For Immediate Release

Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org

Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
ccamacho@aacap.org

Washington, D.C., September 29, 2011 - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Ole J. Thienhaus, M.D., of the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award.

The Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award recognizes a currently serving General Psychiatry Training Director, Medical School Dean, CEO of a Training Institution, Chair of a Department of Pediatrics, or Chair of a Department of Psychiatry for his or her contributions to the promotion of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Thienhaus will present, "A Geriatric Psychiatrist Discovers Child Psychiatry," at AACAP's 58th Annual Meeting, October 21, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more information on this award, please contact Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300, ext. 154 or ccamacho@aacap.org.

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Representing over 8,000 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health.

AACAP Members actively research, diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents and their families. For more information please visit www.aacap.org.