For the final episode of Season 2, we're joined by Dr. Samuele Cortese, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Southampton (UK) and Adjunct Full Professor at NYU Langone. Together we explore the intersection of pediatric ADHD and precision psychiatry, including the disorder’s genetic underpinnings and evolving treatment o…

Dr. Timothy Wilens is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. His research interest include the relationship between ADHD, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders; ADHD pharmacotherapy; and stimulant medication misuse. On this episode, …

Dr. Ira Glick is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University Medical Center, where he has served as director of the Schizophrenia Research Clinic. On this episode, he discusses his research journey, which began in the 1960s and followed a shift from psychoanalysis to biological psychiatry. He addresses the broken…

Dr. Christin Drake is Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Diversity and Equity in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. On this episode, Dr. Drake discusses ongoing efforts to improve mental health equity, including by improving psychiatric services for underserved groups, gathering better data, and boosting di…

Dr. John Krystal is Chair of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. He is best known for leading the discovery of the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine, which paved the way for the first major new antidepressant drug in decades. Here, Dr. Krystal talks about what we’ve learned in the five years since esketamine nasal spray was approved b…

Dr. Robert Findling is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Here he discusses recent advances in pediatric mental health, including his own research on aggression and schizophrenia in young people. Dr. Findling also shares his thoughts on the crisis of teen suicide, the lingering impact o…

Dr. Charles Nemeroff is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas-Austin's Dell Medical School. He is also co-director of the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy, and director of the Institute for Early Life Adversity Research. His research is focused on the pathophysiology of mood and anxiety …

Dr. Helen Riess is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Empathy Research and Training in the Psychotherapy Research Group at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Empathetics, a company that provides science-based empathy and interpersonal skills training f…

Dr. Christopher Pittenger is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and Director of the Yale OCD Research Clinic. In this episode, he discusses the neurobiology, symptomology, and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including potential new treatments such as psychedelics, neurofeedback, glutamate modulators, and tran…

Dr. Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Founder & Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. In this episode, he discusses the current state of research on mindfulness and meditation as mental health interventions. 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Focus areas in cu…

Dr. Ronald Kessler is the McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. His groundbreaking work on the social determinants of mental health, studied from an epidemiological perspective, has made him the most widely cited psychiatric researcher in the world. In this wide-ranging conversation, he talks about precision psych…

Dr. Petros Levounis is President of the American Psychiatric Association and a leader in addiction research. He joins host Thea Gallagher, PsyD, to talk about the latest in addiction medicine, the state of the opioid crisis, the growing problem of technology addiction, and the promise and risks of psychedelic medicine. He also shares his hopes for …

Starting this fall, we're releasing 12 more conversations with the best minds in psychiatry. Subscribe wherever you're listening, so you won't miss an episode. Visit our website for more insights on psychiatry. Podcast producer: Jon EarleNYU Langone Health Department of Psychiatry

Dr. Carla Nasca is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Langone, where she studies epigenetic mechanisms of neuroplasticity to stress. Dr. Nasca's work led to the discovery of acetyl-L-carnitine (LAC), a metabolite found in the mitochondria, as a promising biological marker …

Dr. Tanya Sippy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Langone. She’s also Principal Investigator at the Sippy Lab and Associate Director of the Psychedelic Medicine Research Training Program. Her research explores the neural mechanisms that underlie how sensory stimuli bec…

Dr. Andrew Nierenberg is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of the MGH Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation. He completed his residency in psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. Topics: Lithium vs antipsychotics SMART BD (Sequential Multiple Assignment of Randomized Treatment) Bipolar Lea…

Dr. Alan Schatzberg is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford Medicine, and Director of the Stanford Mood Disorders Center. His research examines the biology and psychopharmacology of depressive disorders. An NYU School of Medicine alumnus, Dr. Schatzberg was President of the American Psychiatric Association from 2009-2010. T…

For this episode we have Dr. Chau Trinh-Shevrin here. Dr. Trinh-Shevrin is a professor for the NYU Langone Health Depts of Population Health and Medicine, Section for Health Equity, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Population Health, and serves as chair for the NYU Langone Health Institutional Review Board. She joins our host, Robert Ma…

Dr. Michael Bogenschutz is a Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and Director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine. Topics: Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for alcohol use disorder MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD Psychedelic medicine for the "worried well" The role of the mystical experience Comparin…

Dr. Omonigho M. Bubu is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he studies the connection between sleep and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as social determinants of health as they relate to cognitive health. In this interview, he discusses the importance of sleep, especially for …

Naomi Simon, MD, talks about her research into mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and yoga as treatments for anxiety disorders. Dr. Simon is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and Director of the Anxiety, Stress, and Prolonged Grief Program. Topics: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Mindfulne…

Mohammed Milad, PhD, discusses recent research into fear conditioning, regulation, and extinction. Dr. Milad is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of the Behavioral Neuroscience Program. Topics covered: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Estrogen and PTSD Post-traumatic stress disord…

Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, is the Barbara Wilson Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health, and the Pillar Lead for the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity. Topics covered: Lack of improvement in health equity nationwide Advice for clinicians on providin…

Lenard A. Adler, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of the Adult ADHD Program at NYU Langone Health. Topics covered: Symptomology (incl. sluggish cognitive tempo) Screening and diagnostic tools Pharmacological treatments (and recent developments) Cognitive behavio…

Dan Iosifescu, MD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and director of clinical research at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. His research has led to the validation of novel treatments for patients with severe mood and anxiety disorders, including pharmacological treatments such as ketam…

Charles R. Marmar, MD, is the Peter H. Schub Professor of Psychiatry and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health. He also serves as Director of the Center for Precision Medicine in Alcohol Use Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and as Executive Director of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Center. Topics cover…

Clinical trials often require the use of a data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) but understanding the role of DSMB in human subjects research can be confusing for some. Dr. Erinn Hade highlights NYU Langone Health’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). In a recent discussion with Dr. Hade, …

With a growing number of multisite human research studies requiring the use of the NYU Langone Health IRB as the single IRB (sIRB) of record, in addition to studies that require institutional clearance when using an External IRB, a new unit, the External Review Unit has emerged into the Human Research Protection area to manage the work related to t…

Listen to hear about required certification and all available resources to help you prepare high quality submissions and maintain regulatory compliance Host: Robert Maril, MM, CIP, IRB Specialist Produced by Royell Sullivan-Green, MA, CIP Sr. IRB Education SpecialistNYU Langone Health

The inner workings of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at times may seem like a mystery. In this episode, you will hear directly from IRB chairs, Frederick More, DDS, MS, and Alexes Hazen, MD, FACS and member Samuel Bliss, PharmD. Together, they discuss their experiences serving on the IRB, their role in the overall review process, and their ad…

This episode covers the Association of Clinical Coordination & Research Management (ACCRM), an internal NYU organization created by study team members to improve research processes across the health system. Host: M’lis Kendrick, MA, Senior Education SpecialistNYU Langone Health

This episode focuses on the creation and implementation of the Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Foundational Program, a two day, instructor-led course that covers essential topics for research study team success. Host: M’lis Kendrick, MA, Senior Education SpecialistNYU Langone Health