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About 

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Education

Colgate University, Hamilton New York, B.A. High Honors in French (Phi Beta Kappa)
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, M.D.
Internship - Residency; UCSF, Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Board Certification

Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 

American Society of Addiction Medicine

Psychiatry with Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry

Addiction Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 

Recognition's and Awards

French government assistantship/Fulbright travel grant, Nogent Sur Marne
NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, First Group of Honored Psychiatrists
Physician of the Year, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Diplomat American Board of Addiction Medicine 
Lifesaver Award, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

US News and World Report, Top Doctors in the US

Royer Award for Excellence in Community Psychiatry, Awarded by UCSF
San Francisco Marin Medical Society, Special Recognition Award for advocacy for suicide prevention on the 
Golden Gate Bridge
Black Belt Taekwondo First Dan

Military Service

Major, U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks Hawaii. 

Army Commendation Medal, 25th Infantry Division

Addenda

Fluent in French

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