Psychiatrist, Psychopharmacologist Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 534

California

Education:

Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, B.A.1980 

Northwestern University School of Medicine Chicago, IL, M.D.1984  

Internship:

University of California, San Francisco1985  

Residency:

U.C.S.F. Integrated Program in Psychiatry& Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute San Francisco, CA 1985-88  

Licensure:

Diplomate, National Board of MedicalExaminers 1985 

State of California Medical License1986 

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology 1990

Current Appointments:

Psychiatric Center at San Diego2001- present

Major LocalResearch Institute2001-present 

Previous Principal

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Appointments:

Large Local Psychiatric Institute2000-present (on sabbatical 2001-2002)

Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Large Local University Medical Center 1988-2000 

Core Faculty Member,Anxiety and Affective Disorders Program,  Large Local Medical Center, CA, 1995-2001

Medical DirectorAnxiety and Mood Disorders, Large Local Medical Center, CA 1990-1995 

Other Professional Experience:                                               

President, Board of Directors, 1999- 2001

Psychiatric Foundation of Northern California,Board of Directors, 1994

Psychiatric Foundation of Northern California,Psychiatry Executive CommitteeBrown and Toland Medical Group, 1996- 97

Pharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteeBrown and Toland Medical Group,1997-1999

Chair, Psychiatry Utilization Management CommitteeBrown and Toland Medical Group, 1996-97

Physicians Advisory Committee California Pacific Medical Center, 1995-present (Chair:1996-99)

Expert ConsultantMedical Board of California, 1993

Professional Education CommitteeNorthern California Psychiatric Society, 1990-1999 

Invited Lectures/Presentations:

Available upon Request

For Nationally Broadcast Audio-Teleconferences:

Available upon Request

Public Service:

Available upon Request

Lectures/Consultations at Community Organizations

Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael CA, 1998

College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, 1996

Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA, 1994

Depressive and Manic Depressive Association, San Francisco, CA,1993

Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Berkeley, CA, 1992

Lectures/Consultations For Employee Groups:

Through NIMH/APA program: Depression awareness, recognition, and treatment in the workplace,Xerox/Health Link Meeting - to Senior Management,1996

Wells Fargo - to Management and Employee Assistance, 1995

Bechtel Corporation - to Management and Employees, 1994

U.S. Leasing Corporation- to Management and Employees, 1993

Awards:

Outstanding Teacher Award,C.P.M.C. Department of Psychiatry,1993

Outstanding Teacher Award, C.P.M.C. Department of Psychiatry,1991

National Institute of Mental Health, Outstanding Student Award in Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1981

Research Award, American Cancer Society,Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1979

Research Experience:

Available upon Request

Consultation to Industry:

Advisory Council, Consultant, and/or Speakers BureauEli Lilly and Company Glaxo-Wellcome/Smith-Kline Pharmacia and Upjohn,Pfizer, Solvay, Wyeth, Aerst. 

Publications

Available upon request

Educational Tapes:

Available upon request

Other Professional Contributions:  

Available upon Request

Media Interviews:

Available upon Request

Professional Organizations:

-   American Psychiatric Association

-   Northern California Psychiatric Society

-   American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology

-   National Anxiety Disorders Association

-   Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation

-   Association of Clinical Faculty, University of California, S.F.School of Medicine 

Keywords

Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, suicide, anxiety, depression, employment discrimination, post traumatic stress

References: Upon request