Kenneth C Nash MD MMM

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Chief of Clinical Services, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, part of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

3811 Ohara StSuite E-8013Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-246-6767

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Summary

Dr. Kenneth Nash is a psychiatrist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He completed his medical degree at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1990, followed by residency in adult psychiatry and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. He currently serves as a Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and practices at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital as the Chief of Clinical Services. Dr. Nash has contributed to various publications and has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Administrative Psychiatry Award from the American Psychiatric Association in 2021.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1990 - 1995
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1990
University of KentuckyB.A., Chemistry, With distinction, 1982 - 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1996 - 1998
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Administrative Psychiatry Award AAPAL, American Psychiatric Association, 2021
Early Access to Integrated Behavioral Health Services in the Pediatric Medical Home Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) Awards, 2014
Silver Award for innovative CCP/BHS Program Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care in the Pediatric Medical Home American Psychiatric Association, Institute on Psychiatric Services, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Measuring Outcomes for Community Partner Engagement: The Case of the High-Fidelity Wraparound Program for Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes.
Amy G Nevin, Christine A March, Lauren Jones, Kenneth Nash, Radhika Muzumdar
Diabetes Spectrum. 2025-01-01
4 citations
White Matter Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part II.
Amin B Kassam, Alejandro Monroy-Sosa, Melanie B Fukui, Bhavani Kura, Jonathan E Jennings
Operative Neurosurgery. 2020-09-15
7 citations
White Matter-Governed Superior Frontal Sulcus Surgical Paradigm: A Radioanatomic Microsurgical Study-Part I.
Alejandro Monroy-Sosa, Srikant S Chakravarthi, Melanie B Fukui, Bhavani Kura, Jonathan E Jennings
Operative Neurosurgery. 2020-09-15

Journal Articles

An Intervention to Promote Evidence-Based Prescribing at a Large Psychiatric Hospital
Stowell KR, Ghinassi FA, Fabian Tanya D, Nash KC, Haskett RF, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2009
A Developmental Model for Enhancing Research Training During Psychiatry Residency
Gilbert AR; Tew JD Jr, Reynolds CF III, Pincus HA, Ryan ND, Nash KC, and Kupfer DJ, Academic Psychiatry, 1/1/2006
Lorenz Curves: A New Model for the Distribution of Psychiatric Services
Lewis EN, Nash KC & Kelleher K, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1/1/2003

Lectures

Challenges and Innovations in Rural Psychiatry
Sheraton New York Times Square, New York, NY - 1/9/2015
High Fidelity Wraparound: Transforming Pennsylvania's Youth Mental Health System
University of Texas Health Medial School, Houston, TX - 1/30/2014
Using High Fidelity Wraparound
State College, PA - 1/23/2014

Other

An Interview Tool to Predict Subsequent Disruptive Physician Behavior
Sandy EA II, Beigi RH, Cohel C, Nash KC
1/1/2014
The Early Career Consultation Psychiatrist: Manager, Director, Boss � Leadership and Psychiatric Practice
Nash KC, Kelemen SM, Gopalan P, Azzam PN, Psychosomatics Journal
http://www.psychosomaticsjournal.org/inpress
1/7/2013
The Development and Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Tool for Monitoring Metabolic Syndrome Indices in Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Chengappa KN, Nash KC, Ghinassi FA, Brar J, Alam A, Bohan MC, Gopalan K, Carter A, Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses
1/1/2013

Authored Content

Don't Be A Physician in Name OnlyFebruary 2019
Don't Be A Physician in Name OnlyFebruary 2019

Professional Memberships

American Psychiatric Association - APA
Fellow

External Links

Faculty Pagehttps://psychiatry.pitt.edu/about-us/our-people/faculty/kenneth-c-nash-md
Dept Twitterhttps://twitter.com/pittpsychiatry
Dept Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/pittpsychiatry/