Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Mass General Brigham
Neuropsychiatry: A Comprehensive Update 2026
October 22-24, 2026
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston
Agenda
Day 1 – Thursday, October 22, 2026
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome & Introduction
David Silbersweig, MD
MODULE TOPIC 1: Structural and Functional Neuroanatomy
8:00–8:40 AM A Neuroanatomy Primer
Jeremy Schmahmann, MD
8:40-9:20 AM Functional Neurocircuitry of Affective and Behavioral Processes and Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
David Silbersweig, MD
9:20-10:00 AM Functional Neurocircuitry of Cognition and Cognitive Syndromes
Kirk Daffner, MD
10:00-10:20 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Scott McGinnis, MD
Panelists: David Silbersweig, MD; Jeremy Schmahmann, MD;
Kirk Daffner, MD
10:20-10:30 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 2: Neuropsychiatric Assessment
10:30-11:05 AM The Neuropsychiatric Exam and Ancillary Tests
Sheldon Benjamin, MD
11:05-11:35 AM Neuroimaging in Clinical Neuropsychiatry
Joshua Klein, MD, PhD
11:35 AM-12:05 PM Neuropsychological Evaluation in Neuropsychiatry
Deborah Green, PhD, ABPP
12:05-12:20 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Scott McGinnis, MD
Panelists: Sheldon Benjamin, MD; Joshua Klein, MD, PhD;
Deborah Green, PhD, ABPP
12:20-1:05 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 3: Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics Part 1
1:05-1:45 PM Brain Stimulation Therapies in Neuropsychiatry
Michael Fox, MD, PhD
1:45-2:15 PM Psychopharmacology: Drugs That Affect Cognition
Isaiah Kletenik, MD
2:15-2:45 PM Psychopharmacology: Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
Maurizio Fava, MD
2:45-3:05 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Gaston Baslet, MD
Panelists: Maurizio Fava, MD; Isaiah Kletenik, MD;
Michael Fox, MD, PhD
3:05-3:15 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC 4: Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics Part 2
3:15-4:05 PM Psychosocial Interventions in Neuropsychiatry
Abby Altman, PhD; Emma Weizenbaum, PhD
4:05-4:35 PM Optimizing Brain Health: Lifestyle, Aging, and Disease Risk Reduction
Seth Gale, MD
4:35-4:55 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Gaston Baslet, MD
Panelists: Emma Weizenbaum, PhD; Abby Altman, PhD; Seth Gale, MD
4:55-5:00 PM Concluding Remarks
Gaston Baslet, MD
Day 2 – Friday, October 23, 2026
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome & Introduction
Kirk Daffner, MD
MODULE TOPIC 5: Neuropsychiatry of Neurological Disorders Part 1
8:00-8:30 AM Acute and Subacute Neurocognitive Impairments
Scott McGinnis, MD
8:30-9:00 AM Neuropsychiatry of Alzheimer’s Disease
Nancy J. Donovan, MD
9:00-9:30 AM Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia
Brad Dickerson, MD
9:30-9:50 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kirk Daffner, MD
Panelists: Scott McGinnis, MD; Nancy J. Donovan, MD; Brad Dickerson, MD
9:50-10:00 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 6: Neuropsychiatry of Neurological Disorders Part 2
10:00-10:30 AM Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease
Stanley Lyndon, MD
10:30-11:00 AM Neuropsychiatry of Epilepsy
Daniel Weisholtz, MD
11:00-11:30 AM Functional Neurological Disorder
Gaston Baslet, MD
11:30 AM-12:00 PM Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis
Laura T. Safar, MD
12:00 PM-12:30 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kirk Daffner, MD
Panelists: Stanley Lyndon, MD; Daniel Weisholtz, MD; Gaston Baslet, MD; Laura T. Safar, MD
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 7: Neurobehavioral and Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Disorders Part 1
1:30-2:00 PM Neuropsycho-oncology
Damien Miran, MD
2:00-2:40 PM Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury
Thomas McAllister, MD
2:40-3:10 PM Neuropsychiatry of Sleep
Milena Pavlova, MD
3:10-3:30 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kirk Daffner, MD
Panelists: Damien Miran, MD; Thomas McAllister, MD; Milena Pavlova, MD
3:30-3:40 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC 8: Neurobehavioral and Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Disorders Part 2
3:40-4:10 PM Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Pain
Ginger Polich, MD
4:10-4:40 PM Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Addiction
Joji Suzuki, MD
4:40-4:55 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Panelists: Ginger Polich, MD; TBA; Joji Suzuki, MD
4:55-5:00 PM Closing Remarks
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Day 3 – Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:50-7:55 AM Welcome & Introduction
Laura T. Safar, MD
MODULE TOPIC 9: Neuropsychiatry of Developmental Disorders
7:55-8:25 AM Principles and Practice
Susanna Mierau, MD, DPhil
8:25-8:55 AM Psychopharmacology of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Christopher Keary, MD
8:55-9:25 AM Neuropsychiatry of Tourette Syndrome and Related Tic Disorders
Jeremiah Scharf, MD, PhD
9:25-9:40 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Laura T. Safar, MD
Panelists: Susanna Mierau, MD, DPhil; Christopher Keary, MD; Jeremiah Scharf, MD, PhD
9:40-9:45 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 10: Neuropsychiatry of Medical Disorders
9:45-10:15 AM Neuropsychiatry of Inflammatory Disorders
Rishab Gupta, MBBS, MD
10:15-10:45 AM Forensic Neuropsychiatry
Jhilam Biswas, MD
10:45-11:15 AM Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Endocrine Disorders
Catherine Gonzalez, MD
11:15-11:30 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Laura T. Safar, MD
Panelists: Rishab Gupta, MBBS, MD; Jhilam Biswas, MD; Catherine Gonzalez, MD
11:30 AM-11:35 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 11: Special Topics in Neuropsychiatry
11:35 AM-12:05 PM Neurocognitive Aspects of Primary Psychiatric Disorders
Katherine Burdick, PhD
12:05-12:35 PM Geriatric Neuropsychiatry
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
12:35-1:15 PM Holistic and Sustainable Management of Complex Neuropsychiatric Patients
Barry Fogel, MD
1:15-1:30 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Scott McGinnis, MD
Panelists: Katherine Burdick, PhD; Juan Carlos Urizar, MD; Barry Fogel, MD
1:30 PM Closing Remarks
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Gaston Baslet, MD
Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs
Affiliated Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami
Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Kirk Daffner, MD, FANA, FAAN, FANPA
Director, Center for Brain and Mind Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Associate Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Mass General Brigham
J. David and Virginia Wimberly Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Scott McGinnis, MD
