Bio: Degrees: M.D., Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri Distinctions: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association Recipient, Outstanding Psychiatrist Award, California Alliance for the Mentally Ill Sol Ginsburg Fellowship, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry World Health Organization, U.S. Center for Research & Training in Biological Psychiatry, Deputy Director Listing, The Best Doctors in America Listing, The National Registry of Who?s Who Recipient, Riley Public Service Award, Mental Health Association of Orange County Recipient, Annual Exemplary Psychiatry Award, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Recipient, Mitchell B. Balter Award Beacon of Light Award

Research: Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN) Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) Brain imaging (PET and FMRI) Clinical drug studies Schizophrenia disease research Alzheimer?s disease and dementia research Depression and bipolar disorder research Nicotine research Pharmacogenomics