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.
2026 - 2027
| Date | Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7 | Pathways to Anxiety: Insights from the Infant Brain (Virtual) | Courtney Filippi, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 14 | Early Feasibility Study of Sensing-enabled Ventral Capsule DBS in 10 Participants with Intractable OCD (In-Person) | Wayne Goodman, M.D. and Nicole Provenza, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 21 | Breastfeeding and Psychiatric Care: Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology and Postpartum Mental Health (In-Person) | Megan Howard, M.D. and Alyssa Schrock, M.D. |
| Oct. 28 | No Grand Rounds - Canceled | |
Future Grand Rounds dates forthcoming. Please check back here later for updates.
| Date | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9 | Kraepelin Revisited: Dementia in Severe Schizophrenia (McNair A&B, In-Person) | Anthony Zoghbi, M.D. and Ishu Pathak, M.D. |
| Sept. 16 | Faculty Development: Patient Care Portfolio & Patient Care Awards (Virtual) | Patient Care Portfolio and Patient Care Awards: Tamara Ortiz-Perez, M.D. CV Preparation: Geeta Singhal, M.D. |
| Sept. 23 | Innovations in PTSD Treatment: Rollout of Massed Treatments for PTSD at the Houston VA (Virtual) | Brandon Hoeflein, Ph.D., Emily Kalantar, Ph.D. and Jill Wanner, Ph.D. |
| Sept. 30 | No Grand Rounds - Faculty Meeting | |
| Date | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 3 | Conversations about Death: What Suicidality Asks of the Clinician | Taylor Neff, Ph.D. |
| Sept. 10 | Kratom 101: Pharmacology, Behavioral Effects, and Clinical Management | Chris Verrico, M.D. and Ynhi Thomas, M.D. |
| Sept. 17 | School of Medicine Curriculum and Faculty Development | Doris Kung, D.O., Atul Maheshwari, M.D., and Penny Holland-Barkis, M.D. |
| Sept. 24 | No Grand Rounds - New Faculty Orientation | |
| Oct. 1 | Biological and Psychological Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders | Carrie McAdams, M.D. |
| Oct. 8 | No Grand Rounds - Faculty Meeting | |
| Oct. 15 | First, Do No Harm: Navigating Fitness for Duty Evaluations in Medical Training | Jeffrey Khan, M.D., Andrea Stolar, M.D., and Laura Kenyon, 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. 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. |
| 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. |
| Nov. 12 | Understanding and Treating Functional Neurological Disorders in Children through a Mind-Body Clinic | Maldonado-Duran, M.D., Mariam Hull, M.D. and Chase Teagarden, DPT |
| Nov. 19 | Approach to Mental Health Conditions in Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases 1.0 Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Hazem Shahin, M.D. and Katherine Cutitta, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 26 | No Grand Rounds - Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Dec. 3 | Beyond Abstinence: Rethinking Recovery Through Harm Reduction and Therapeutic Engagement in Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder and Methamphetamine Use Disorder 1.0 Pain Management and Prescription of Opioids | Ben Li, M.D. and Kelly Truong, M.D. |
| Dec. 10 | Methamphetamine: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Alena Balasanova, M.D. |
| Dec. 17 | Iron Deficiency and Mental Health: Is it time for action? | Chadi Calarge, M.D. |
| Jan. 7 | Building Mood State Classifiers to Inform DBS of Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression | Wayne Goodman, M.D. and Nidal Moukaddam, M.D. |
| Jan. 14 | ACEs and Substance Misuse in Youth | Edore Onigu-Otite, M.D. |
| Jan. 21 | No Grand Rounds - Faculty Meeting | |
| Jan. 28 | Mentalizing the Adolescent Mind (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Kerry Horrell, Ph.D. and Benjamin Berry, Ph.D. |
| Feb. 4 | Clozapine Without REMS: Clinical Implications and Opportunities | Olaoluwa Okusaga, M.D. |
| Feb. 11 | The Current Landscape of the Psychiatry Match: Data, Tools, and Strategies to Support Students | Lindsey Pershern, M.D. and Julie Williams, M.D. |
| Feb. 18 | The Journey Home: The Cascade of Moral Injury and the Path to Moral Restoration | Lynette Averill, Ph.D. and Mr. Ryan Roberts |
| Feb. 25 | Exciting developments in positron emission tomography research for oncology, neurology, and even psychiatry (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D. |
| March 4 | The Treatment and Management of Tic Disorders | Emily Braley, M.S. and Steven Bellows, M.D. |
| March 11 | No Grand Rounds - Spring Break | |
| March 18 | Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias 2026: An Update on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Brent Forrester, M.D. |
| March 25 | Microvascular Disease in Women: Small Vessels, Big Impact (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Puja Mehta, M.D. |
| April 1 | Freedom Versus Functioning as the Goal of OCD Treatment: Reframing ERP and its Use to Help Patients Reach Freedom from their OCD Diagnosis | Elizabeth McIngvale, Ph.D., LCSW-S & Ryan Judd, LCSW-S |
| April 8 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Chronic Medical Illnesses: Clinical Interface and Treatment Considerations | Sana Younus, M.D. and Bilal Qureshi, D.O. |
| April 15 | No Grand Rounds - Faculty Meeting | |
| April 22 | Conducting a Risk Benefit Analysis for the Treatment of Perinatal Depression (Virtual Grand Rounds) | Osarumen Doghor, M.D. and Vosberg Kintada, M.D. |
| April 29 | Faculty Development Training (Virtual) Sessions:
| Jin Han, M.D. and Julie Williams, M.D. Sindhu Idicula, M.D. and Laurel Williams, D.O. Tamara Ortiz-Perez, M.D. Jeffrey Bates, M.D. |
| May 6 | Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment in Texas: 2025 Legal Updates and Clinical Implications | Laura Kenyon, M.D., Jeff Khan, M.D., and Patrick Gurski, J.D. |
| May 13 | Crossing the Chasm: Obstacles and Opportunities in Psychiatric Care for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder | Nasim Khalfe M.D., PGY-3, Shelley Rote, M.D., Elisha Acosta, M.D., and Jordan Kemere, M.D. |