Co-provided by Baylor College of Medicine and The Menninger Clinic
The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds are held weekly, featuring local faculty, as well as regional and national speakers. The presentations cover a wide range of mental health topics germane to our faculty, residents, fellows, and other mental health clinicians.
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 25 | Microvascular Disease in Women: Small Vessels, Big Impact (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Puja Mehta, M.D. |
| Mar. 18 | Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 2026: An Update on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Brent Forrester, M.D. |
| Mar. 11 | No Grand Rounds | Spring Break |
| Mar. 4 | The Treatment and Management of Tic Disorders | Emily Braley, M.S. & Steven Bellows, M.D. |
| Feb. 25 | Exciting developments in positron emission tomography research for oncology, neurology, and even psychiatry (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Feb. 18 | The Journey Home: The Cascade of Moral Injury and the Path to Moral Restoration | Lynette Averill, Ph.D. & Mr. Ryan Roberts |
| Feb. 11 | The Current Landscape of the Psychiatry Match; Data, Tools, and Strategies to Support Students | Lindsey Pershern, M.D. & Julie Williams, M.D. |
| Feb. 4 | Clozapine Without REMS: Clinical Implications and Opportunities | Olaoluwa Okusaga, M.D. |
| Jan. 28 | Mentalizing the Adolescent Mind (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Kerry Horrell, Ph.D. & Benjamin Berry, Ph.D. |
| Jan. 21 | No Grand Rounds | Faculty Meeting |
| Jan. 14 | ACEs and Substance Misuse in Youth | Edore Onigu-Otite, M.D. |
| Jan. 7 | Building Mood State Classifiers to Inform DBS of Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression | Wayne Goodman, M.D. & Nidal Moukaddam, M.D. |
| Dec. 17 | Iron Deficiency and Mental Health: Is it time for action? | Chadi Calarge, M.D. |
| Dec. 10 | Methamphetamine: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again | Alena Balasanova, M.D. |
| Dec. 3 | Beyond Abstinence: Rethinking Recovery Through Harm Reduction and Therapeutic Engagement in Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder and Methamphetamine Use Disorder | Ben Li, M.D. and Kelly Truong, M.D. |
| Nov. 26 | No Grand Rounds | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Nov. 19 | Approach to Mental Health Conditions in Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases 1.0 Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Hazem Shahin, M.D. & Katherine Cutitta, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 12 | Understanding and Treating Functional Neurological Disorders in Children through a Mind-Body Clinic | Maldonado-Duran, M.D., Mariam Hull, M.D. & Chase Teagarden, DPT |
| Nov. 5 | Understanding and Treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the Black Community: A Sociocultural Perspective 1.0 Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Ogechi “Cynthia” Onyeka, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 29 | From Satiety to Sobriety: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists in Addiction Treatment | Michael Weaver, M.D., Luba Yammine, Ph.D., Nancy Shenoi, M.D. |
| Oct. 22 | Corruption in Clinical Research: What Is It? - And Why It Matters (Virtual Grand Rounds) 1.0 Ethics and Professional Responsibility | John Sadler, M.D. |
| Oct. 15 | First, Do No Harm: Navigating Fitness for Duty Evaluations in Medical Training | Jeffrey Khan, M.D., Andrea Stolar, M.D., & Laura Kenyon, M.D. |
| Oct. 8 | No Grand Rounds | Faculty Meeting |
| Oct. 1 | Biological and Psychological Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders | Carrie McAdams, M.D. |
| Sept. 24 | New Faculty Orientation | |
| Sept. 17 | Doris Kung, D.O., Atul Maheshwari, M.D., & Penny Holland-Barkis, M.D. | School of Medicine Curriculum and Faculty Development |
| Sept. 10 | Kratom 101: Pharmacology, Behavioral Effects, and Clinical Management | Chris Verrico, M.D. & Ynhi Thomas, M.D. |
| Sept. 3 | Conversations about Death: What Suicidality Asks of the Clinician | Taylor Neff, Ph.D. |






