ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2017- present Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
2017- 2021 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Namibia, School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia
2000-2017 Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
1984-1999 Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
1981-1984 Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1979-1981 Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
2017-present Attending Psychiatrist, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
2000-2016 Associate Attending Psychiatrist, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
1984-1999 Assistant Attending Psychiatrist, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
1981-1984 Assistant Attending Psychiatrist, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
1979-1981 Assistant Attending Psychiatrist, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
1995-present Private practice
1984-1995 Unit Chief, Character Disorders Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York
1981-1984 Director, Day Hospital Program, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
1979-1981 Unit Chief, Keno Community Hospital, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona
EDUCATION
1988 Certificate in Psychoanalysis, Columbia Psychoanalytic Center, New York, New York
1975 MD, New York Medical College, New York, Alpha Omega Alpha
1969 BA, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
TRAINING
1976-1979 Residency in Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
1975-1976 Internship in Internal Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center, New York
LICENSURE AND BOARD CERTIFICATION
Current New York State License – Physician
1983 Board Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, No: 25076
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 Presidential Lecture, American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
2011 Victor J. Teichner Visiting Scholar Award, American Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
As the Victor Teichner Scholar, I traveled to the Indiana University, School of Medicine where I met with and taught the residents from all four years as well as conferred with faculty, especially with Dr. Joanna Chambers, the program’s Director of Residency Education.
1979 Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD, Certificate of recognition for excellence in medical student education of the American Psychiatric Association
1975 Alpha Omega Alpha, New York Medical College
1975 Lange Award for excellence in medicine, New York Medical College
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS, AND SOCIETIES
1990-present Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine
1989-present American Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
1989-present New York Academy of Sciences
EDITORIAL BOARDS
2020-present Trustee, American Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
2012-present Editorial Board, Journal of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
2012-2020 Editorial Board, American Imago
2015 Co-editor, Journal of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, special edition, Attachment theory and dynamic psychiatry
2001-2007 Film and Theater Editor, International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
2001-2006 Trustee, American Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
TEACHING
2011-2021 Seminar, PGY 4 residents, Neurobiology of Psychotherapy, NYSPI, New York
2018-2021 Seminar, PGY 4 residents, How the Outside Gets In, Harlem Hospital Medical Center, New York
The course will explore basic genetics, epigenetics and issues of attachment, trauma, abuse, addiction, poverty – how external factors effect internal neurobiology and homeostatic mechanisms,
2018-2020 On-going clinical case conference, PGY 3 and 4 residents. A weekly case presentation and discussion, Harlem Hospital Medical Center, New York
1998-2020 Supervisor, PGY 3, PGY 4 residents, long-term psychotherapy treatment, NYSPI, New York
2011-2013 Seminar, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Third year medical students, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
2011-2013 Seminar, PGY 3, PGY 4 residents, Writing for medical publication, NYSPI, New York
1998-2000 Seminar, Psychotherapy and neurobiology, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1996-2000 Seminar, “New York Life”, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1996 Seminar, the Pre-history of Psychoanalysis, Columbia Psychoanalytic Center
1987-1995 Preceptor, third year medical students, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
1987-1993 Principle Lecturer, third year medical student core curriculum, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
1986-1995 Seminar, Borderline psychopathology, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1985-1990 Group leader, second year medical students, behavioral medicine curriculum, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
1985-1995 Clinical Case Conference, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1985-1995 Journal Club, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1985-1992 Seminar, Dissociative disorders, residency curriculum, NYSPI, New York
1980-1984 Principle Lecturer, third year medical student core curriculum, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1980-1984 Seminar, Primitive psychopathology, residency education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1980-1984 Clinical Case Conference, residency education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1979-1980 Seminar, Borderline Psychopathology, residency education, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona
CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATIONS
2021-present Teaching in the resident training program at the University of Addis Ababa, School of Medicine
In Ethiopia in a joint program established by the University of Addis Ababa, School of Medicine, and the University of Toronto, School of Medicine.
2019 -2021 Stigma and HIV
Grant application in process with NIH for joint funding of a program in Namibia under the auspices of the University of Namibia School of Medicine and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. I am part of the team lead by Dr. Francine Cournos from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and by Dr. Christian Hunter from University of Namibia School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia. The purpose of the grant is to study the effects of stigma on the presentation, diagnosis, follow-up, and obstacles to the effective diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Namibia.
2016 - 2021 University of Namibia, School of Medicine
Organizing and teaching in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurophysiology. Beginning in 2016, I have been teaching and helping to organize the medical student undergraduate program in psychiatry at the University’s new medical school (first class graduated in 2016). I have also initiated a project with the goal of establishing a post-graduate residency training program in the Department of Psychiatry. In addition to teaching in the undergraduate program, I will be teaching post graduate medical education programs in Windhoek, Namibia beginning July 2018. The aim is to lay the groundwork for a collaborative program between the Departments of Psychiatry and Global Mental Health at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Namibia, School of Medicine. I have been in ongoing communication with Dr. Kathleen Pike and Dr. Milton Wainberg at the Global Mental Health Program, with Dr. Francine Cournos, at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and with Dr. Ronald Drusin, the Vice Dean for Education at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. The project envisions rotating two attending psychiatrists and one senior resident for one month every three months at the medical school campus in Windhoek, Namibia. This is a program modeled on the one that has been operating since 2002 between the University of Addis Ababa, School of Medicine in Ethiopia and the University of Toronto School of Medicine in Canada. I anticipate spending three to four months each year teaching and establishing the infrastructure for the program at the University of Namibia, School of Medicine.
2013 - present Human-animal conflict prevention, Kafue National Park, Zambia
Work with Game Rangers International to help minimize human-wild life conflict in and around one of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves. I am working on a project to increase the availability and use of electric fencing powered by solar panels so as to prevent elephants from destroying farmers’ crops. Farmers’ retaliatory rage at animals is a major source of poachers.
2002-2007 First Pitch, Imphal, India
I was one of the founding members of First Pitch – an organization that promotes sport – especially baseball (a long story but yes, baseball) in this remote, war torn, politically isolated corner of India. In addition to providing resources to play the game, we also provide medical information, access to health care, and because so many of the players are young women, information and resources concerning pregnancy, pre-natal and peri-natal health.
1979-1981 Pima Indian Health Services, Kino Community Hospital, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona
I was actively involved with providing direct psychiatric care and addiction services to the Pima Indian community.
PATENT APPLICATION
2018 Time Released Caffeine in Psychiatric Illness, Application # 15135242
I have applied for a patent for time released caffeine to be used for a number of psychiatric and neurologic conditions. Despite the prevalence of caffeine this is the first patent application to indicate the use of time released caffeine to treat specific psychiatric and neurologic conditions.
