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Office
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St, Box 498
Torrance, CA 90509Phone+1 424-306-5700Fax+1 310-328-7217- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2005
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2001
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., American Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1997
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., Biological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- TX State Medical License 2019 - 2020
- NY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- IL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching Award for Outstanding Medical Student Teaching, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences UCLA, 2009
- Best Role Model Award, Department of Psychiatry, for Resident Education Harbor-UCLA, 2008
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry, for Resident Education Harbor-UCLA, 2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsVarenicline treatment for methamphetamine dependence: A randomized, double-blind phase II clinical trial.Marisa S. Briones, Steven Shoptaw, Ryan Cook, Matthew J. Worley, Aimee-Noelle Swanson, David E. Moody, Wenfang B. Fang, John Tsuang, Benjamin A. Furst, Keith G. Heinze...> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2018 Aug 1
- 13 citationsIbudilast may improve attention during early abstinence from methamphetamine.J. Brandon Birath, Marisa S. Briones, Stephanie Amaya, Steven Shoptaw, Aimee-Noelle Swanson, John Tsuang, Benjamin A. Furst, Keith G. Heinzerling, Lisa C. Obermeit, La...> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2017 Sep 1
- 16 citationsSafety of Intravenous Methamphetamine Administration During Ibudilast Treatment.Dustin Z. DeYoung, Keith G. Heinzerling, Aimee-Noelle Swanson, John Tsuang, Benjamin A. Furst, Yi Yi, Ying Nian Wu, David E. Moody, David M. Andrenyak, Steven Shoptaw> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2016 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Bowlby Goes to the Movies: An Argument for the Use of Film as a Teaching Tool for Issues of Bereavement, Mourning, and Grief in Health Care EducationFurst BA, Acad Psychiatry, 1/1/2007
- Expression of Activin and Activin Receptors in the Prostate Carcinoma Cell Line DU145Furst BA, Zhang Z, and Ying S-Y, International Journal of Oncology, 1/1/1995
Abstracts/Posters
- Cardiovascular safety of ibudilast treatment with intravenous methamphetamine administrationDeYoung D, Heinzerling KG, Swanson A-N, Tsuang J, Furst B, Yi Y, Wu YN, Shoptaw S, Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 1/1/2015
- Ibudilast may reduce inattention associated with methamphetamine useSwanson A-N, Wright M, birath JB, Tsuang J, Furst B, Heinzerling K, Obermeit L, Amaya S, Maes L, McKay C, Shoptaw S, Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 1/1/2014
- Ibudilast may reduce inattention associated with methamphetamine use.Swanson A, Wright M, Birath JB, Tsuang J, Furst B, Heinzerling K, Obermeit, LO, Amaya S, Maes L, McKay C, & Shoptaw S, 75th annual meeting of College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2013
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Lectures
- Navigating the Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization Process.Long Beach, CA - 1/1/2011
- Documentation and Handwriting.Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA - 1/21/2010
- Cost Containment and Utilization Review.Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA - 1/25/2009
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