- Neurology
- Mental HealthGubernatorial and Faculty Appointments Gubernatorial Appointments 1996-1998 Nevada Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 1998-2000 Nevada Commissioner of Mental Health and Developmental Services 2004-2007 Member, Nevada Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 2007-2008 Chairman, Nevada Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Faculty Appointments 1979-1981 Associate in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1982-1986 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Rutgers School of Medicine 1986-1992 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine 1992-2004 Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2004-2007 Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2007- 2009 Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine 2009-Present Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine Editorial Board 1996-2000 Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2007-2010 Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- PsychiatryB.S. Centenary College of Louisiana, with Honors in Chemistry Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian M.D. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Internship: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Fellowship: Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
- Behavioral HealthMedical Staff Positions Administrative Appointments 1980-1986 Director, Eating Disorders Program, Carrier Foundation See The Thin Line 1986-1991 Director, Eating Disorders Program and Behavioral Medicine Program, Montevista Hospital 1991-2004 Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry, Lake Mead Hospital 1991-2004 Director, Eating Disorders Program, Lake Mead Hospital 1994-1996 Director of Research and Outcome Studies, Montevista Hospital 1996-2004 Director, Alcohol and Chemical Dependence Program, Lake Mead Hospital 2005-2007 Medical Director, Red Rock Geriatric Behavioral Health Hospital Hospital and Staff Appointments 1978-1979 Staff Psychiatrist, Geriatric Program, PATH CMHC 1979-1981 Research Psychiatrist, Carrier Foundation 1979-1986 Staff Psychiatrist, Carrier Foundation 1986-Present Staff Psychiatrist, Montevista Hospital 1986-2007 Medical Staff, University Hospital 1987-1996 Medical Staff, St. Rose Dominican Hospital 1987-Present Medical Staff, Valley Hospital 1988-Present Medical Staff, Sunrise Hospital 1990-1994 Medical Staff, Women’s Hospital 1991-2004 Medical Staff, Lake Mead Hospital 2005-Present Medical Staff, Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital Medical Staff Elected Positions 1988-1989 Vice-Chief of Staff, Montevista Hospital 1989-1991 Chief of Staff, Montevista Hospital 1992-1995 Vice-Chief of Staff, Montevista Hospital 2006-2007 Chief of Staff, Red Rock Hospital