Degree(s): M.D.
Received at: Temple University Medical School
Other Training: Residency in Psychiatry, Temple University Hospital; fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
Other Credentials: Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Specialties: Inpatient care; psychopharmacology; family, couples and addictions interventions with individuals diagnosed with personality disorders.
Practicing Since: 1983
Positions Held/Honors Received: Medical Director, Mental Health Unit, Centre Community Hospital; past affiliations with The Meadows Psychiatric Center, The Meadows Adolescent Dual Diagnosis Program, the Young Adult Offender's Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and The Pennsylvania State University Psychological Clinic.
Treatment Approach/Philosophy: I use and teach common sense, and advocate structure and confrontation for behavioral problems while also addressing mood thinking and anxiety issues with medication and adjunctive psychotherapy.
