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Alan Schneider, MD, Psychiatry, Newport Beach, CA

AlanLouisSchneiderMDDABPM

Psychiatry Newport Beach, CA

Addiction, Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Medical Director Aetna/CVS HealthCare

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Summary

  • Currently, I am Medical Director of Aetna/CVS overseeing Addiction Medicine treatment, and maintain a private practice in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology.I have spent the past 32 years in a dual career of administrative medicine,research and clinical psychopharmacology. I have spent some 14 years in phase 1 through 3 clinical trial testing of agents for depression/anxiety/dementia/migraine/parkinsons/ schizophrenia/bipolar disorder. For 12 years I did research in TMS. I am now involved in TMS research on addictive disorders.
    I continue to serve as an expert reviewer for the California Medical Board and the US Department of Justice, and do consultant quality assurance work .

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, ECT, 1999 - 1999
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1988
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1987
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1985
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Addiction Medicine
  • Added Qualification in Administrative Psychiatry
  • American Board of Addiction MedicineAmerican Board of Addiction Medicine
  • American Board of Addiction MedicineDiplomate
  • Diplomate of the American Society of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine
  • Psychopharmacology Psychopharmacology
  • Society of Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Marquis Top 100 Marquis Who’s Who, 2016-2018
  • Alpha Omega Alpha University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1983
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Society, 1983
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Bidirectionality of Attention-Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder and Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Review  
    Tsai, R. Schneider,A., Psychology and Psychiatry, 5/5/2022
  • A case of Letrozole induced mania  
    Schneider ,A, Bipolar Disorders, 3/23/2001

Grant Support

  • 4 week placebo controlled study of rTMS in negative symptoms of schizopreniaStanley Foundation2000–2004
  • 4 week placebo controlled study of rTMS in negative symptoms of SchizophreniaNARSAD2000–2004
  • Ronald Reagan Research Award in Alzheimers DiseaseAlzheimers Association2000–2004

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