Michael M. Takamura MD
Forensic Psychiatry
Private forensic psychiatry practice Adult inpatient at a private psychiatric hospital QME/IME/AME
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15525 Pomerado RdSte E3Poway, CA 92064
Phone+1 858-592-6644
Fax+1 858-592-6393
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Summary
- Dr. Michael Takamura is a psychiatrist in Poway, CA, with a subspecialty in forensic psychiatry. He completed his medical education and residency at the University of California, San Diego, and a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of Southern California. Dr. Takamura served as the Medical Director at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Psychiatric ICU and as the PICU Clinical Service Director at Aurora Behavioral Healthcare San Diego, and he currently holds a position as an Adult Psychiatrist for the County of San Diego. His expertise includes schizophrenia, medico-legal evaluations and adult criminal forensics. He has contributed publications on forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy and has received several honors, including Housestaff Physician of the Year at UC San Diego School of Medicine and various fellowship awards.
Education & Training
University of Southern CaliforniaMD, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, 2005 - 2006
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2005- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2002
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2001- Harvard UniversityB.A., Biology, with neuroscience focus, Cum Laude, 1993 - 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Board Certified Jan 2007 to 2017
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Housestaff Physician of the Year University Of California, San Diego, 2005
- Ginsburg Fellowship Award AADPRT, 2005
- Leadership Fellow Award APA/GlaxoSmithKline, 2003
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Publications & Presentations
Lectures
- Competency and Sanity1/1/2014
- Worker’s Comp and Criminal Forensics1/1/2014
- Life After ResidencyUC San Diego - 1/1/2014
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Other Languages
- Korean, Japanese
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