Board Certified Psychiatry Neurology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.294

Education

1946 - 1951 - Camilo Torres High School and College, Bogotá, Colombia
1952 - 1957 - National University School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia

Internship and Residencies

1957 - 1958 -  St. John’s Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia, Rotary Internship

1958 – 1961 - Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia, Psychiatric Residency

1967 – 1970 - Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA, Psychiatric Residency

Psychoanalytical Training

Colombian Psychoanalytic Association and Institute, Bogotá, Colombia

Personal Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalytical Theory Seminars

Individual Psychoanalytical Supervision

Group Psychotherapy Training

Group Psychotherapy, Bogotá, Colombia

Individual Psychotherapy Supervision

Professional Experience

1970 – present            Private Practice

1977 – present            Founder and Director, (Private Mental Health Clinic)

1966 – present            Medical Director, A Youth and Family Support Network

1980 – present            Psychiatric Consultant, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Disability Determination Services

1985 – present            Psychiatric Consultant, Diverse Patient Claim Review Agencies and Law Firms

1993 – present            Psychiatric Consultant, Framingham Family Guidance and Counseling Center

1993 – 1994            Psychiatrist,  Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge MA

1975 – 1992            Staff Psychiatrist,  Medical Center of Central Massachusetts

1978 – 1992            Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,  University of Massachusetts Medical School

1976 – 1980            Director, Medical Center of Central Massachusetts Mental Health Clinic

1973 – 1976            Director, Greater Worcester Unit, Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

1971 – 1973            Director,  Northern Worcester Unit, Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

1970 – 1971            Senior Staff Psychiatrist,  Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

1965 –1967            Staff Psychiatrist, Westboro State Hospital, Westboro, MA

1961 – 1965            Chief Psychiatrist,  NeuroPsychiatric Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia

Past Teaching Positions

1972 – 1978            Associate in Psychiatry, Teaching Staff, University of Massachusetts Medical School

1972 – 1975            Senior Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Medford, MA

1979 – 1988            Instructor of Psychiatry, Worcester Pastoral Counseling Center, Worcester, MA

1979 – 1988            Consultant and Supervisor, Counseling Services,  Assumption College, Worcester, MA

1962 – 1965            Associate Instructor in Psychiatry, National University Medical School, Bogotá, Colombia

Appointments

1970 – 1975            Founder and Director, Great Brook Valley Mental Health Clinic, Worcester, MA

1972 – 1976            Director, Medical Center of Central Massachusetts – Memorial Campus, Mental Health Clinic, Worcester, MA

1973 – 1975            President, Medical Staff, Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

1973 – 1975            Chairman, Pharmacy Committee, Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

1975 – 1976            Chairman, Utilization Review Committee,  Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, MA

Board Certification

1967   -    Executive Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (by examination)

1969   -    Board of Registration in Medicine (by examination) Commonwealth of Massachusetts

1975   -    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

1986   -    American Group Psychotherapy Association

1992   -    American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, Fellow

1993   -    European Community Countries, License to Practice Medicine

Hospital/Society Affiliations

1975 – 1992            Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, Active Medical Staff

1980 – 1991            St. Vincent’s Hospital, Courtesy Medical Staff,  Worcester, MA

1971 – 1980            Harrington Memorial Hospital, Courtesy Staff,  Southbridge, MA

1968 – present         Boston Psychoanalytical Society and Institute, Guest Member,  Boston, MA

1961 – present         Colombian Psychiatric Society, Colombia

1971 – present         Massachusetts Medical Society

1974 – present        American Psychiatric Association

1970 – present         Worcester Medical Society,  Worcester, MA

1987 – present         Worcester Medical Society, Scholarship Committee

1989 – present         Honorable Ancient Artillery Company of Massachusetts

1991 – present         Centro Las Americas, Board of Trustees,             National Registry of Group Psychotherapists

Awards

American Medical Association:

Physician Recognition Award, 1970-1973; 1973-1976; 1979-1982; 1982-1986

Publications

Available upon request.

Lectures

Available upon request.