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.
May 20
The U.S. Overdose Crisis: How Can We Use Science to Save Lives?
Magdalena Cerda, DrPH
Professor and Director
Center for Opioid Epidemiology & Policy
New York University
Learning Objectives
- Understand trends in overdose deaths in the United States.
- Describe different types of approaches to achieve population-level reductions in overdose deaths.
- Assess the state of the evidence on the effectiveness of current overdose prevention strategies.
Reading Recommendations
- Santaella-Tenorio J, et al. Rates of Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid Overdose Deaths During the Early Synthetic Opioid Crisis: A County-level Analysis. Epidemiology. 2025 Mar 1;36(2):186-195.
- Dowell D, et al. Why have overdose deaths decreased? Widespread fentanyl saturation and decreased drug use among key drivers. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Sep 24;51 :101226.
- Doonan SM, et al. How do restrictions on opioid prescribing, harm reduction, and treatment coverage policies relate to opioid overdose deaths in the United States in 2013-2020? An application of a new state opioid policy scale. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2025; 137: 104713. Kline D, et . A state-level history of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, 1999-2021. PLOS One. 2024; 19(9): e0309938.
*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
(Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)
Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link
May 27
Gene x Environment Interactions in Brain Disease
Kristen Brennand, PhD
Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Genetics
Yale School of Medicine
*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
(Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)
Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link
June 3
LGBTQ+ Heritage Month Grand Rounds
Advancing Research on Suicide Risk and Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults: Challenges and Future Directions
Kirsty Clark, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
Vanderbilt University
*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
(Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)
Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link
June 10
André Fenton, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology of Cognition Laboratory
Director, Center for Neural Science and Neuroscience Institute
NYU Langone Medical Center
*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
(Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)
Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link
June 17
Graduation Ceremony for the Adult Residency and Fellowship Training Programs
June 24
2026 Annual Meeting for Faculty and Staff