Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following changes to clinical administration:

Paul R. Crosby, MD, Chief Medical Officer

Tracy Suzanne Cummings, MD, Medical Director of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Inpatient and Partial Hospital Program at Lindner Center of HOPE

C. Stephen Edwards, MD, Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Medical Director of Williams House

Paul Houser, MD, Medical Director of the Harold C. Schott Foundation Eating Disorders Program

Danielle Johnson, MD, FAPA, Chief of Adult Psychiatry

Lorene Walter, MD, Medical Director of Mindful Transitions, Adult Partial Hospital Program

 

 

136C. Stephen Edwards, MD, has been named Medical Director of Williams House at Lindner Center of HOPE. Dr. Edwards has been a member of Lindner Center of HOPE’s Medical Staff since opening, serving as Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and most recently Medical Director of the Harold C. Schott Foundation Eating Disorder Program and Medical Director of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Acute and Partial Units at Lindner Center of HOPE.

Given his experience and training, Dr. Edwards played a critical role in the programming and development of Williams House and is looking forward to participating in the day-to-day clinical care on the unit.

Dr. Edwards is board certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and board eligible in pediatrics. He specializes in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and depression.

Prior to joining the Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Edwards served as Medical Director for the Adolescent Sexual Offender and Child Abuse-Reactive Residential Programs and Acute Children’s Units at River Park Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. He also served in private practice at the New Hope Christian Counseling Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Edwards’ other clinical positions have included serving as Medical Director for the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at River Park Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia; Medical Director for the Adolescent Partial Program at Charter Ridge Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky; volunteer faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky; and assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia.

Annually, Healthnetwork Foundation presents Service Excellence Awards to 10 physicians who have demonstrated an extremely high level of integrity and compassionate care to Healthnetwork supporters.

Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD, Lindner Center of HOPE President and CEO, was recognized as a 2015 recipient. In addition to a plaque and recognition at Healthnetwork events, Lindner Center of HOPE received a $10,000 gift to help fund ground-breaking research and patient care efforts.

Since becoming a member of the Healthnetwork Foundation, this is the second time a Lindner Center physician has received this award.

 

Kathleen Neher and Joseph Swygart, Lindner Center of HOPE admission staff for the Sibcy House and Williams House were recognized this month as nominees for the 2015 Richard M. Smith Patient Safety Award.

Neher and Swygart deal with a high volume of patient, family and referrer calls on a daily basis. Safety comes into play in their roles, as they need to be acutely alert to what the caller is saying regarding the patient’s safety and/or their own safety as these families are facing complex mental health and or addictions issues. Given that some callers are across the country or even outside of the country, the challenging nature of managing what could be escalating psychiatric and addictions issues becomes even more complex.

On February 4, 2015, a patient called the admissions office for the diagnostic and short-term intensive treatment programs at Lindner Center of HOPE, crying and saying that she had just attempted suicide and needed help. She said she had mixed medication and alcohol and had a plan in place to end her life. Swygart remained on the line with the patient while Neher called the patient’s local police department and notified them of the suicide attempt. Neher also contacted the patient’s husband at work and left him a voicemail informing him of the event and letting him know that the police had been called. The patient asked several times if she could hang up and proceed with her plan. Swygart encouraged her to stay on the line with him and to wait until emergency personnel arrived. Though the patient denied that she was attempting suicide, one police officer got on the phone and asked Swygart to clarify the situation. After the discussion, officers took the patient into custody and hung up the phone. The patient’s husband called the admissions office soon after and left a voicemail thanking both staff members for calling the police and informed them that patient had been admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit.

Their safety-minded actions and quick response truly saved a person’s life that day, truly making them deserving of this patient safety award.

Scott K. Bullock, MSW, LISW-SScott Bullock, MSW, LISW-S, CEDS, joins an elite group of professionals committed to excellence in the treatment of eating disorders with advanced certification from the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation.

“Certification as an iaedp eating disorder specialist is evidence that both Bullock and iaedp are diligent in seeking advancement in training, education, research and competency to address the complexities involved in the treatment of eating disorders,” says Tammy Beasley, RDN, CEDRD, CSSD, Director of iaedp Certification Committee. 

Lindner Center of HOPE’s Chief Research Officer, Dr. Susan McElroy, was recently cited in a Forbes article about her work in the investigation of an experimental drug that could be used in the treatment of depression.

Naurex, a private company founded by a Northwestern University professor in Evanston, Ill., is reporting that this experimental drug works to help push patients out of a major depressive state within 24 hours of getting a single intravenous shot.

Click here to read the Forbes article.

Ranking Places Three Lindner Center Doctors at the Top Locally

The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following doctors were ranked among the best doctors in the nation and among the top specialists in the Tri-State as indicated by The Best Doctors in America 2014 database. 491 specialists from the Tristate were included in the listing published in Cincy Magazine:

Paul Keck image smallPaul E. Keck, Jr., M.D., President-CEO, Lindner Center of HOPE, is a nationally renowned psychiatrist and researcher in Bipolar Disorder and psychopharmacology. He authored over 700 scientific papers in leading journals and was the 7th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology over the last decade.

Michael A. Keys, MDMichael A. Keys, M.D., Dr. Keys is a regionally known and respected expert in Geriatric Psychiatry with more than 25 years of experience. He currently serves as Director of Senior Adult Psychiatry at the Lindner Center of HOPE. He is also a member of several national and international psychiatric associations and editorial boards.

Susan L. McElroy, MDSusan L. McElroy, M.D., A nationally recognized researcher and educator, Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. As Chief Research Officer for the Lindner Center of HOPE, she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in bipolar disorder, major depression, binge eating disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

This is the fifth consecutive year these doctors were included in this database. All three physicians hold faculty appointments with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and are part of UC Physicians.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides 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 and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders 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.

Mason, OH, November 24, 2014 – Lindner Center of HOPE staff psychologist, Charles Brady, PhD, ABPP, is a finalist for the 18th annual Business Courier Health Care Heroes awards in the provider category. Dr. Brady is one of 19 total finalists and one of five in the provider category.

Winners will be announced at a dinner on Thursday, February 12, 2015.

Dr. Brady directs the Center’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety treatment program and oversees the Supported Employment program. He leadsCharles Brady Ph.D_0027 the research and development of the Center’s psychiatric rehabilitation programming. He also currently serves as the president of the board of managers of Lindner Center Professional Associates.

Dr. Brady is a clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience on the staff and faculty of the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Psychiatry. In addition to providing clinical service to thousands of patients at UC, he trained and supervised numerous psychology interns, doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, psychiatric residents, psychiatric fellows, and psychiatrists.

Approximately 2 to3 million adults and ½ million children in the United States have OCD, but more than any other psychological conditions, individuals with OCD encounter obstacles that are estimated to cause an average of 14-17 years between the onset of symptoms and accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Common obstacles include a shortage of properly trained health professionals and inaccurate or insufficient public awareness. On many levels, Dr. Brady works to address these challenges.

Dr. Brady’s positive impact as a provider is not limited to merely the population of patients he works with directly, instead his focus has always been on devising the best and most efficient ways to reach as many individuals as possible. Having established a well-respected reputation as one of the nation’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder experts, Dr. Brady’s unique understanding of OCD and his experience in achieving positive, measurable progress is highly sought after by patients and families across the country.

It was obvious to Dr. Brady early on that, individuals suffering with OCD were underserved. To that end, Dr. Brady made it his personal mission to address the need of those struggling with OCD, seeking specialized training on his own and rising to among the most respected OCD specialists in the country.

With a keen understanding of the rarity of his training and expertise, Dr. Brady has devoted his career to sharing his knowledge and talents with those who can take it forward and multiply the impact on the suffering caused by OCD.

Heath Care Heroes is the Business Courier’s recognition of those who have made an impact on health care in our community through their concern for patients, their research and inventions, their management skills, their innovative programs for employees and their services.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides 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 and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders 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.

 

Paul Keck image smallMason, OH, November 19, 2014 – Lindner Center of HOPE’s President and CEO, Dr. Paul E. Keck, Jr., was named amongst Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers, a listing of the world’s leading scholars in the sciences and social sciences, in honor of his landmark contributions to research in the field of Psychiatry/Psychology.

Thomson Reuters, evaluates and recognizes excellence in the scholarly community as demonstrated by the quantitative impact of the sciences by consistently monitoring the undeniable link between citations and influence. Dr. Keck was selected as a Highly Cited Researcher due to the number of citations his work has received from fellow researchers. Essentially, his peers have identified his contributions as being among the most valuable and significant in the field of Psychiatry/Psychology.

The global nature of this study highlights the researchers, institutions and countries on the cutting edge of science, those who are developing innovations that will lead to a brighter tomorrow. The listing of the Highly Cited Researchers was compiled by assessing papers indexed within the Web of Science™ between 2002 and 2012 in 21 broad fields of study. Analysts tracked authors who published numerous articles ranking among the top one percent of the most cited in their respective fields in a given year of publication. View the list and methodology at highlycited.com.

Dr. Keck was also listed in The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014. This report is at ScienceWatch.com.

Lindner Center of HOPE provides 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 and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders 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.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Mason Community Center from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Mary Jo Pollock, MSN, CNS, Lindner Center of HOPE’s Advanced Practice Nurse, will present Understanding antidepressants: A look at side effects and side-effect management.


Mason, OH – On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Mason Community Center from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Mary Jo Pollock, MSN, CNS, Lindner Center of HOPE’s Advanced Practice Nurse, will present Understanding antidepressants: A look at side effects and side-effect management. The presentation is open to the public and is offered at no charge. During this presentation, attendees will learn about the most common side effects for commonly prescribed psychiatric medications, how to recognize serious side effects, and they will learn about treatment interventions used to address emergent side-effects. There will also be plenty of opportunity for questions.