Center for Brain/Mind Medicine and Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Laura T. Safar, MD, DFAPA
Vice Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Program Director, Lahey Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lecturer on Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
David Silbersweig, MD
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stanley Cobb, Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Medical Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging, Department of Psychiatry
Mass General Brigham
Associate Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Abby N. Altman, PhD
Licensed Psychologist and Geropsychologist
Founder, Altman Interventions LLC
Gaston Baslet, MD
Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs
Affiliated Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Sheldon Benjamin, MD
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Director of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine
Jhilam Biswas, MD, DFAPA
Director, Psychiatry, Law, and Society Program
Co-director, Harvard Mass General Brigham Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Consult Liaison Psychiatry Clinical Lead, Forensic Psychiatry
Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Center
Instructor Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
Katherine E Burdick, PhD
Diane Goldman Kemper Family Professor of Medical Psychology
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Director of Research
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Kirk R. Daffner, MD, FANA, FAAN, FANPA
Director, Center for Brain and Mind Medicine
Mass General Brigham
J. David and Virginia Wimberly Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Brad Dickerson, MD, FAAN, FANA, FANPA
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Tommy Rickles Chair in Progressive Aphasia Research
Director, Frontotemporal Disorders Unit and Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Massachusetts General Hospital
Nancy J. Donovan, MD
Director of Research, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital
Associate Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Maurizio Fava, MD
Chair, Mass General Brigham Department of Psychiatry
Co-Chair, Mass General Brigham Research Oversight Committee (ROC)
Executive Director, Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI)
Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Barry Fogel, MD, MBA
Professor of Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Residency in Neurology, Harvard-Longwood Program (Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Beth Israel Hospital)
Residency in Psychiatry, Stanford Medical Center
Neurologist and Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Raymond D. Adams, MD, Endowed Chair in Neurology
Kaye Family Research Director of Psychiatric Brain Stimulation
Mass General Brigham
Catherine Gonzalez, MD
Associate Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging,
MGB AMC Psychiatry
Medical Director of Faculty, Trainee & Employee Mental Health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Deborah Green, PhD ABPP-CN
Division of Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Rishab Gupta, MD
Associate Psychiatrist, Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers’ Department of Psychiatry
Staff Neuropsychiatrist, Center for Brain/Mind Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Christopher Keary, MD
Behavioral Director, MGH Angelman Syndrome Clinic
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Staff Psychiatrist, Lurie Center for Autism
Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology, Mass General Brigham
Isaiah Kletenik, MD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Neurology and Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Stanley Lyndon, MD
Co-Director, Center for Brain and Mind Medicine
Medical Director, Division of Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry Lead, Division of Medical Psychiatry
Director of TMS Education, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Co-Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Thomas W. McAllister, MD
Albert Eugene Sterne Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Scott McGinnis, MD
Center for Brain/Mind Medicine and Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Susanna Mierau, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Associate Neurologist & Principal Investigator
Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Adult Neurologist
Lurie Center for Autism, Massachusetts General Hospital
Damien M. Miran, MD
Clinical Director, DFCI Inpatient Psychiatry Consult Service
Department of Supportive Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Division of Medical Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Milena Pavlova, MD
Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Sleep and EEG Testing Centers – BWFH
Course Director, Sleep
Ginger Polich, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Laura T. Safar, MD, DFAPA
Vice Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Program Director, Lahey Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lecturer on Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Jeremiah M. Scharf, MD, PhD, FANPA
Founding Director, Tic Disorders Unit, Division of Movement Disorders, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry
Co-Director, MGB-TAA Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence
Principal Investigator, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine
Mass General Brigham
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research
The Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard
Jeremy D. Schmahmann, MD, FAAN, FANA, FANPA
Martha and Robert Fogelman Endowed Chair in Ataxia and Cerebellar Neurology
Founding Director, MGH Ataxia Center, Center of Excellence of the National Ataxia Foundation, and Mission MSA
Division of Behavioral Neurology
Schmahmann Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
David A. Silbersweig, MD
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stanley Cobb, Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Joji Suzuki, MD, FACLP, FASAM
Division of Addiction Treatment and Prevention, AMC Psychiatry Department, Mass General Brigham
Program Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator, SuzukiLab
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Medical Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging, Department of Psychiatry
Mass General Brigham
Associate Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Daniel Weisholtz, MD
Associate Neurologist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Emma L. Weizenbaum, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Brigham Health, Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital
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