Clinicians and trainees from around the Bay Area filled Cole Hall last week for the tenth annual Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Columbia University's Beatrice Beebe, PhD, served as the keynote speaker.
UCSF Psychiatry News
Beebe shares insights into nonverbal communication at 10th annual Wallerstein Lecture
April 17, 2015
Kaup brings neuropsychological expertise to department faculty ranks
April 14, 2015
Neuropsychologist Allison Kaup, PhD, has joined the Department of Psychiatry faculty as an Assistant Professor, as well as as a clinical research psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Hung, Li appointed to new medical education roles
April 10, 2015
Department faculty members Erick Hung, MD, and Descartes Li, MD, have recently been named to new medical education roles.
Willsey joins department faculty
April 07, 2015
Researcher Jeremy Willsey, PhD, has joined the Department of Psychiatry faculty ranks as an Assistant Adjunct Professor, effective Tuesday, April 7.
Darrow, Shen join UCSF Psychiatry faculty; Ramo assumes new expanded role
April 01, 2015
The Department of Psychiatry will be welcoming a new faculty member this week, and two familiar faces will transition into new positions. All three individuals have appointments beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2015.
UCSF, UC Davis, Stanford to host Early Intervention in Psychosis Symposium
March 25, 2015
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are co-sponsoring a one-day symposium on Friday, April 3 with international experts in the field of early intervention for prodrome and first episode psychosis.
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program selects 16 to join its Class of 2019
March 23, 2015
After receiving over 400 applications and interviewing more than 75 candidates, the UCSF Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) announced that it will welcome 16 new residents into its Class of 2019. The incoming class, which will begin clinical work on June 21 after participating in orientation activities, is a highly diverse and accomplished group.
Two new works by Kanas explore the psychiatric implications of space exploration
March 20, 2015
Professor Emeritus Nick Kanas, MD, recently published two new science fiction novels exploring the psychiatric, psychological and sociological aspects of theoretical future space missions.
Mathalon and State named to BBRF’s list of 2014 major discoveries
March 20, 2015
Faculty researchers Daniel Mathalon, MD, PhD, and Matthew W. State, MD, PhD, have been recognized by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) with inclusion on the organization’s “10 Major Discoveries in 2014 by NARSAD Grantees” list.
AHP to co-sponsor 2015 National Transgender Health Summit
March 19, 2015
The Alliance Health Project has joined with the UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, and Pacific AIDS Education Training Center to sponsor the 2015 National Transgender Health Summit in Oakland on April 17-18, 2015. The landmark program will present cutting edge research and evidence-based educational sessions across many disciplines and is the premiere national conference in transgender health.
