| Dr. Robert
Ronis has been named Interim Chair of the Department of
Psychiatry, with the announcement of Dr.Delgado's departure.
Dr. Ronis is well known to faculty and staff, having served
as Vice Chair for Education and Director of Public Psychiatry
for many years, and as Interim Chair in 1999-2000.
A native of Cleveland and
graduate of Case School of Medicine, Dr. Ronis completed
his residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He
received his Masters in Public Health from the Ohio State
University in 1995, and is a diplomate of the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Ronis was co-founder
of the Public Academic Liaison ("PAL") Program, an ongoing
collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and
the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board. He
chairs the All-Ohio Institute on Community Psychiatry,
a statewide interdisciplinary celebration of community
mental health services drawing more than 500 participants
each year; and established the Mental Health Executive
Leadership Program, a joint program with the Weatherhead
School of Management at Case Western Reserve and the Ohio
Department of Mental Health. He helped to develop and
co-directs the Ohio Substance Abuse/Mental Illness Coordinating
Center of Excellence at Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Ronis was named a Distinguished
Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 1996.
He was awarded the Kathleen Burton Memorial Award from
the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board in 2000,
and named a NAMI Exemplary Practitioner in 2002. In 2003
Dr. Ronis was named the first "L. Douglas Lenkoski Professor
of Psychiatry" in honor of his contributions to community
psychiatry and public academic collaboration.
Dr. Ronis stated "I am honored
to accept this position and will serve the Department
to the best of my ability. We've made great strides in
the past few years, and I thank Dr. Delgado for his leadership
and his vision. I have the utmost confidence in the future
of this Department, and feel privileged to work every
day with friends and colleagues who I respect and admire.
Thank you for your confidence and your continued support."
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