SUMMARY
Psychiatrist with MBA focusing on Organizational Behavior, Corporate Decision Making, Group Dynamics. Solid skills and strong interest in working with clients on multi-cultural issues and change management. Extensive hands on experience addressing intra-hospital organizational issues. Strong skills in all areas of Psychosomatic Medicine with particular experience and interest in neuropsychiatric diagnoses and factitious disorders. Language skills include fluency in German and conversational French. Extensive travel to Germany and Israel.
EDUCATION
08/1997 – 06/1999 Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Executive Management Program
Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
Degree: MBA
07/1978 – 06/1982 University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
Degree: MD
Honors in Pediatrics and Psychiatry
09/1975 – 06/1978 University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Degree: BA (Biology)
Graduated with Honors
09/1974 – 08/1975 Orange Coast College – Costa Mesa, CA
Course of Study: Psychology
POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
07/1983 – 06/1986 St Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York – New York, NY
Psychiatry Residency
07/1982 – 06/1983 St Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York – New York, NY
Categorical Psychiatry Internship
Concentration: Pediatrics
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (past 12 years)
02/2023 UpToDate
40 Hours of Review of Genral Mdicine and Psychiatry
11/2020 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2020 Annual Meeting
November 12-13, 2020 – Virtual Conference
10/2020 Opioid Prescriber Training Program – Parts I and II
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine – Buffalo, NY
10/2019 Psychopharmacology 2019
Massachusetts General Hospital/Psychiatry Academy – Boston, MA
05/2019 2019 Annual Meeting
American Psychiatric Association – San Francisco, CA
10/2017 Psychopharmacology 2017
Massachusetts General Hospital/Psychiatry Academy – Boston, MA
05/2017 2017 Annual Meeting
American Psychiatric Association – San Diego, CA
05/2017 Opioid Prescriber Training Program – Parts I and II
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine – Buffalo, NY
10/2014 Massachusetts General Hospital – Psychiatry Academy
General Psychiatry MOC Self-Assessment Module (Paper Version)
10/24/2014 – 10/26/2014
10/2014 Psychopharmacology 2014
Massachusetts General Hospital/Psychiatry Academy – Boston, MA
11/2012 Review Course for Psychosomatic Medicine
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine – Phoenix, AZ
10/2012 Psychopharmacology
Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA
11/2011 Review Course for Psychosomatic Medicine
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine – Phoenix, AZ
10/2011 Psychopharmacology
Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA
11/2010 Review Course for Psychosomatic Medicine
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine – Marco Island, FL
10/2010 Psychopharmacology
Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA
10/2010 Intensive Review of Neurology
Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA
LICENSURE AND QUALIFICATIONS
New York State License-Medicine and Surgery
Granted: September 1983
License Number 155851
California State License - Medicine and Surgery
Granted: March 2002
License Number G 86444
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
General Psychiatry
Granted: June 1988
Certification Number 30247
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychosomatic Medicine
June 2005 – December 2015
Certification Number 138
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – New York, NY 01/2014 - present
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry on the Clinician/Educator Track
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons – New York, NY 01/2007 – 12/2013
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (CASES) 07/2016 – 01/2017
Manhattan ACT Team – New York, NY
Attending Psychiatrist
· Perform evaluations and treatment of chronically mentally ill patients
· Collaborates with multidisciplinary staff
Mount Sinai-St Luke’s & Mount Sinai-West Hospitals – New York, NY 10/2013 - present
Members of the Mount Sinai Health System
Attending Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
· Perform evaluations of patients
· Supervise psychiatry residents and multidisciplinary staff
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center – New York, NY 07/2007 – 09/2013
University Hospital of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Attending Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
· Perform evaluations of patients
· Supervise psychiatry residents and multidisciplinary staff
Beth Israel Medical Center – New York, NY 01/2010 – 12/2013
University Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Attending Psychiatrist, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
