Fellow American Psychiatric Association, is Board-Certified in Addiction Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry.

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Fellow American Psychiatric Association, is Board-Certified in Addiction Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry. He is Associate Clinical Professor and is on the Forensic Faculty and trains residents and fellows.

Medical Director, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, where he assesses and treats suicidal, violent, amd dangerous individuals, including stalkers and threateners; ! he does risk/threat assessment and involuntary hospitalization and treatment. He has created and run substance abuse treatment programs at the VA Medical Center. He has an active private practice treating addictions to alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, pain pills, heroin, and sex.

Consulted in civil and criminal matters, consulted to the California Medical Board as an expert reviewer, and has conducted independent medical examinations for insurance companies. Also assesses accused child molesters using the Abel Assessment and has consulted in Internet pornography and rape cases.

Partial Curriculum Vitae:

Education:
Harvard College A.B. magna cum laude 1980, Major: Biochemical Sciences
Cornell University Medical College M.D. 1985

Residency Training:
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center 1985-6
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute 1986-9
Chief Resident, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Adult Inpatient Service 1988-9

Fellowship Training:
Division of Neurobehavior, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine 1989-91
Licensure: California 1986

Board Certification:
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology:
Psychiatry 1991
Addiction Psychiatry 1994
Geriatric Psychiatry 1994
Forensic Psychiatry 1998

American Society of Addiction Medicine:
Addiction Medicine 1994
Medical Review Officer 1995

Academic Appointment:
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Compensated Series), UCLA School of Medicine 2000-present

Current Positions:
Medical Director, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 1998-present
Private practice of clinical & forensic psychiatry 1997-present

Previous Positions:
Chief, Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Addictions Day Hospital, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles 1995-7
Chief, Substance Abuse Consultation Team, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles 1995
Program Director, Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles 1992-5
Volunteer Psychiatrist, UCLA Student Psychological Services 1989-91

Awards and Recognition:
Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, 2001
VA Innovations of Care, Department of Veterans Affairs: Recognition of the Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Addictions, 1997
Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, 1985

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