Psychiatry Residency
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville, VA
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY
Honors and Awards
Weinberg Family Award for Academic Excellence, Baystate Medical Center, 2010
Jack Weinberg Memorial Award in Geriatric Psychiatry, APA, 2011
Distinguished Faculty Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2011
Areas of Interest
Delirium
Geriatric psychiatry
Mental health policy
Psychiatric research
Psychopharmacology
Professional Service
Member, Committee on the Award for Research in Geriatric Psychiatry (ACP)
Member, IPA Task Force on Testamentary Capacity
Secretary-Treasurer, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Chair, Committee on Aging, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
Board Member, Mass Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
Member, Budget Committee, American Psychiatric Association
Board Member, APA Political Action Committee
Publications
Liptzin B, Hobgood C. Use of antidepressants in geriatric patients. The Evidence-Based Guide to Antidepressant Medications, Rothschild AJ (ed), 2012, 227-248.
Liptzin B, Tuis J. Biomarkers in geriatric psychiatry: The promise and the reality. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2011, 19:9.
Kyomen HH, Liptzin B. Alcohol abuse and treatment in the elderly. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3rd Edition, Abou-Saleh MM, Katona C, Kumar A (eds), 2011, 665-670.
Koh S, Blank K, Cohen C, Cohen G, Faison W, Kennedy G, Kyomen H, Liptzin B, Meador K, Rohrbaugh R, Rusch B, Sakauye K, Schultz S, Streim J. Public's view of mental health services for the elderly: Responses to Dear Abby. Psychiatric Services, 2010, 61:11, 1146-1149.
Liptzin B, Peisah C, Shulman K, Finkel S. Testamentary capacity and delirium. Int Psychogeriatrics, 2010, 22:6, 950-956.
Liptzin B. Bipolar II Disorder: Modelling, Measuring and Managing, J Clin Psychiatry 2010; 71:213-214.
