Awards and Recognition Archives - Page 3 of 9

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Lindner Center of HOPE has a Professional Development Staff Reward Program to recognize those employees (within patient care units, the Access and Referral Center, Partial Hospitalization Program and/or Neuromodulation Center) who exhibit performance and behaviors that meet and exceed criteria established for staff development. Criteria for the acknowledgement falls within the four categories of: customer service, professional development, creativity and innovation, and teamwork. Points are awarded for criteria met within each of the categories. Based on the number of points accumulated by an employee, there are four tiers for designation. Tier IV is the highest level of designation. Rewards are given based on tier designation.

Recently, Nikki Giesel-MHS received Tier IV designation.

Amy Luncan-RN received Tier III designation.

Congratulations to these employees on their achievement.

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Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Readers’ Choice 2021 Winner in both Mason + Deerfield Lifestyle and West Chester + Liberty Lifestyle.

The Center is pleased to serve the communities represented in both of these publications.

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In 2021, Cincy Magazine asked its readers to nominate and vote for their favorite doctors in 81 specialties. This year’s winners included Lindner Center of HOPE’s:

Tracy Suzanne Cummings, MD in the category of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic services for all ages and short-term residential services for adults, and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

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Dr. Amanda Porter offers Understanding, Coping Skills and Support to Anxiety Sufferers in Dear Anxiety, Let’s Break Up

MASON, Ohio – Lindner Center of HOPE, a leading provider of mental health care, is pleased to announce that Amanda Porter, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Lindner Center of HOPE Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, has released a book about anxiety.

Anxiety is the most common mental illness diagnosis, and those who suffer from it often feel overwhelmed, out of control, ashamed, lonely, and spiritually defeated. The truth is that anxiety is an emotion that can serve as a life-saving tool, offering instinctual responses to danger.

Dr. Porter, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with triple-board certifications in internal medicine, psychiatry/mental health, and addiction openly shares that she, too, is one of the 40 million adults in the U.S. who struggles with anxiety.

In her new book, Dear Anxiety, Let’s Break Up (BroadStreet^® Publishing), Dr. Porter offers education, encouragement, and spiritual counsel to those who battle anxiety. We cannot always control our circumstances or our futures, but Dr. Porter assures readers that feelings of anxiety can be managed through our thoughts, behaviors, and actions.

In Dear Anxiety, Let’s Break Up, Dr. Porter offers scientifically supported coping strategies, spiritual guidance, and refreshing encouragement to help readers discover personal freedom. Topics include:

Gratitude: Practicing gratitude will soothe anxiety and redirect our thoughts to positivity and God. We can learn to manage feelings of worry and sadness with reminders of progress and gratefulness.
Mindfulness: When we slow down and practice mindfulness, we can focus our attention, intention, and awareness on the task in front of us. Rather than allowing our emotions to rule our lives and overwhelm us, we can choose to be calm and trust God in our circumstances.
Presence: When we feel overwhelmed, we may feel the urge to isolate, but that’s when we should seek the presence of trusted loved ones who can offer us comfort or pray with us.
Healing: Our focus should be on healing, not finding a cure. We may never fully eradicate the symptoms of anxiety, but through hard work and commitment, we can find healing, peace, and acceptance.

About the Author:

As a mental health expert, an anxiety sufferer, and a pastor’s wife, Amanda Porter has been living at the intersection of mental health and faith for many years. She is a writer, speaker, and psychiatric nurse practitioner with triple-board certifications in internal medicine, psychiatry/mental health, and addiction. Amanda practices at the nationally renowned Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason, Ohio. She volunteers as a clinical preceptor and teaches community classes on mental health, faith, and anxiety. Amanda lives outside Cincinnati with her husband, Joe, two kids, a dog named Marley, and a cat, Izzy. Her website is www.amandaporternp.com, and she can be found on social media: @AmandaPorterNP.

About the Lindner Center of HOPE
Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing patient-centered, scientifically advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnerships with UC Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as their clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Learn more at https://lindnercenterofhope.org/.

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Danielle Johnson, MD, FAPA Acknowledged in Psychiatry Category

MASON, Ohio – Lindner Center of HOPE, a leading provider of mental health care, is pleased to announce that Danielle J. Johnson, MD, FAPA, Chief Medical Officer, Lindner Center of HOPE, was named among Top Doctors 2021 as published in Cincinnati Magazine. She was selected by peers in a survey asking them which physicians they would turn to for care. The survey was conducted by Professional Research Services Company of Troy, Michigan.

Dr. Johnson was one of only 12 physicians named in the psychiatry category.

Dr. Johnson completed her General Psychiatry Residency and Psychiatric Emergency Services Chief Residency with University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and University Hospital in Cincinnati. Dr. Johnson’s interests include treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and ADHD in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

She contributed to the development of the Women’s Mental Health Program at Lindner Center of HOPE. Dr. Johnson has completed training in the assessment and treatment of postpartum mental illnesses. She is a board member of the International Society of Reproductive Psychiatry and a member of the Ohio Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Committee.

