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James Spar, MD, Geriatrics, Los Angeles, CA, Greater Los Angeles HCS

JamesEdwardSparMD

Geriatrics Los Angeles, CA

Professor, UCLAProfessor and Director of Residency Education in the Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1974 - 1977
  • California Pacific Medical Center
    California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1972
  • UCLA
    UCLABA, Zoology, Cum Laude, 1966 - 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1973 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Escaping the LPS Revolving Door  
    Carico CD, Spar JE, Trust and Estates Quarterly, 1/1/2010
  • A Lawyer’s guide to diminishing capacity and effective use of medical experts in contemporaneous and retrospective evaluations  
    Streisand AF, Spar JE, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Journal, 1/1/2008
  • Virtual Publication (Letter to Editor)  
    Spar JE, Archives of General Psychiatry, 1/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Capacity and Judicial References 
    1/1/2012
  • “Use of Psychotropics for Non-traditional Purposes” 
    1/1/2011
  • “Assessing Issues Of Capacity: Lecture And Demonstration/Mock Examination Of Expert" 
    Burbank, CA - 1/1/2010
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Other

  • Mental Disorders that Erode Capacity. 
    Streisand AF, Spar JE, ABA Trust & Investments
    11/1/2009

Press Mentions

  • Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor Says
    Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor SaysJune 2nd, 2016
  • Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor Says -- 2nd Update
    Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor Says -- 2nd UpdateJune 2nd, 2016
  • Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor Says
    Viacom : Sumner Redstone Has 'Legal Mental Capacity' to Make Decisions, His Doctor SaysJune 2nd, 2016
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