Curriculum Vitae

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Date of Birth: December 29, 1941

Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; 1976, Certificate 14774
Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry; 1991, Certificate 119
Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry; 2001 (Recertified); Diplomate 500119

Education And Residency

Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1959 - 63; A.B.
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 1963 - 67; M.D.
Internship: Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, MI; Rotating; 1967 - 68
Residency, Michael Reese Hospital, Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Institute, Chicago, IL 1968 - 71;
Chief Resident 1970 - 71

Clinical Practice

Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry, 1971 - present
Expert Witness-Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry, 1988-present (Contested wills, competency, nursing home litigation, malpractice, criminal and personal injury cases)

University Appointments (Recent)

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medical School; 2001 - present
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School; 1999 - 2001
Add Professor of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, 1994-1999
Secondary Appointment, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School; 1997 - 2001
Secondary Appointment, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School; 1997 - 2001

Previous Administrative Positions

Senior Vice-President, Medical Affairs and Research, Council for Jewish Elderly, 2003 - 2005
Director, Leonard Schanfield Research Institute Council for Jewish Elderly, 1995 - 2005
Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chicago, IL, 1988 - 99
Associate Director, Buehler Center on Aging, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, 1988 - 99
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Northwestern University, 1990 - 99
Director, Clinical Trials Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, 1996 - 98
National Medical Director, American Day Treatment Centers, 1996 - 97
Regional Medical Director, American Day Treatment Centers of Greater Chicago Region, 1993 - 96
Medical Director, Forest Hospital, Des Plaines, IL; Medical Director Forest Health Systems; Director, Chemical Dependency Program, Forest Hospital, 1985 - 87
Medical Director, Charter Barclay Hospital; Chicago, IL, 1982 - 85
Coordinator, Services for the Elderly, Greater Chicago Region, State of Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Chicago, IL, 1977 - 80

Honors

International Psychogeriatric Association, Award for Extended Service, 1999
American College of Psychiatrists, 1992 - 99
American Psychiatric Association Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, 1997
International Psychogeriatric Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Geriatric Psychiatry, 1989
Founders Award, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 1989
Founder and First President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Co-Founder and Past President, International Psychogeriatric Association.
Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors, Chicago Metro Area, Current

Grants & Awards

Over 9 million dollars for research and education in Geriatric Psychiatry.

Consulting Activities

Sunrise Assisted Living, 2004-2006
Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Consultant, 2002
3ClinicalResearch - Consultant and Clinical Research Competence Centers; Berlin, Germany. Vice-Chair Scientific Advisory Board, 2000 - 02
Eli Lilly Aging and Long-Term Care External Advisory Committee on Geriatric Depression, 1999 – 2003
Novartis Consulting Network, Member, 1999 - 2003
Hoechst-Marion-Roussel, International Advisory Council, Member, 1999 - 2000
Upjohn Pharmaceutica, Geriatric Depression Advisory Committee, Member, 1999 - 2001
Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Data Safety Monitoring Board, Consultant, 1999 - 2003
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Independent Consultant, 1998 - 2000
Pfizer Geriatric Psychiatry Advisory Council, Consultant, 1998 - 2003
Janssen Pharmaceutica, International Advisory Board for Risperidone for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Member, 1998 - 2001
International Scientific Advisory Committee and Program Committee, Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Member, 1998
Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute of the Alzheimer’s Association, Review Board of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council, Member, 1996 - 97
New York Life, Medicare, Managed Care, Consultant, 1997 - 98
CARING Newsletter, Advisory Board, 1996 - 97
Life/Tech Technology Center of Leipzig, Scientific Committee, Germany, Member, 1995 - 2000
National Institute on Aging, Ad Hoc Review Committee on Caregiving and Aging, 1995
Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, International Consultant, 1994 - 1998
American Day Treatment Centers, National Medical Advisory Board, Chair, 1994 - 97
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Illinois HMO, Quality Improvement Program Committee, Member, 1994 - 95
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York, Consultant, 1993-95
Department of Mental Health, State of Missouri, Psychogeriatric Consultant, 1993
CNA Insurance Company, Chicago, IL Long-Term Care Consultant Panel, Member, 1992 -
Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Aging Research, National Institute on Aging, Member, 1992 - 93
Interdisciplinary Coordinating Group on Mental Health and the Elderly, National Institute of Mental Health, Chairperson, 1992
Jeff’s Companion Animal Shelter, Westport, MA, Grant Review Board, Member, 1992 - 94
PASARR (Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Review of Nursing Home Residents) for Cook County, Reviewer, 1991
Department of Public Health, State of Illinois Alzheimer’s Advisory Task Force Committee, 1986 - 94
Quality Assurance Reviewer, State of Illinois, Department of Public Health, 1975 - 77
National Institute of Mental Health, New Dimensions in Alzheimer’s Disease, Consultant, 1986
Chicago Housing Authority, Committee on Congregate Living, Consultant, 1979 - 80
Niles Center Sheltered Workshop, Consultant, 1977 - 80
Federal Defender’s Program, Consultant, 1975 - 77
Manteno State Hospital, Department of Geriatrics, Psychiatric Consultant, 1974 - 76
Illinois Legislative Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Governor Daniel Walker Appointee, 1/74 - 10/75
Dominican Nuns, Long-Term Care Program, Adrian, MI, Consultant 1974
Michael Reese Hospital, Utilization Review Committee, Co-founder and Member, 1970 - 76
Parkview Home for the Aged, Psychiatric Consultant, 1969 - 73

Over 135 Publications

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