Education
- University of Puget Sound, B.A. (Interdisciplinary – Behavioral Biology) 1984
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, M.D. (Medicine) 1994
- Saint Louis University Graduate School, Ph.D. (Neurobiology) 1992, with professor Mark F. Jacquin
Postgraduate Training and Education
1994-95 – Resident, Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Neuroradiology, St. Louis University Hospital
1995-98 – Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Barnes – Jewish Hospitals, St. Louis, MO
1998-2000 – Child Psychiatry Fellow/Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Additional Training
2003 – Medical Radiation Protection, Medical Radiation Instrumentation, Radiopharmaceuticals and Chemistry, Principles of Radiation Physics, Institute for Nuclear Medical Education.
2003-2004 – Training on the preparation and administration of radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, radiation safety, SPECT imaging acquisition, processing, interpretation, and reporting, 1400 hours.
2006 – A New Anatomical Framework for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Systems Analysis – St. Louis University School of Medicine Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education Center
2007 – Psychogenomics – Mayo Medical Center
Licensure
Colorado
Missouri
Washington
New York
California
Florida
Awards and Honors
2021 – Top Doc Award – Psychiatry
2015 – #19 of the Top Scientific Discoveries of 2015 – Discover Magazine
2008 – Patient Choice Award
2009 – Patient Choice Award
2011 – Patient Choice Award
1997 – NIMH Outstanding Resident Award
1994 – Departmental Award, Department of Community and Family Medicine
1994 – Weis Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Care as a Medical Student
1994 – Distinction in Community Service Award
1993 – Parrett Foundation Scholarship
1991-92 – Parrett Foundation Scholarship
1991 – Community Service Award, Child Abuse Prevention Task Force
1986‑87 – American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellowship, Dept. of Pathology, University of Washington
1985 – U.S. Public Health Service Summer Research Fellowship, Dr. Vernon Fischer, Dept. of Anatomy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Honor Societies and Professional Organizations
Society of Nuclear Medicine –Brain Imaging Council, Brain Imaging Outreach Working Group
American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Phi Sigma Biology Honorary Society