravitz, M.D., M.S.

Member of the Faculty, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

September 24*
*Note change in location: Alumni Hall B (basement of Alumni Hall)
The Importance of Early Life Experience in Shaping Lifelong Behavior

Distinguished Visiting Professor -- Judy L. Cameron, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist; Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Psychiatry and Law Service; Associate Professor Department of Reproductive Sciences and Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

OCTOBER

October 1*
*Note change in location: Alumni Hall B (basement of Alumni Hall)
IRB and the Research Team: Working Together Towards Approval and Quality Research

Joy Jurnack

IRB Education Analyst, NYULMC Institutional Review Board

October 8*
*Note change in location: Alumni Hall B (basement of Alumni Hall)
Administrative Grand Rounds - State of the Department

Glenn Saxe, M.D.

Chair and Clinical Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

October 15
Does Bipolar Disorder Exist in Children? If it Does, How Can We Differentiate it from Other Childhood Psychiatric Disorders?

Boris Birmaher, M.D.

Director, Child and Adolescent Anxiety Program; Co-director, Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC; Endowed Chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease; Professor of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

October 22*
*Note change in location: Coles Building Room 101
Genes, Environment, Development: Natural and Semi-Natural Modeling of Internalizing Disorders

Marco Battaglia, M.D.

Associate Professor of Development and Psychopathology; Vice Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Neuroscience; Director, Ph.D. Program in Developmental Psychology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

October 29
No Grand Rounds
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting

NOVEMBER

November 5
Mania, ADHD and Mood Dysregulation

Gabrielle Carlson, M.D.

Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook

November 12
Mindfulness and Wellbeing in the 21st Century

Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

November 19
Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders

John T. Walkup, M.D.

Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health

November 26
No Grand Rounds
- Holiday

DECEMBER

December 3
Adolescents and Addiction

Suzanne Dieter, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Stephen Ross, M.D.

Director, Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Bellevue Hospital; Associate Director, Addiction Fellowship Training and Addiction Education, Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, NYU School of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry

December 10
How Does Reading Comprehension Develop?

Martha B. Denckla, M.D.

Director, Developmental Cognitive Neurology; Research Scientist, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

December 17
More Than Counting: Epidemiology of Childhood Mental Disorders

Distinguished Visiting Professor -- Kathleen R. Merikangas, Ph.D.

Senior Investigator; Chief, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health

December 24
No Grand Rounds
- Holiday

December 31
No Grand Rounds
- Holiday

JANUARY

January 7
Functional Neuroimaging (fMRI) and Brain Function in Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Addictive Disorders

A.M. Clare Kelly, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist; Assistant Director, Research Imaging, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

January 14
NMDA Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: Implications for Schizophrenia and the Schizophrenia Prodrome

Daniel Javitt, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Cognitive Neuroscience and Schizophrenia Research Program, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research; Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry

January 21
The Importance of Being Earnest: Challenges in the Field of Child Protection

Cindy W. Christian, M.D.

Chair, Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; Co-Director, Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

January 28
New Developments in Understanding and Treating Non-suicidal Self-Injury

Barent W. Walsh, Ph.D.

Executive Director, The Bridge of Central Massachusetts

FEBRUARY

February 4
The Impact of Violence-Related Trauma on Child and Adolescent Development: A Life-Course Approach

Swapnil (Neil) Maniar, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Health Equity Programs, Center for Community Health and Health Equity; Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

February 11
The Magic of Touch: Lessons from Neurobiology

Margarita Cala, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Arie Kaffman, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

February 18
The Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use Treatment

Brady Case, M.D.

Research Psychiatrist, Statistics and Services Research Division, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

February 25
Autism and Fever: Clues to Function and Treatment

Andrew W. Zimmerman, M.D.

Director, Medical Research; Pediatric Neurologist, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

MARCH

March 4
Starving for Sleep: The Link Between Sleep and Obesity in Children

Judith Owens, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Clinic, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School, Brown University

March 11
Children and the Media

Gauri Khurana, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Charles J. Glawe, M.D.

Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

March 18
What Can Motor Cortex Physiology Tell Us About ADHD?

Donald L. Gilbert, M.D., M.S.

Director, Movement Disorder Clinic and Tourette's Syndrome Clinic; Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital

March 25
Williams Syndrome: A Unique Window Onto Neurogenetic Mechanisms and Complex Human Behavior

Distinguished Visiting Professor -- Karen Berman, M.D.

Chief, Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, National Institute Mental Health

APRIL

April 1
An Update on Research in Pediatric OCD

Daniel A. Geller, M.D.

Director, Pediatric OCD and Tic Disorder Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

April 8
Resilience, Coping and the Supporting Alliance: The Roles of Primary Care Providers, School Staff and Parents

Shashank V. Joshi, M.D.

Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program; Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine

April 15
Tourette and Tic Disorders: Current Advances in Treatment and Understanding of Comorbid Disorders

Marta A. Braña-Berrios, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Kevin Lam, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

April 22
No Grand Rounds
- Holiday

April 29
The Adolescent Paradox: Emotions, Behavior, and Identity

Shreya Maniar Nagula, M.D.

Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Jocelyn Soffer, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

MAY

May 6
Specific Developmental Dyslexia: Core Problems and Effective Treatments

Joe K. Torgesen, Ph.D.

Director, Florida Center for Reading Research

May 13
Maternal Depression and Infant Sustained Withdrawal Behavior in Pediatric Primary Care

Nina D. Burtchen, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics, NYU; Candidate, Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Program, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR)

Mar Alvarez-Segura, M.D., Ph.D.

Koplowitz Fellow, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

May 20
The Role of the Parents in the Early Identification and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Katharine L. Loeb, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

May 27
No Grand RoundsHoliday

JUNE

June 3
Parenting at a Challenging Time: Lessons and Replication of a Model Supporting Child Development in the Context of Cancer in the Family

Andres Martin, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, Medical Studies, Yale Child Study Center; Medical Director, Children's Psychiatric Inpatient Service, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital; Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychiatry

Paula K. Rauch, M.D.

Founding Director, Marjorie E. Korff Parenting at a Challenging Time Program (PACT); Chief, Child Psychiatry Consultation Service to Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

June 10
The Dialectical Training Experience

Karina Campos, M.A., Karthik Gunnia, B.A.,

Meir Flaucbaum, Psy.M., and Emily Weidman-Becker, B.A.

Psychology Interns, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

June 17
Sex Matters: Identity, Behavior and Development

Aron Janssen, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Adriana Shuster, M.D.

Second Year Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

June 24
We Didn't Do It This Way Before: The Process of Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in an Inpatient Adolescent Milieu

J. Rebecca Weis, M.D.

Unit Chief, Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Service, Bellevue Hospital Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry