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 |
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| Clinical Director Peninsula Pain Control Clinic, San Mateo, CA |
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| Private Practice General Psychiatry San Mateo, CA |
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| 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 |
