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Howard Gershenfeld, MD, Psychiatry, Goleta, CA

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Psychiatry • Goleta, CA

Clinician - Scientist (Consultant)

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Summary

  • I am a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist with 25+ years of experience, specializing in Anxiety and Depressive disorders and appreciating the uniqueness of clients’ stories and strengths. I prefer brief therapies that work and best practices, namely Evidence- and Measurement- based (measuring what one treasures) approaches . In general, I use "big tent" Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies combined with medication individually tailored to the client. Also, I have been influenced by Metaphorical, Narrative, Personal Construct, Enneagram, Existential, and Quality of Life therapies. Formerly, I was a faculty member and clinician-scientist at the Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Dallas, Tx.) x 13 yrs. I had multiple roles, doing basic molecular genetics (on Individual Differences in mouse models of anxiety, depression, & antidepressant response) and clinical research (on Gulf War Syndrome , Recurrent Major Depression, & Interpersonal Personality), while also treating patients, supervising students, residents, and fellows, and teaching. I’ve also worked in an underserved community mental health clinic in Northern California. Finally, for 10+ years, I worked overseas as a Regional Psychiatrist in the US Dept. of State, posted x 2-3 yrs. in Ghana, India, Greece, and Austria, covering a surrounding region of countries. During this decade, I responded to and treated a full spectrum of mental health issues of staff, dealing variously with disasters / emergencies ( terrorist incidents, civil wars, frozen conflicts, infectious disease epidemics, financial crises, coups, earthquakes, violent protests, etc.), sudden unexpected deaths, workplace morale issues, transition stress, interpersonal conflicts, anger issues, marital frayings, insomnia, demoralizations, parenting issues, student anxiety, anxiety disorders, depression, vocational choices, leadership / management concerns (Executive Coaching), PTSD, and substance misuse.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1991
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1995 - 2012
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1992 - 1996
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Neurogenetics Of Stress VulnerabilityNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2007
  • Positional Cloning Of A Pleiotropic Locus For BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2002

External Links

Dr. Howard Gershenfeld, Dr. Howard Gershenfeld, MD, Dr. H Gershenfeld, Dr. Howard Kibrick Gershenfeld