Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

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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.

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2025 - 2026
DateTitleSpeaker(s)
Mar. 25Microvascular Disease in Women: Small Vessels, Big Impact (Virtual Grand Rounds)Puja Mehta, M.D.
Mar. 18Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 2026: An Update on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (Virtual Grand Rounds)Brent Forrester, M.D.
Mar. 11No Grand RoundsSpring Break
Mar. 4The Treatment and Management of Tic DisordersEmily Braley, M.S. & Steven Bellows, M.D.
Feb. 25Exciting developments in positron emission tomography research for oncology, neurology, and even psychiatry (Virtual Grand Rounds)Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D.
Feb. 18The Journey Home: The Cascade of Moral Injury and the Path to Moral RestorationLynette Averill, Ph.D. & Mr. Ryan Roberts
Feb. 11The Current Landscape of the Psychiatry Match; Data, Tools, and Strategies to Support StudentsLindsey Pershern, M.D. & Julie Williams, M.D.
Feb. 4Clozapine Without REMS: Clinical Implications and OpportunitiesOlaoluwa Okusaga, M.D.
Jan. 28Mentalizing the Adolescent Mind (Virtual Grand Rounds)Kerry Horrell, Ph.D. & Benjamin Berry, Ph.D.
Jan. 21No Grand RoundsFaculty Meeting
Jan. 14ACEs and Substance Misuse in YouthEdore Onigu-Otite, M.D.
Jan. 7Building Mood State Classifiers to Inform DBS of Treatment Resistant Bipolar DepressionWayne Goodman, M.D. & Nidal Moukaddam, M.D.
Dec. 17Iron Deficiency and Mental Health: Is it time for action? Chadi Calarge, M.D.
Dec. 10Methamphetamine: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again Alena Balasanova, M.D.
Dec. 3Beyond 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. 26No Grand RoundsThanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 19Approach to Mental Health Conditions in Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases 1.0 Ethics and Professional ResponsibilityHazem Shahin, M.D. & Katherine Cutitta, Ph.D. 
Nov. 12Understanding and Treating Functional Neurological Disorders in Children through a Mind-Body ClinicMaldonado-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 ResponsibilityOgechi “Cynthia” Onyeka, Ph.D. 
Oct. 29From Satiety to Sobriety: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists in Addiction TreatmentMichael Weaver, M.D., Luba Yammine, Ph.D., Nancy Shenoi, M.D. 
Oct. 22Corruption in Clinical Research: What Is It? - And Why It Matters (Virtual Grand Rounds) 1.0 Ethics and Professional ResponsibilityJohn Sadler, M.D. 
Oct. 15First, Do No Harm: Navigating Fitness for Duty Evaluations in Medical TrainingJeffrey Khan, M.D., Andrea Stolar, M.D., & Laura Kenyon, M.D. 
Oct. 8No Grand RoundsFaculty Meeting
Oct. 1Biological and Psychological Considerations in the Treatment of Eating DisordersCarrie McAdams, M.D.
Sept. 24New Faculty Orientation 
Sept. 17Doris Kung, D.O., Atul Maheshwari, M.D., & Penny Holland-Barkis, M.D.    School of Medicine Curriculum and Faculty Development
Sept. 10Kratom 101: Pharmacology, Behavioral Effects, and Clinical ManagementChris Verrico, M.D. & Ynhi Thomas, M.D. 
Sept. 3Conversations about Death: What Suicidality Asks of the ClinicianTaylor Neff, Ph.D.