Expert Details
Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult and Geriatric Mental Disorders
ID: 727146
Florida, USA
He is noted for the thoroughness of his evaluations of new patients, and he has been recognized in the listings of Florida Super Doctors--South Florida Edition. He also has extensive experience with disability evaluations. His knowledge of psychopharmacology is highly regarded by his referral sources and peers.
He has been in private practice since 1982, providing services in to adults 18 and older suffering from depression, anxiety, mood swings, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit disorder and mental problems of late life. His methods include careful and thorough evaluation of the condition, careful diagnosis and uniquely designed treatment plan that is appropriate for the individual and his/her condition.
For many years he performed second opinion evaluations for a contractor for the U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1978 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Year: 1974 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mathematics | Institution: Southern Methodist University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Psychiatrist and owner | Department: Private Practice |
Responsibilities:He maintains a private office-based practice of adult and geriatric psychiatry. Since 2020, he has worked exclusively by telemedicine. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2010 | Employer: University of Miami Counseling Center | Title: Part-time psychiatrist | Department: NA |
Responsibilities:He consulted for evaluation and pharmacological management of students who are clients of the Counseling Center. He previously worked there 1997-2002. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1984 to 1988 | Agency: Office of Disability Determination, State of Florida | Role: Part-time consultant | Description: He reviewed case files and made mental disorder disability determinations. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He belongs to the American, Florida, and Dade County Medical Associations; serves on the Board of the DCMA PAC; and belongs to the American Psychiatric Association, Florida Psychiatric Society (where he chairs the Articles and Bylaws Committee), and American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is licensed to practice medicine in Florida and is certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He holds the positions of Voluntary Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University. His past positions include: Medical Director, Consultant for the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Medical Director of a rehabilitation program, consultant of a counseling center, Chairman of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Chairman of the psychiatric subsection of a Department of Internal Medicine Co-Chair of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee, Assistant instructor, clinical instructor and clinical assistant professor at his affiliated university. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He received the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Exemplary Psychiatrist Award . |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He completed his residency in psychiatry in 1982 at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has performed numerous independent medical evaluations of federal workers compensation and disability claimants and social security disability applicants. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Since 2012 he has taught the lecture-based psychopharmacology course to the residents in psychiatry at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, Florida. He also offers case supervision in geriatric psychiatry to the second-year residents. |
Fields of Expertise
adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, psychosis, behavioural psychotherapy, geriatric pharmacology, psychiatric status rating scales, neuropsychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, adult, psychotherapy, behavioral problem, private practice psychiatry, pharmacodynamics, benzodiazepine, serotonin, neuropharmacology, drug-drug interaction, clinical pharmacology, mental disorder, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, neuroscience, drug therapy