About.

Academic Curriculum.

Psychoanalytic Training

  • New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute

Psychiatric Residency

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

Internship

  • Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas

Undergraduate/Medical School

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

  • Bachelor of Science, Zoology, Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois

Board Certifications.

  • Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

  • Board Certified, American Board of Preventive Medicine / Addiction Medicine

Academic Appointments.

  • Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, University Texas Southwestern Medical School

Professional Societies.

  • Dallas County Medical Society

    • President, 2005

  • Texas Medical Association

    • Delegate to the American Medical Association, 2017 - present

  • American Medical Association

    • Texas Medical Association Delegate, 2017 - present

  • North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

    • President, 1994 - 1995

  • Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

    • President, 2006

  • American Psychiatric Association

  • Dallas Psychoanalytic Center

Honors, Awards and Distinctions.

  • D Magazine Best Doctors, 2002 - 2023

  • D Magazine Best Doctors Hall of Fame 2022

  • Dr. Spencer Bayles Outstanding Member Award, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, 2022

  • Service Award for Leadership on the Board of Trustees, Metrocare Sevices, 2021

  • Max Cole Leadership Award for Service Excellence, Dallas County Medical Society, 2016

  • Ruth Sharp Altshuler Prism Award, 2015

  • Distinguished Service Award, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, 2014

  • UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry, Outstanding Contribution to Medical Student Education, 2012 - 2013

  • Best Doctor in Texas, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005

  • Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Community Service Award, Reach out Texas Health Resources, 2005