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Neil Richtand, MD, Psychiatry, Oceanside, CA

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Psychiatry • Oceanside, CA

Psychiatrist, Exodus Oceanside Crisis Stabilization Center

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Molecular Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1991
  • Hartford Hospital
    Hartford HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicinePh.D., Biochemistry, 1978 - 1984
  • Carleton College
    Carleton CollegeB.A., Biology, Cum Laude, 1974 - 1976
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNo Degree, Biology, 1971 - 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1994 - 2014
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2020
  • "Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists" Consumers' Research Council of America, 2002, 2006
  • Essel Investigator National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, 2001
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antipsychotic medications, glutamate, and cell death: a hidden, but common medication side effect?  
    Isom, A., Gudelsky,G., Benoit, S. and Richtand, N.M., Medical Hypotheses, 1/1/2013
  • Prenatal immune challenge in rats: Altered responses to dopaminergic and glutamatergic agents in the absence of effects on cognition, anxiety, or acoustic startle  
    C.V. Vorhees, D. L. Graham, N. M. Richtand, and M. T. Williams, Synapse, 1/1/2012
  • Evidence for involvement of nitric oxide and GABAB receptors in MK-801-stimulated release of glutamate in rat prefrontal cortex  
    Roenker NL, Gudelsky GA, Ahlbrand R, Horn PS, Richtand NM, Neuropharmacology, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Polypharmacy in Clinical Practice 
    Chapter: Receptor binding targets for antipsychotic efficacy. 
    Grainger, M.M., Ahlbrand, R., Horn, P.S. and Richtand NM.Editors: Ritsner, Michael S..Springer, New York2013
  • Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume I. Conceptual Issues and Neurobiological Advances 
    Chapter: Developmental Consequences of Prenatal Immune Activation. 
    Bronson SL and Richtand NMEditors: Ritsner, Michael S..Springer, New York2011
  • Progress in Brain Research' Series, Serotonin-Dopamine Interaction: Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance 
    Chapter: Serotonin and Dopamine Interactions in Psychosis Prevention. 
    Page 141 - 153Neil M. Richtand and Robert K. McNamaraEditors: Di Giovanni, G., Di Matteo, V., and Esposito, E..Elsevier B.V. Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Evidence for involvement of nitric oxide and GABA-B receptors in MK-801-stimulated glutamate efflux in the rat prefrontal cortex.
    Gudelsky GA, Roenker NL, Ahlbrand R, Horn PS, Richtand NM, Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2012
  • Combined effects of antipsychotic medication and hypoglycemia upon microglial activation.
    N.M. Richtand, A.M. Isom, R. Ahlbrand, and G.A. Gudelsky, Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2012
  • The impact of combining antipsychotic medications and hypoglycemia on neuronal death and microglial activation.
    A.M. Isom, R. Ahlbrand, and N.M. Richtand, Society for Neuroscience, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

  • "Brain, immunology, and behavior ." 
    Nashville, TN - 6/12/2013
  • "The new neurobiology of drug abuse: the immune system, inflammation, stress, and reward." 
    Las Vegas, NV - 3/6/2013
  • "Microglia, inflammation, and mental illness: the neurobiology of prenatal immune activation." 
    San Diego, CA - 8/22/2012
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Grant Support

  • Antipsychotics, Hypoglycemia, Glutamate And CognitionNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2009
  • Role Of D3 Dopamine Receptor In Behavioral SensitizationNational Institute On Drug Abuse2004–2007

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