Grand Rounds Calendar
The Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute host Psychiatry Grand Rounds Wednesdays at 11:00 AM ET. All events are accessible via Zoom, with some hybrid events.
For Grand Rounds inquiries, including nominations or to meet with a speaker, please email us at: grandrounds@nyspi.columbia.edu.
For a list of past Grand Rounds events and links to video recordings, please visit the Grand Rounds Archive.
September 16
Department of Psychiatry/NYSPI Town Hall
Please join Dr. Joshua Gordon for our September Department/NYSPI Town Hall as we share updates, highlight our community, and create more opportunities to connect and engage.
Immediately following the Town Hall, all faculty and staff are invited to join us in the Multipurpose Room (6602) for pastries and refreshments and an opportunity to spend time with colleagues from across the Department/NYSPI.
September 23
Alexander Glassman Memorial Lecture
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?
Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Learning Objectives
- Identify the primary symptoms and heterogeneous clinical presentations of avoidant/ restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in children and adults.
- Discuss the neurobiological features of ARFID (e.g., neural response to food cues, appetite-regulating hormone levels) that make avoidant and restrictive eating a logical choice for individuals with the disorder.
- Create a cognitive-behavioral treatment plan tailored to the individual presentation of ARFID, including sensory sensitivity, fear of aversive consequences, and lack of interest in eating.
Reading Recommendations
- MacDonald, D. E., Liebman, R., & Trottier, K. (2024). Clinical characteristics, treatment course and outcome of adults treated for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) at a tertiary care eating disorders program. Journal of eating disorders, 12(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00973-6
- Price, T., Apostolopoulou, T., & Jones, K. (2025). Virtually delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (CBT-AR): a case study in an adult with elevated autistic traits. Eating disorders, 33(2), 177–197. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2346372
- Sanchez-Cerezo, J., Nagularaj, L., Gledhill, J., & Nicholls, D. (2023). What do we know about the epidemiology of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents? A systematic review of the literature. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 31(2), 226–246. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2964
- Sanchez-Cerezo, J., Neale, J., Julius, N., Croudace, T., Lynn, R. M., Hudson, L. D., & Nicholls, D. (2024). Subtypes of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents: a latent class analysis. EClinicalMedicine, 68, 102440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102440
September 30
Psychedelics, Anesthetics, and Dreaming: New Tools for a New Science
Boris Heifets, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
October 7
Hispanic Heritage Month
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD
Associate Chair & Associate Professor
Indiana University-Bloomington
October 14
Diana Martinez, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute
October 21
Miriam Tepper, MD
New York State Chief Medical Officer
Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute
October 28
Brickell Lecture
Holly Wilcox, PhD
Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins University