Licensed Clinical Psychologist Expert Witness

Education

Columbia College, Columbia University
History-Sociology and Psychology
B.A.  1972

Magdalen College, Oxford University
Honour Schools of Philosophy, Psychology, and Physiology
B.A., M.A.  1974

University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychopathology
Ph.D.  1977

Professional Experience:

Research, Teaching, and Administration

1990-present

Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry and Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University

2005-present
Emeritus Chief, Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute

2002-present
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University

1986-present
Research Scientist VII, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1984-present
Consultant, MECTA Corporation

1998-present
Consultant and Depression Scientific Advisory Board, Cyberonics, Inc.

2002-present
Consultant and Executive Steering Committee, Neuronetics, Inc.

2005-present
Consultant and Advisory Board, NeuroPace, Inc.

1980-2005
Chief, Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute

2000-2006
Director of ECT Services at New York Presbyterian Hospital and the New York State Psychiatric Institute

1991-2004
Co-Director, Late Life Depression Research Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute

2005-2007
Director, Brain Stimulation Research and Clinical Services, Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1998-2004
Consultant, Forest Laboratories

2002-2003
Consultant, Novartis Inc.

2000-2002
Olanzapine-Fluoxetine Combination Advisory Committee, Eli Lilly, Inc.

1990-2002
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, New York University

1999
Consultant, Pfizer, Inc.

1996-1998
Consultant, Wyeth-Ayerst, Inc.

1996-1997
Consultant, Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

1995-1997
Executive Secretary, Intramural Research Program Planning Committee, National Institute of Mental Health

1988-1996
Consultant, Carrier Foundation

1990-1994
Consultant, Cambridge NeuroScience Inc.

1980-1991
Deputy Chief, Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1985-1990
Consultant, Warner Lambert/Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division

1987-1990
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry (Tenured), College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University

1987-1990
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, New York University

1987-1988
Consultant, Somatics Corporation

1981-1987
Associate Professor of Psychology (Tenured), Department of Psychology, New York University

1981-1986
Research Scientist V, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1980-1987
Lecturer in Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

1985
Consultant, Hoffman-LaRoche Inc.

1985-1988
Consultant, WNET (Public Broadcasting System), The Mind Series

1982-1984
Co-Director, Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Laboratory, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1979-1981
Associate Attending Psychologist, New York State Psychiatric Institute

1979-1981
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, New York University

1978
Consultant, WNET (Public Broadcasting System), BRAIN Series

1977-1979
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Columbia University

1976
Instructor (Summer Session), Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

1975-1977
Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

1975 (Summer)
Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of PA

1973 (Summer)
Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Columbia University

1971-1972
Research Associate, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Clinical Work and Training

1977-present
Private Practice, New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist

1999-present
Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology

1995-1997
Chair, General Clinical Research Unit Advisory Committee

1990-1996
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital, N.Y.

1993
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

1992
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Westchester Division, New York Hospital, N.Y.

1984, 1990, 1993
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, N.Y.

1982-1992
Consultant, Special Treatment Unit, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, N.Y.

1985-1992
Consultant, Dept. of Psychiatry, Roosevelt Hospital, N.Y.

1987-1991
Consultant, Dept. of Psychiatry, St. Barnabas Hospital, N.Y.

1986
Consultant, Dept. of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital, N.Y.

1976-1977
Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

1976
Psychology Trainee, Marriage Council of Philadelphia, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

1975
Consultant, Camp Hill Project, Department of Corrections, State of Pennsylvania

1974-1976
Psychology Practicum, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia General Hospital

1973-1974
Clinical Practicum, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, England

1972
Administrative Aide for Undergraduate Residence, Office of the Dean, Columbia College, Columbia University

Research Grants

Available upon request.

Research Grant Primary Mentorship

Available upon request.

Research Grant Consultancies

1980-1983
NSF.  Hypnosis, hyperamnesia, and the eyewitness.

1981-1984
NIMH.  Functional brain asymmetry in psychosis.

1984-1992
NIMH.  Long-term effects of electroconvulsive therapy.

1984-1993
Veterans Administration.  EEG effects of electroconvulsive therapy.

1985-1988
NIMH.  Neurobiological studies of electroconvulsive therapy in depression.

1987-1996
NIMH.  ECT: Optimum schedule and antidepressant mechanisms.

1993-1995
NIMH.  Deficits in awareness of illness in schizophrenia.

1993-1997
NIMH.  Autonomic cardiovascular control in anxiety and stress.

1995-1997
NIMH.  Backward masking in schizophrenia.

1996-2003
NIMH. Continuation ECT vs. pharmacotherapy: Safety and efficacy.

Honors and Fellowships

Available upon request.

Professional Societies

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Fellow)
American Psychiatric Association (Honorary Fellow)
American Psychological Association (Fellow)
American Psychological Society (Fellow)
American Psychopathological Association (Fellow)
Association for Convulsive Therapy
Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmcologium (Fellow)
International College of Geriatric Neuropsychopharmacology (Founding Member)
International Neuropsychological Society
International Society for Affective Disorders (Fellow)
International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Society of Biological Psychiatry

Editorial Duties

Founding Editor

Available upon request.

Associate Editor
Available upon request.

Editorial Board
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Guest Editor

Available upon request.

Associate
Available upon request.

Reviewer: Journals

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; American Journal of Psychiatry; Anesthesiology; Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology; Archives of General Psychiatry; Archives of Neurology; Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Biological Psychiatry; Biological Psychology; Bipolar Disorders; Brain Research; British Journal of Psychiatry; British Journal of Psychology; British Journal of Social Psychology; Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology; Cerebral Cortex; Clinical Neurophysiology; Cochran Reviews; Comprehensive Psychiatry; Convulsive Therapy; Depression and Anxiety; Drug Therapy; Epilepsia; Epilepsy Research; European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience; General Hospital Psychiatry; Harvard Review of Psychiatry; Hospital and Community Psychiatry; International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis; International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research; Journal of Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Affective Disorders; Journal of the American Medical Association; Journal of Clinical Psychiatry; Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of ECT; Journal of Experimental and Clinical Neuropsychology; Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; Journal of Neuroscience; Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Journal of Personality; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality Processes and Individual Differences; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Social Cognition; Journal of Psychopharmacology; Journal of Research in Personality; Laterality; Life Sciences; Molecular Neurobiology; Molecular Psychiatry; Nature; Nature: Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology; Neuropsychobiology; Neuropsychologia; Neuropsychology; Neuropsychopharmacology; Neuroscience Letters; Perceptual and Motor Skills; Professional Psychology: Research and Practice; Psychiatry Research; Psychiatry Services; Psychological Bulletin; Psychological Medicine; Psychological Reports; Psychological Review; Psychophysiology; Schizophrenia Bulletin; Schizophrenia Research; Science

Reviewer: Agencies, Foundations, & Publishers

Available upon request.

Conferences

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International and National Committees

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National and International Multi-Site Clinical Studies

2004-2009
Optimization of TMS in Depression, Study Co-Chair

2003-2006
Sham-controlled Trial of TMS in Treatment-Resistant Depression, Steering Committee

2001-2006
Optimization of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Study Chair

2000-2006
Sequential Treatments to Relieve Depression (STAR*D), Science Advisor

2000-2006
A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Citalopram in the Treatment of Major Depression in the Old-Old, Study Co-chair

1992-2001
Continuation Pharmacotherapy Following ECT (I and II), Study Chair

1990-1995
Pramiracetam and ECT Cognitive Effects: A Multi-site Study, Study Chair

1985-1990
Pramiracetam in the Treatment of ECT-related Cognitive Side Effects, Study Chair

Major Research and Publications

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Non-Peer Reviewed Papers

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Books, Edited Volumes, And Reports

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Case Reports

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Reviews, Editorials, Comments, Letters

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