Expert Details
Psychiatry and Mental Health
ID: 736151
California, USA
Expert was previously employed as the Medical Director of Behavioral Medicine at Fremont Health Medical Center and decided to start a private practice in Nebraska to be able to have a long-term relationship with patients in an outpatient setting. She has state licenses in NE, IA, NV, and CA and sees patients through telehealth. Expert is extremely active in the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as well as the Nebraska Psychiatric Society (NPS) and shows her passion for mental health advocacy through his various leadership roles in these organizations.
Expert is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and most recently held the position of Nebraska Assembly Representative to the American Psychiatric Association. During her time with the APA, she authored more than a dozen Action Papers advocating for the rights of patients, their treating physicians, and the profession. Expert received the very prestigious William Sorum Award from the APA. She gives lectures all over the US and is a consultant to several pharmaceutical companies.
Expert is involved in non-profit physician groups advocating for patient safety. He has been published in several peer-reviewed medical journals and has several more posters and medical writings. He has written for local newspapers and was interviewed on Doctor Radio on Sirius XM.
DATA ANALYTICAL SKILLS:
IBM SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions)
FSL (FMRIB Software Library)
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2006 | Degree: M.D. (with Honors) | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Ross University School of Medicine |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: | Subject: Basic Science Coursework | Institution: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara |
Work History
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| Years: 2016 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
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| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Credentialing Committee Member | Department: |
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| Years: 2019 to 2019 | Employer: River City Nursing Home | Title: Psychiatrist | Department: |
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| Years: 2013 to 2019 | Employer: Neuromodulation Consultants | Title: CEO | Department: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2016 | Employer: Fremont Health Medical Center | Title: Medical Director of Behavioral Health/ Psychiatrist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Medical Director of Behavioral Health,Jul 2016 – Dec 2016 Psychiatrist, Jul 2016 – Dec 2016 |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Employer: Mercy Medical Center | Title: Staff Psychiatrist | Department: |
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| Years: 2012 to 2013 | Employer: Premier Psychiatric Group | Title: Director of Neuromodulation | Department: |
Responsibilities:Director of Neuromodulation Research, Sept 2012 – Jun 2013Director of Neuromodulation and Pharmacogenetics, Dec 2012 – Jun 2013 |
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| Years: 2008 to 2012 | Employer: Weight Watchers International | Title: Leader | Department: |
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Psychiatrist | Department: |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Metro Omaha Medical Society, 2018 – Present Nebraska Medical Association, 2017 – Present American Psychiatric Association 2013 – Present Nebraska Psychiatric Society, 2013 – Present Psychoanalysis Division 39, 2017 – 2020 American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 2015 – 2020 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2014 – 2018 American Geriatric Society, 2014 – 2017 |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CERTIFICATIONS: Buprenorphine and Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence Reclaim® DBS Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior DBS for Parkinson’s Disease Brainsway dTMS H1 NeuroStar University Clinical Training for TMS Therapy LICENSES: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery Iowa Board of Medicine, MD Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners Medical Board of California |
| Professional Appointments |
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| OFFICES HELD AND COMMITTEE WORK: - American Psychiatric Association (APA) Deputy Representative, International Medical Graduate Caucus Maintenance of Certification Workgroup Assembly Reference Committee on Membership & Organization Mentor, Assembly Committee of Resident Fellow Members National Chair, Assembly Committee of Resident Fellow Members Access to Care Workgroup Area 4 Resident Fellow Representative Area 4 Resident Fellow Deputy Representative Mentorship Workgroup Chief Teller, November Assembly - American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Scientific Proposal Reviewer, Annual Meeting - American Psychiatric Association Political Action Committee (APAPAC) Federal Advocacy Coordinator Member, Board of Directors - Clinical TMS Society Chair, Device symposium Chair, Scientific Review Working Group Research Subcommittee Clinical Standards Subcommittee - Nebraska Total Care Provider Advisory Committee - Nebraska Psychiatric Society Assembly Representative Public Relations Chair Newsletter Editor |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| - Patient’s Choice Award, Creighton University Psychiatric Clinic - William Sorum Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Award, American Psychiatric Association, Recognized in the 60th Convocation of Distinguished Fellows - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Best Presentation Award, Creighton-Nebraska Residency Program - Excellence in Performance, Weight Watchers International Inc - Rookie of the Year, Weight Watchers International Inc - Honors, Ross University School of Medicine |
| Medical / Professional |
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| POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL TRAINING: - Creighton University – University of Nebraska Medical Center, Resident Physician, Psychiatry - Beth Israel Medical Center/Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Resident Physician, Internal Medicine POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING: - University of California Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience, Postdoctoral Scholar, Brain Stimulation and Neuroimaging in Mental Illness Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science - University of California Los Angeles, K30 Track I fellow, Graduate Training in Translational Investigation HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: - Norfolk Regional Center Norfolk, NE, Staff Psychiatrist - Fremont Health Medical Center Fremont, NE, Medical Director of Behavioral Health & Staff Psychiatrist - Mercy Medical Center CHI Des Moines, IA, Staff Psychiatrist - Mercy West Lakes CHI West Des Moines, IA, Staff Psychiatrist |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Academic Publications: 6 Press Publications: 5 Poster Publications: 3 Research: 10 |