USC Adjunct Professor, Board-certified psychiatrist practicing in the Los Angeles area for over 30 years. I teach USC medical students, internal medicine residents, and conduct clinical research trials. I am currently:Founder & Medical Director, Pre-Pro Institute for Sports PsychologyFounder & Medical Director, UCS Performance Psych & TestingMedical Director for Psychiatry, USC/Verdugo Hills HospitalMedical Director for Psychiatry, Huntington Health/CedarsMedical Director and PI, Pharmacology Research Institute/Wake ResearchI am originally from New York, where I graduated from Cornell University. I then graduated Syracuse University College of Law. I am a member of both the New York State Bar and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. I obtained a Masters’ of Forensic Science degree from The George Washington University and am holder of a United States Patent, which was featured in The New York Times.I graduated The Chicago Medical School with a Dean's Award in 1990. I then did my residency in psychiatry at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center, where I was the Chief Resident.I am an Adjunct Clinical Professor at USC/Keck School of Medicine. I have developed the Pre-Pro Institute for Sports Psychology and UCS Performance Psych & Testing with a keen interest in performance enhancement and sports psychology. I also have significant experience with dual-diagnosis patients and maternal wellness, having been featured on The Today Show regarding post-partum depression. I specialize in psychopharmacology and am the Medical Director and Principal Investigator at Pharmacology Research Institute, now Wake Research in Encino.