· Perform evaluations of patients
· Supervise psychiatry residents and multidisciplinary staff
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center – New York, NY 08/2006 – 06/2013
University Hospital of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine (formerly Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry)
· Developed ACGME approved Fellowship program in Psychosomatic Medicine (began 7/07)
· Developed budget and infrastructure of new division and co-ordination with other parts of the department
· Developed programs to address length of stay issues in conjunction with other hospital departments
· Currently establishing research projects in 2 areas:
Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in an Hispanic community population
Post ICU psychological trauma
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center – New York, NY 04/2002 – 07/2006
University Hospital of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Attending Psychiatrist, Head of Consultation-Liaison Service, St Luke’s site
· Perform evaluations and offer treatment recommendations for patients on medical and surgical inpatient units
· Provide direct training to medical and surgical residents about psychiatric issues
· Direct clinical and basic science training to rotating PGY 2 and PGY 4 psychiatry residents
· Designed project to screen for Delirium in ICU patients with objective to reduce length of stay
· Coached and trained staff via multidisciplinary inservice modules
Psychiatrist in Private Practice – New York, NY 01/1991 – 06/1997
· Counseled individuals on work performance issues, specifically conflicts with managers and subordinates
· Worked with businessmen on problems relating to small, family-owned businesses – particularly collision of work and family issues
· Provided long-term psychotherapy and psychopharmacology management counseling to diverse clientele, focusing on families, couples, and individuals
SAGE-NY (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) – New York, NY 01/1995 – 06/1996
Psychiatric Services Director
· Provided psychiatric assessment and ongoing treatment to a chronically mentally ill Gay and Lesbian patient population over 65 years of age
City of New York, Human Resources Administration – New York, NY 07/1988 – 05/1994
Consulting Psychiatrist, Office of Health and Mental Health Services
· Coached and trained staff on working with special populations
· Provided technical assistance to staff on navigating social services agency network
· Testified in court on competency and guardianship issues
· Assessed and treated patients, and referred them to supportive housing facilities
DAAIR (Direct AIDS Action Information Resources) – New York, NY 01/1992 – 06/1994
Psychiatric Consultant
· Provided medical education for an alternative AIDS treatment group. Helped develop curriculum for a mental health component
GMHC – New York, NY 10/1991-05/1994
AIDS Treatment Group Leader
· Co-led ongoing group therapy sessions for people with AIDS
Housing Works – New York, NY 02/1991-12/1992
Psychiatric Consultant
· Provided assessments and ongoing treatment for the most severely impaired members of a homeless MICA (mentally ill-chemically addicted) population with AIDS. The goal was to keep patients out of the hospital and in the community
Northern Pines Unified Services Center – Cumberland, WI 07/1986 – 07/1988
Staff Psychiatrist
· Treated inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients
· Provided psychiatric assessment to courts in felony cases, and testified regarding commitments to mental health facilities
· Collaborated with hospital administration on design and staffing of inpatient psychiatric unit and outpatient programs
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
ST LUKE’S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER
Medical Students: 09/2002 – 12/2008
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Third Year
Internal Medicine Clerkship
· Weekly bedside clinical tutorial sessions with MS-3 students
· Focus on Neuropsychiatry issues relevant to Internal Medicine
· Supervise them in preparing presentations of literature reviews of relevant topics
· Provide mentorship role and advice concerning residency choices
Fourth Year Medical Students
Psychosomatic Medicine (formerly Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry) Subinternship 07/2002 – 06/2013
· Individual instruction in all major areas of Psychosomatic Medicine
· Close supervision of assessment and management of patients
Post-Graduate Residency Training: 04/2002 – 06/2013
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Department of Psychiatry
PGY-2 and PGY-4 Classes
· Responsible for providing formal didactics on Psychosomatic Medicine
· Developed and taught curriculum on receptors, transmitters and neurobiology principles
· Key lecturer in Psychopharmacology series
· Involved in Journal Club
