Curriculum Vitae

Diplomate
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Diplomate American Board of Pain Management
Diplomate American Board of Forensic Examiners
Certification Administrative Psychiatry by American Psychiatric Association
Certification Hypnotherapy by San Francisco Academy of Hypnosis
Certification Master Psychopharmacologist by the Neuroscience Education Institute, University of California, San Diego

Education

1982 M.D. University of California Medical School Davis
1978 M.A. Harvard University Medical School Physiology
1976 B.S. University of California, Davis Physiology

Advanced Training

1983-1986 Residency San Mateo County Mental Health Services Psychiatric Residency
1982-1983 Internship Harold D. Chope Community Hospital, San Mateo, CA

Clinical Experience

1990-Present Private Practice General Psychiatry
Santa Rosa, CA
1993-Present Consultant/Educational Speaker
Glaxo-SmithKline Pharmaceutical Co.
Organon Pharmaceutical Co.
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceutical Co.
Forest Pharmaceutical Co.
Shire Pharmaceutical Co.
2005-Present Consultant/educator for primary care physicians
Southwest Health Center, Santa Rosa, CA
1995–2002 Physician Advisor for Utilization Review
Redwood Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA
Pharmacy Consultant for Psychotropic
Redwood Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA
1999-2001 Consultant/Director, Creation & Development Behavioral Healthcare System of Care
Valley of the Moon Medical Group, Sonoma, CA
1993-1996 Medical Director of Psychiatric Services
North Coast Health Care Centers, Santa Rosa
1993-1994 Consultant- Expansion of Medical Services
North Coast Health Care Centers, Santa Rosa
1991-1993 Medical Director
CPC Redwoods Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA
1990-1991 Director of Clinical Services
CPC Redwoods Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA
1986-1990 Medical Director - Adult Services
Belmont Hills Hospital, Belmont, CA
  Clinical Faculty
San Mateo County Psychiatry Residency Training Program, San Mateo, CA
  Clinical Director
Peninsula Pain Control Clinic, San Mateo, CA
  Private Practice General Psychiatry
San Mateo, CA
1985-1986 Assistant Training Director
San Mateo County Psychiatry Residency Training Program, San Mateo, CA
1984-1985 Consultant for Cocaine Abuse Treatment
Raleigh Hills Hospital, Redwood City, CA
1983-1986 Founder and Medical Director
Another Source, cocaine abuse treatment program, San Mateo, CA
1983-1986 Psychiatric Emergency Ward Coordinator
Harold D. Chope Community Hospital, San Mateo, CA

Appointments

2000-2001 Chairman, Committee for the Development of Guidelines for the Treatment of Panic Disorder in Primary Care
Health Plan of the Redwoods, Santa Rosa, CA
1997-1998 Chairman, Committee for the Development of Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression in Primary Care
Health Plan of the Redwoods, Santa Rosa, CA
1991-1993 Member, Health Plan of the Redwoods Care Systems Support Team
1990-1993 Chairman Continuing Medical Education
CPC Redwoods Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA
1988-1992 Collaborator, National Institutes of Mental Health, Study of Seasonal Affective Disorder
1986-1990 Chairman Continuing Medical Education
Belmont Hills Hospital, Belmont, CA
1986 Consultant, California Council on Art Therapy
1985 Board of Directors, Coastside Adult Day Health Center, Half Moon Bay, CA

Honorary Societies

Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi

Publications, Lectures & Presentations

1998-Present Presentations to Physicians:
Updates on the Actions and Uses of Newer Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Medications.
Presented approximately monthly at various locations in Northern California
1998-Present Presentations - 6 hour Continuing Education Seminar
“Psychopharmacology for Clinicians”
Presented at various sites in the United States
Presentations - 6 hour Continuing Education Seminar
“Making Psychiatric Diagnoses”
Presented at various locations in California
2003, July 29 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Update on Antidepressants”
John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA
2003, Jan 28 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Update on Antidepressants”
Palm Drive Hospital, Sebastopol, CA
2003, Jan 13 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Update on Antidepressants”
Novato Community Hospital, Novato, CA
2002, Sept 9 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Clinical Update on the use of Antidepressants”
North Bay Medical Center, Fairfield, CA
2002, April 5 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Clinical Update on the use of Antidepressants”
Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, CA
1999, Aug 27 Grand Rounds Presentation:
“Clinical Update on the use of Antidepressants”
Mendocino Coast Hospital, Fort Bragg, CA
1995 Publication: “Detecting and Managing Somatizing Patients” Sonoma County Physician Journal Vol. 46 No. 5 September/October 1995
1994 Publication: “Mental Health Delivery Systems”
Sonoma County Physician Journal Vol. 45
May/June 1994
1989 Lecturer, “Psychiatric Emergencies”
EMT Course, Skyline College, San Mateo, CA
1987-1988 Presentation: “Treatment of Cocaine Abuse”
Continuing Education at various locations in San Mateo County, CA
1987 Presentation: “Circadian Rhythms in Psychiatry”
Continuing Education at various locations in San Mateo County, CA
1978 Presentation: “A Circadian Phase Response Curve in Primates”
Presented at the Meeting of the Society for Photobiology