Topic: Managing Insomnia & Sleep Wake Cycle Disruption in HD
Guest speaker: Dr. Dan Fischman, psychiatrist and faculty at Stanford. Dr. Fishman completed the Psychiatry Residency Program at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident and was lauded with the program’s sole Teaching Award. Thereafter, Dr. Fishman completed the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship also at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In the subsequent years, Dr. Fishman practiced as a consultation and liaison psychiatrist, simultaneously serving both academic and community hospitals in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. In his outpatient clinic, he managed and treated patients with complex issues linking the domains of neurology and psychiatry. Dr. Fishman joined the faculty of Stanford University School of Medicine in 2020 as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Since his appointment, Dr. Fishman works on the medical/surgical units, intensive care units and in the emergency department at Stanford Hospital to provide psychiatric care for patients with acute diagnoses and graduate medical education to psychiatry, internal medicine, palliative care, oncology, and neurology trainees.
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 7-9 pm
Place: St. George Church - 3400 Dawson Street - Pgh, PA 15213