· Presided over case conferences
Psychosomatic Medicine (formerly Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry) Rotation
· Responsible for direct bedside teaching and supervision of PGY-2 and PGY-4 residents
· Supervise residents in initiating research in Psychosomatic Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
PGY-1 and PGY-3 Classes
· Participate in Behavioral Medicine course
· Provide formal didactics on Somatoform Disorders and Decision-Making Capacity
PGY-1, PGY-2 and PGY-3 Classes
· Provide formal didactics on Alcoholism and Addiction Disorders
HOSPITAL GRAND ROUNDS/PRESENTATIONS
· “Medical Decisional Capacity and the NYS Family Health Care Decisions Act: What is old and what is new,” Grand Rounds Presentation, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, November 19, 2013
· “Medical Decisional Capacity and the NYS Family Health Care Decisions Act: What is old and what is new,” Grand Rounds Presentation, Beth Israel Medical Center, March 8, 2012
· “Psychosomatic Medicine: Core Topics,” Grand Rounds Presentation, SLRHC, October 11, 2006
· “Assessment of the At-Risk Geriatric Patient,” Department of Social Work, SLRHC, May 11, 2006
· “Transplantation Psychiatry,” Grand Rounds Presentation, SLRHC, March 8, 2006
· “Renal Transplant: Guiding Your Patients Through the Process,” Medical Symposium, Continuum Health Partners, February 15, 2006
OUTSIDE PRESENTATIONS
“The Doctor is In Series” 09/2011
Jewish Community Center
New York, NY
Baby Boomers and Their Aging Parents
“The Doctor is In Series” 04/2010
Jewish Community Center
New York, NY
The Wisdom of Illness: Facing Illness and End of Life
“The Doctor is In Series” 05/2009
Jewish Community Center
New York, NY
Adaptive Responses to Medical Illness
Department of Psychiatry 08/2007
John A Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
Pitfalls of Medical Decisional Capacity Assessments
University of Chicago Medical Center, 05/2007
2007 Alumni Scientific Session
Medical Decisional Capacity: When is “No” Really “No”?
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
CBT and Supportive Therapy Treatment of an Hispanic 11/2012
Patient Population with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
Alexithymia, Depression and Somatization in a Predominantly Hispanic 11/2011
Population of Functional GI Disorder Patients
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES
American Psychiatric Association, 2004 Annual Meeting 05/2004
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists, Annual Symposium
Homosexuality and Psychoanalysis: New Directions
Course Director
· Presentation of psychoanalytic understandings of homosexuality
· Historical and current perspectives
· Future Directions
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center – New York, NY
Department of Psychiatry, Executive Committee 07/2007 – 06/2013
Department of Psychiatry, Education Committee 03/2005 – 06/2013
Continuum Health Partners – New York, NY 08/2004 – 12/2010
Hepatitis C Consensus Committee: Neuropsychiatry Subcommittee
· Currently working with other subcommittees to develop evidence-based policy on screening and treating Hepatitis C throughout all Continuum member institutions
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center – New York, NY 07/2002 – 06/2013
University Hospital of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ethics Committee: Psychiatry Liaison
· Review SLRHC policy in cases where patient decision making capacity is unclear
· Educate residents and moderate in monthly case conference presentations
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Liaison Psychiatry – New York, NY 07/2011 – 06/2013
Secretary
Society for Liaison Psychiatry – New York, NY 07/2007 – 06/2013
Executive Committee, Member
OUTSIDE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine – Bethesda, MD 11/2006 – 11/2010
Public Relations Task Force, Member
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine – Bethesda, MD 11/2005 – 11/2012
Ethics Committee, Member
HONORS AND AWARDS
· St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Department of Psychiatry: Excellence in Teaching Award – 2011
· American Psychiatric Association: Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents – 2007
· St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Department of Psychiatry: Excellence in Teaching Award – 2006
· GMHC Certificate of Recognition - 1993
· Wisconsin National Health Service Corps Award - 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· Member, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
· Member, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
· Member, American Psychiatric Association
· Member, American Medical Association
· Member, Medical Society of the State of New York
· Member, New York County Medical Society
· Member, University of Chicago Alumni Association
· Member, Northwestern University-Kellogg Alumni Club of New York
· Member, MENSA