Education
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Education
High School
Firestone High School, Akron, Ohio — 1971
Undergraduate
New College, Sarasota, Florida — B.A. (1976)
Postgraduate Study
Masters’ Program in Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Creative Arts, San Francisco State University (1982–1983)
Medical School
University of California, San Francisco — M.D. (1984)
Internship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
— Psychiatry and Rotating Internship
(1984–1985)
Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
— Psychiatry
(1985–1987)
Fellowship
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute — Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1987–1989)
Chief Fellow, 1988–1989
Licensure
California Medical License — Certificate No. G-56352 (Active)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology — Psychiatry (1991)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology — Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1991)
Honors and Distinctions
USC Faculty of the Year
(2007, 2013, 2016, 2019)
Research Fellow, International Psychoanalytical Association
(2018)
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
(2017)
Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
(2013)
Outstanding Mentor Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(2010)
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