Job Title:
Sub-investigator

Experience Working with Psychiatric Patients:
I earned my B.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and my M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1993. I have approximately 15 years of experience as a physician working with people who have psychiatric and neurological based illnesses. I have worked in a variety of different settings including the Austin State Hospital, Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, and the University of Texas at Austin's Student Health Center. Immediately after my residency training, I worked at Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center for approximately 5 years, and then for Bluebonnet Trails MHMR serving patients in Williamson and Bastrop County. I have worked as a consultant with Texas Rehabilitation Center evaluating people applying for disability benefits, and I have served as a staff psychiatrist for the Federal Correctional Institute in Bastrop.
Most recently, I have worked in my own private practice for the last six years, as well as working with Community Clinical Research as a sub-investigator for the last three years.

Experience Working in Research:
3 years in research

Credentials & Degrees:
MD, board certified in general psychiatry

Ratings Scales Approved for / Areas of Clinical Research Interest:
CGI, PANSS, AIMS, SANS, BARNES, ESRS, YMRS, MADRS