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Office
333 N Braddock Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15208Phone+1 412-864-5013
Summary
- Dr. Rozel started his experience in emergency mental health as a suicide hotline volunteer more than 30 years ago. Over his career he has worked locally and nationally to improve crisis services for patients and communities and has been involved in a number of efforts to improve the interface between the legal and mental health systems. He has been the medical director of resolve Crisis Services of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital since 2010 and is a Past President of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. Reflecting his interest in bridging systems and programs for addressing complex social problems, he works extensively on issues related to violence and firearm injury prevention in a variety of settings. He is a Professor of Psychiatry and Law at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the Behavioral Health Professional of the Year by Crisis Intervention Teams International, as an Exemplary Psychiatrist of the Year by the National Alliance for Mental Illness, and is the only psychiatrist ever to receive the Ralph C. Wilde Leadership Award from the Allegheny County Medical Society. In 2022, he became the first psychiatrist recognized with honorary membership in the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Education & Training
- University of PittsburghNon-degree, Project Management, 2013
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2004 - 2005
- University of PittsburghMSL, Health Law, With Highest Honors, 2002 - 2005
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1999 - 2001
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1999
- Brown UniversityAB, Biomedical Ethics, 1990 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
- NY State Medical License 2005 - 2010
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Ralph C. Wilde Leadership Award Allegheny County Medical Society, 2021
- Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2020
- Behavioral Health Professional of the Year Crisis Intervention Teams International, 2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsBroken promise: Challenges in achieving effective universal suicide screening.John S Rozel
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021-01-23 - 14 citationsManagement of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Ambrose H. Wong, Lynn P. Roppolo, Bernard P. Chang, Kimberly A. Yonkers, Michael P. Wilson
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020-05-22 - 3 citationsEvaluating threats of mass shootings in the psychiatric setting.Amy Barnhorst, John S. Rozel
International Review of Psychiatry. 2021-07-16
Journal Articles
- Lessons of the Boom A Playbook for Crisis Centers to Prevent, Survive, and Respond to Active Assailants, Targeted Violence, and Mass ViolenceJohn Rozel & Layla Soliman, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 5/24/2024
- "Stronger than Death, by Sue Chance" [Book Review]Rozel, John Samuel, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1/1/1993
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- "Mobile Care and Crisis Management"Scottsdale, AZ - 12/12/2014
- "Medication Update"Scottsdale, AZ - 12/11/2014
- "The Gun Talk: Talking to patients and families about gun access and gun safety"Nemacolin Resort, Farmington, PA - 11/6/2014
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Other
- "NAMI's Ask the Doctor: Crisis Intervention and re:solve Crisis Network" (Online/Conference call)John S. Rozel, MD, Conference Call on Crisis Intervention and re:solve Crisis Network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDDLUQoGm4
9/26/2014 - "Peer Professionals Benefit Psychiatric Care."Rozel, John S. and Keirston Parham, Psychiatry Advisor
http://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/peer-professionals-benefit-psychiatric-care/article/368458/
8/27/2014 - Webinar: "Emergency and Crisis Services"John S. Rozel, MD
Center for Public Service Psychiatry - 12/5/2013 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Recommendations to Address Psychiatric Staff Shortages in Emergency SettingsApril 2021
Press Mentions
- Lessons from a Mass Shooter’s MotherJuly 1st, 2024
- Report Calls for Public Health Approach to Addressing Mass ViolenceDecember 5th, 2019
- Could a Blood Test Measure Your Pain and Mood? One Startup Believes It CanJuly 25th, 2019
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Professional Memberships
- American Association for Emergency PsychiatryMember
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