Harvard College,A.B.
magna cum laude in Biochemical Sciences,
1980;

Cornell University Medical College, M.D.
1985;

The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center/Payne Whitney Clinic,
1985-1986 (Internship);

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute,
1986-1989 (Psychiatry Residency and Chief Residency);
UCLA Neurology, 1989-1991(Fellowship: Neurobehavior);
Physician and Surgeon,
License No. G59242,
State of California,1986;
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Psychiatry,1991;
Addiction Psychiatry,1994;
Forensic Psychiatry,1998;
American Society of Addiction Medicine: Addiction Medicine Certification,1994;
UCLA Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, full-time;
Medical Director, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System;
Private Practice, Addiction and Forensic Psychiatry;
Chief & Founder, Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Addictions,
Day Hospital, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 1995-7;
Chief & Founder, Substance Abuse Consultation Team, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 1995;
Program Director, Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program,VA Medical Center West Los Angeles,1992-5;
UCLA Consultation Service,1990-1;
UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Faculty,1998;
Director, Intensive Care & Forensic Psychiatry UCLA Residency Rotation1998;
Director, Addiction UCLA Psychiatry Residency Rotation,1991-7;
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association,2003;
VA Innovations of Care, Department of Veterans Affairs,1997;
Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry,Cornell University,1985;
Expert Reviewer, California Medical Board,2000;
Consultant, Sexual Recovery Institute,1998-2003;
Consultant, Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation,1998-2001;
Consultant,Ventura County Sheriff,1988-9;
Consultant, Didi Hirsh Community Mental Health Center,1988-98;
Forensic Consultant, UCLA Neurobehavior Clinic,1989-91;
Aggregate Suicide Root Cause Analysis Team,VA Greater Los Angeles,2003--;
Chair, Task Force on Adolescent Substance Abuse,American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry,2003--;
Sexual Offender Committee,American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law,2003--;Addiction Psychiatry Committee,American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law,1998--:Co-Chair, Patient Rights Committee,VA Greater Los Angeles,2002--;
Research & Development Committee,VA Medical Center West Los Angeles,1993-6;
Invited Lecturer,Book Chapters,Scientific Publications.