Expert Details
Psychopharmacology, Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions with Medications
ID: 726500
California, USA
Expert has extensive knowledge of the use of psychoactive medications in the treatment of many psychiatric disorders. He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings at university medical centers and general hospitals and clinics.
Expert is skilled at the diagnosis and treatment of all the common psychiatric disorders affecting adults. He is a frequent consultant for disability evaluators who make use of his knowledge to plan future treatment and work rehabilitation for injured or disabled persons.
Psychosomatic medicine forms a special area of interest and expertise f. He has worked in hospital wards and outpatient clinics as a psychiatric consultant for general physicians. He is expert at determining the complex interaction of physical and emotional factors in the genesis of psychiatric symptoms.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1970 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Monash University, Australia |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: Division of Psychiatry |
Responsibilities:Directing psychiatric services at St. Luke's Hospital. Consulting to other physicians regarding diagnosis and treatment of patients with psychiatric issues. |
|||
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2005 | Employer: St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco | Title: Consultant psychiatrist | Department: Department of Psychiatry |
Responsibilities:Psychiatric consultations to physicians in the emergency room and wards for patients with psychiatric problems. |
|||
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
|---|
| Expert has performed many hundreds of psychiatric disability evaluations for persons claiming Workers' Compensation or retirement because of psychiatric conditions. He has testified in court and depositions on a number of cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
|---|
| Expert has presented seminars to attorneys' groups and insurance adjusters regarding psychiatric diagnosis, disability and treatment. |
Fields of Expertise
adult psychiatry, adult, confidentiality, antipsychotic drug, biological psychiatry, anxiety disorder, clinical psychology, mood disorder, schizophrenia, mental disorder, psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, orthopsychiatry, duty to warn, neuropsychiatry, young adult, malingering, psychotherapy, behavioral problem, private practice psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, adult psychology, Munchausen's syndrome, hospital medicine, personality disorder, factitious disorder, cognitive disorder, forensic medicine, seasonal affective disorder, therapy, medical science, geriatrics