A Tampa Bay native originally from Dunedin, I have provided psychiatric care to the region since 2005, based in Palm Harbor. Forensic consultation services are available across Florida and North Carolina.
Education
1990 – 1994: Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. B.A. in Biopsychology, Magna Cum Laude
1994 – 1998: University of South Florida College of Medicine. Medical Degree. Academic Excellence Award. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1998 – 2002: Duke University Medical Center. Internship and Residency in General Psychiatry
2002 – 2003: Emory University. Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry
Board Certifications
General Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Forensic Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Addiction Medicine – American Board of Preventive Medicine
Current Practice and Consulting
2005 – Present: Private Practice, General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Palm Harbor, FL
2003 – Present: Private Practice, Forensic Psychiatry (FL, NC)
2010 – Present: MetLife Insurance, Medical Consultant, Disability Claims
2010 – Present: Professionals Resource Network (PRN) and Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) Approved Evaluator
2011 – Present: NFL Program for Substances of Abuse, Treating Clinician
2016 – Present: NFL, ADHD Certified Evaluator for Therapeutic Use Exemptions
2018 – Present: MLB, ADHD Certified Evaluator for Therapeutic Use Exemptions
Prior Positions
2006 – 2011: Medical Director, Turning Point of Tampa, Inc.
2004 – 2005: Staff Psychiatrist, Florida State University, University Counseling Center
2003 – 2004: Psychiatrist and Clinic Director, Georgia Institute of Technology Health Services
Psychiatry Clinic. Atlanta, GA
Academic Appointments
2004 – Present: Clerkship Faculty, Florida State University College of Medicine
Professional Associations
American Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Board of Addiction Medicine
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Research
Psychoneuroimmunology (1993–1997). First-author publication demonstrating that neonatal cytomegalovirus exposure decreases prepulse inhibition in adult rats, with implications for understanding the developmental origins of schizophrenia. (Citations)