Rate My Professor Sue DiGiovanni

Sue K. DiGiovanni, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1990. She completed an internship in psychiatry from 1990 to 1991 and residency training in psychiatry from 1991 to 1994 at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Following her training, she specialized in the treatment of mood disorders on an inpatient service at the Cleveland VA Medical Center Brecksville division. In 1999, she joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center as Associate Residency Training Director. She currently holds the positions of Associate Chair for Clinical Services, Chief of the Adult Psychiatry Division, and Chief of Clinical Service in Acute Adult Psychiatry. She also serves as a resident preceptor in the Psychiatry Residency Program.

Dr. DiGiovanni's professional interests center on mood disorders and the treatment of serious mood disorders. Her contributions to the literature include co-authorship on risperidone therapy in treatment refractory acute bipolar and schizoaffective mania, published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin in 1996; quetiapine alone and added to a mood stabilizer for serious mood disorders, published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in 2001; and psychiatric residents' self-assessment of teaching knowledge and skills following a brief Psychiatric Resident-as-Teacher course, a pilot study published in Academic Psychiatry in 2010. She has been recognized for excellence in teaching with the Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents in 2008, Friend of the Residents Award in 2000, Honorable Mention for Poster Session in 2008, and 3rd Prize for Poster Session in 2007. Through her leadership roles and dedication to resident education, Dr. DiGiovanni plays a pivotal role in clinical service delivery and training in adult psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center.