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Summary

  • General adult psychiatry: specializing in re-wiring via psychotherapy, with pharmacologic support when beneficial. Integrating knowledge & principles from neurobiology & pharmacology, attachment & trauma research, contemporary relational psychoanalytic understanding, object relations, grief/loss theories, systems theory, 12–step principles & spirituality, DBT, mindfulness & holistic medicine

Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1995 - 1999
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1995 - 1999
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995
  • Yale University
    Yale University BA, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry , Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, Honors in the Major, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1997 - 2002

Publications & Presentations

Authored Content

  • Correlates of Dissociative Symptomatology in Patients With Physical and Sexual Abuse HistoriesJuly 1993

Research History

  • Research assistantDissociative Disorders Research, McLean Hospital, with James Chu, MD1990 - 1991

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish