BA: History, UCLA, Departmental and College Honors, Phi Beta Kappa MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dean's Scholar Psychiatry Residency: New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry): West Los Angeles VA Medical Center/UCLA Department of Psychiatry Psychoanalytic Training Program: New Center for Psychoanalysis Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy level 3: AEDP Institute
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California Department of Worker’s Compensation Medical Board of California, #A068344
Academic Appointments
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Senior Teaching Faculty, New Center for Psychoanalysis
Selected Seminars and Presentations
Evidence Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Problem Based Learning in Neurobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, New Center for Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles Character Development and Pathology, New Center for Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles The Initial Psychiatric Interview for Psychotherapy, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Psychoanalysis and War: Treating Soldiers and Veterans on the Frontline and Homefront(symposium chair and moderator), New Center for Psychoanalysis Freud’s Last Session (post-play discussant), The Broad Stage, Santa Monica City College Performing Arts Center The Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation, California Applicant Attorneys Association Rating Seminar, Costa Mesa, CA The Independent Medical Evaluation of Psychiatric Disability, Longshoremen Compensation Association, Wilmington, CA Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences and Cures, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV
Selected Honors and Awards
Teacher of the Year, Volunteer Faculty, UCLA Department of Psychiatry Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association Fellow, American College of Psychoanalysts Fellow, International Psychoanalytic Association Past Fellow, American Psychoanalytic Association Past Fellow, Yale-New Haven Psychoanalytic Research Training Program Stoller Foundation Grant, Research Career Development Horwitz Award for Clinical Excellence, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry