Experience Working with Psychiatric Patients:
Including my years in residency and fellowship training, I have approximately 21 years of experience as a physician working with persons who have neurological and mental illnesses.

Experience Working in Research:
The first clinical trial in which I participated was a university-supported protocol for the use of valproic acid in treating bipolar disorder in 1989. I subsequently worked on two other studies as a sub-investigator and principal investigator before leaving residency at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. While at the National Institutes of Mental Health, I worked on a number of ongoing NIMH intramural protocols, particularly those focused on the use of quantitative EEG and positron-emission tomography to better describe the neurophysiology of bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder. I was also involved in protocols looking at the use of carbamazepine in treating these disorders. In addition to being supervised by Robert M. Post, M.D. on the NIMH studies, I also worked for the Institute of Behavior and Health in Rockville, Maryland, as a sub-investigator under the direction of Robert DuPont, M.D., on several depression and anxiety protocols. As an associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, I worked on projects focused on posttraumatic stress disorder.

Since 1994, as the principal investigator for Community Clinical Research, I have participated in over 250 studies of investigational medications for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, insomnia, addictions, and Tourette's syndrome. I have also worked as a consultant to various contract research organizations and pharmaceutical companies. I earned a B.A. in Biology from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, and an M.D. at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. I completed residency training at Hermann Hospital and the Harris County Psychiatric Center in Houston, Texas. I participated in a fellowship for biological psychiatry at the National Institutes of Mental Health in Rockville, Maryland. I have been Board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 1993, and licensed by the State of Texas as a physician since 1987. I maintain my Advanced Critical Life Support certification.

Credentials & Degrees:
M.D.

Job Title:
Medical Director for Community Clinical Research, Inc.

Ratings Scales Approved for / Areas of Clinical Research Interest:
I have had considerable experience with a variety of rating scales over the years pertaining to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, movement disorders, as well as instruments designed for psychiatric diagnosis.

Other Relevant Info:
I have an interest in electroencephalography and evoked potentials in psychiatry. I am bilingual in English and Spanish.
I volunteer as clinical faculty for the University of Texas Medical Branch, supervising fourth year medical students who are on clinical rotations at our facility. I'm also proud to be Cub Scout Den Leader of Den 5, Pack 23.