Psychiatry Grand Rounds 8/26 | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Case Conference
Kast publishes paper in Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Kristopher A Kast, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, program director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, and clinical director of the Addiction Consult Service, recently served as author of a newly-published paper in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
Timothy Adegoke, MD
Timothy
Adegoke
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of General Psychiatry
timothy.adegoke@vumc.org
Dr. Timothy Adegoke joined Vanderbilt Psychiatry as faculty in 2023, shortly after completing a clinical fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Psychosomatic Medicine) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior to that he completed his general psychiatry residency at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia.
Dr. Adegoke primarily provides inpatient psychiatric consultation services to medical and surgical teams across the Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital system. In addition, he serves as a member of the Vanderbilt Psychiatry neuromodulation team, delivering treatments such as Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to patients with treatment-resistant psychopathologies.
Psychiatry Interest: Interventional Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Clinical Education
Leiberh “Noel” Diaz, M.D.
Leiberh “Noel”
Diaz
M.D.
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Michael Levin, M.D.
Michael
Levin
M.D.
Hometown: Carlisle, PA
College: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Psychiatry Interest: Adolescent Substance Use, Collaborative Care, Therapy
Samuel Warn M.D.
Samuel
Warn
M.D.
Hometown: Helena, MT
College: University of Miami
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Psychiatry Interest: consults, eating disorders
Peter Martin publishes new book on 'Historical Vocabulary of Addiction'
Peter Martin, M.D., professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, has published his latest book, Historical Vocabulary of Addiction. This book is intended for all psychiatrists and others who are interested in mental disorders, especially those who have not viewed patients who suffer from addictive disorders as typically in their bailiwick.
Kathy Niu, MD
Kathy
Niu
MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of General Psychiatry
kathy.niu@vumc.org
Dr. Kathy Niu obtained her M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2013. She then completed a dual Psychiatry-Neurology Residency at the University of Massachusetts. Board certified in both Psychiatry and Neurology by the ABPN (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology), Dr. Niu joined Vanderbilt as an Assistant Professor with dual appointments in the two departments. Clinically, she works with adult patients in the Vanderbilt Psychiatry Hospital and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the Consult-Liaison service. She is the Psychiatry Clerkship Director and Co-Director of the Brain, Behavior, and Movement course for medical students. Combining her areas of expertise and interest in teaching, Dr. Niu leads the development of Neuropsychiatry educational opportunities.
Anna Huang, PhD
Anna
S.
Huang
PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Psychology
Dr. Huang holds a PhD in Psychology with a specialty in cognitive neuroscience from Stony Brook University and a BSc in Psychology from University of York. Her research interests are on how neural circuitry underlying higher order cognitive functions including working memory, attention and decision making processes are related to cognitive impairments that are often observed in psychopathologies including psychosis.
Dr. Huang’s research program investigates the mechanisms by which known thalamocortical network abnormality relates to cognitive impairment in Schizophrenia. The focus of her research at Vanderbilt has been on characterizing thalamocortical system abnormalities in Schizophrenia using structural, resting and task state fMRI. The thalamus is a key component of multiple networks that support cognitive functions, especially attention and decision making. Using a combination of structural and functional neuroimaging methods in combination with behavioral tasks and computational modeling, she is interested in developing a mechanistic understanding of how the thalamus and thalamocortical networks contribute to cognition and how abnormalities in this network relate to cognitive and behavioral disturbances in Schizophrenia.
anna.s.huang@vumc.org