Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

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

JUNE 13, 2023

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series

Topic TBA

Charles R. Marmar, MD (New York Univ.)

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

Sept. 20, 2022	Bay Area Lecturer Series The Courtroom in Your Head: Psychiatry Evaluates the Sovereign Citizen Movement Alan W. Newman, MD (California Pacific Medical Center) WATCH VIDEO
Sept. 27, 2022	Bay Area Lecturer Series Two in a Box: Shared Leadership During the Pandemic and Beyond Lisa R. Inman, MD (San Francisco Dept. of Public Health) • Ana I. González, DO (San Francisco Dept. of Public Health) Video not available
OCT. 4, 2022	Bay Area Lecturer Series Our Patients Can Handle Reality: The Misuse of Insight to Justify Medication Treatment Demian Rose, MD, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO
OCT. 11, 2022	Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Adolescent Neurocognitive Specialization: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities Beatriz Luna, PhD (Univ. of Pittsburgh) WATCH VIDEO
NOV. 1, 2022	Bay Area Lecturer Series Youth (In)Justice and Techquity Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO
NOV. 29, 2022	Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Primary Prevention in Psychiatry is Not Science Fiction Celso Arango, MD, PhD (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) WATCH VIDEO
Dec. 13, 2022	Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Promoting Neurocognitive Recovery in Psychosis: From Experimental Therapeutics to Computational Experiments Sophia Vinogradov, MD (Univ. of Minnesota) WATCH VIDEO
FEB. 14, 2023	Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Getting Effective Mental Health Care to Asian American Youth at Risk of Depression and Suicide Anna S. Lau, PhD (UCLA) WATCH VIDEO
MARCH 21, 2023	Trainee Research Award Presentations The Immune System: An Underappreciated Player in Brain Development Caroline Escoubas, MD, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO Mismatch Negativity and Theta Oscillations Evoked by Auditory Deviance in Early Schizophrenia Jessica Hua, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO
APRIL 18, 2023	Trainee Research Award Presentations Amygdala-Hippocampus Coherence is a Biomarker of Predominant Symptom Sets in Patients With Depression Joshua Cohen, MD, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO Decoding Stress Susceptibility From Activity in Amygdala-Ventral Hippocampal Networks Frances Xia, PhD (UCSF) WATCH VIDEO
APRIL 25, 2023	Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series Cultural Considerations for Addiction Treatment and Research: Looking to the Past to Forge a Better Future Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD (New York Univ.) WATCH VIDEO
MAY 30, 2023	Bay Area Lecturer Series Relevance of Executive Functions and Self-Regulation for Supporting Children's Well-Being Jelena Obradović, PhD (Stanford Univ.) WATCH VIDEO
NOTE: Certain presentations may not be recorded, either at the request of the speaker or due to technical issues.