About the Lindner Center of HOPE

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing patient-centered, scientifically advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnerships with UC Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as their clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Learn more at https://lindnercenterofhope.org/.

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Talented Staff Members Grow in Leadership Roles.

MASON, Ohio – Lindner Center of HOPE, a leading provider of mental health care, is pleased to announce the promotions of the following individuals who are poised to continue to lead the organization into the future:

Lindsey Collins Conover, PhD, has been promoted to medical staff and is serving as an Outpatient and Residential Psychologist.

Tracy Suzanne Cummings, MD has been promoted to the newly created role of Associate Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Excellence.

Rebecca Dickerscheid, MSW, LISW-S, has been promoted to the Co-Director of Residential Services.

Jennifer Farley, PsyD, has been promoted to Associate Chief of Psychological Services.

William Jason Thompson, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, has been promoted to Clinical Director of the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

Sidney Hays, MSW, LSW, DARTT, has been promoted to a medical staff position as an outpatient therapist.

Nicole Jederlinic, DO, staff psychiatrist, has been promoted to Medical Director for the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center unit at Lindner Center of HOPE.

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Effective July 1, 2021, Paul R. Crosby, MD, MBA has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE, the comprehensive mental health center of excellence in Mason, Ohio, which opened in 2008. Dr. Crosby’s full title is President and CEO, with the responsibility of providing leadership and direction for the overall operation of the Center.

Dr. Crosby, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and summa cum laude graduate of The Ohio State University, was recruited to join the Lindner Center of HOPE medical staff for the Center’s opening in 2008. As a people-first physician leader with expertise in healthcare operations and policy, Dr. Crosby is guided by the values of empathy and excellence. He drives results by combining his clinical experience with sound business principles. He played significant, strategic roles in the growth and development of Lindner Center of HOPE, taking on more responsibility over time and serving in progressively more complex roles: Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Director of Lindner Center of HOPE Professional Associates, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Officer, and Chief Operating Officer (COO). In September 2020, Dr. Crosby was appointed President and officially began an organized process to succeed outgoing CEO, Paul E. Keck, MD. Dr. Keck was LCOH’s founding president and CEO and will remain employed at the Center in the new role of Psychiatrist in Chief.

Dr. Crosby’s leadership has brought achievements in clinician recruitment and retention, multiple surveys by regulatory and accrediting bodies, and restructuring of Lindner Center of HOPE’s nationally-renowned residential services resulting in increased referrals, increased census, and increased patient and referrer satisfaction. He led LCOH’s pandemic response including coordination of communications, establishment of safety best practices rapid conversion to telehealth of most outpatient services, and rapid transitioning to working-from-home for many staff. Notably, throughout the pandemic, the Center has not instituted layoffs or furloughs, pay reductions, or capacity reductions. He is a recipient of The Healthcare Leadership Award, Venue and LEAD Magazine, Cincinnati, and a 2021 winner of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Healthcare Hero’s Award in the manager category.

Dr. Crosby is board certified in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and has provided care in many of the Center’s service lines, including residential services, inpatient adolescent services, and partial hospital programs. He will continue to provide outpatient psychiatric consultation to children and families referred from around the country.

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Lindner Center of HOPE Chief Research Officer member of team that identifies 64 regions of the genome that increase risk for bipolar disorder

Mason, OH, April 22, 2021 – Chief Research Officer of The Research Institute at Lindner Center of HOPE, Susan McElroy, MD, was part of a research team in the largest genetic study of bipolar disorder to date. In his genetic study researchers have identified 64 regions of the genome containing DNA variations that increase risk of bipolar disorder—more than double the number previously identified.

The research team also found overlap in the genetic bases of bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, the study supports a role of sleep habits, alcohol, and substance usage in the development of bipolar disorder, although further research is needed to confirm these findings. The study results were published May 17 in Nature Genetics (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-021-00857-4). Read the full press release at https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-05-regions-genome-bipolar-disorder.html .

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Francisco Romo-Nava, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Chief Research Officer, Research Institute at Lindner Center of HOPE, has been distinguished as a 2021 International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Best Poster Awardee, for his poster Revisiting the Bipolar Disorder with Migraine phenotype: Clinical Features and Comorbidity. His poster is the effort of the team at The Research Institute. The program committee reviewed almost 200 posters, and Dr. Romo-Nava’s was rated among the highest. The best poster awardees will be recognized with a ribbon on the poster image in the poster gallery, listed in the General Conference Information and will also be acknowledged in the email that will be sent out to all registered attendees to launch the poster session each day.

This is the ISBD’s 23^rd annual conference. It is a global conference taking place via interactive platform May 13-15, 2021.

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Recently, Brittany Heuer-MHS and Alexis Pitzer-MHS received Tier IV designation.

Congratulations to Brittany and Alexis on their achievement.