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IGOR GRANT, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

Date of Birth: March 26, 1942
Office Address: Department of Psychiatry (0680)
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0680
Telephone: (858) 534-3652
Fax: (858) 534-7723
email: igrant@ucsd.edu

Education

1966 Medical School - University of British Columbia M.D.
1966-1967 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Internship (rotating)
1967-1971 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Residency

Present Appointments

2000-Present Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR)
2000-Present Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare
1999-Present Program Project Director, NeuroAIDS: Effects of Methamphetamine
1998-Present Executive Vice Chairman, UCSD Department of Psychiatry
1998-Present Director, California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network (CNTN)
1989-Present Director, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC)
1986-Present Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University, Department of Psychology
1982-Present Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
1975-Present Chairman, Core Course in Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSD School of Medicine
1972-Present Staff Psychiatrist, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System

Previous Appointments

1995-1998 Member, Appeals Board, Medical Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
1988-1990 Acting Chairman, UCSD Department of Psychiatry (during temporary absence of Lewis L. Judd, M.D. as Director of NIMH)
1987-1988 Visiting Professor, Department of Immunology, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K.
1984-1988/ 1990-1998 Vice Chairman, UCSD Department of Psychiatry
1982-1988 Assistant Chief of Psychiatry Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, California
1980-1981/ 1987-1988 Visiting Professor, University of London (Institute of Neurology), London, U.K.
1978-1982 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego v
1976-2000 Chief, Ambulatory Care for Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, California
1976-1980 Chief, Consultation-Liaison Service of the Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, California
1974-1976 Director, Curtis W. Gifford Mental Health Clinic of the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
1972-1974 Chief, Mental Health Clinic of the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Diego, California
1972-1978 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
1971-1972 Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Inpatient Service, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1970-1972 Instructor in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
1970-1971 Chief Resident in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

SCHOLARLY AFFILIATIONS

1964-Present A.O.A. Member since Junior Year of Medical School
1971-Present Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1974-1990 Assistant and Associate Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1975-Present American Psychiatric Association (Fellow, 1985 to present)
1975-Present American Psychosomatic Society
1975-Present International Neuropsychological Society (INS Governing Board, 1988 to 1995)
1976-Present Association for Behavioral Science and Medical Education (Board of Directors, 1978-1979 & 1984-1986)
1980-Present Psychiatric Research Society
1985-Present Fellow, West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry
1993-Present International AIDS Society
1993-Present The Society of Behavioral Medicine
1994-Present Fellow, Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum (CINP)
1996-Present National Academy of Neuropsychology
1998-Present American Neuropsychiatric Association
1999-Present International Society for NeuroVirology
1999-Present Honorary Adviser, Hong Kong Neuropsychological Association
2002-Present American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2002-Present Society for Neuroscience

EDITORIAL BOARDS FOR SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

1994-Present Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
1995-Present Deputy Editor, AIDS and Behavior
1980-Present Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
1988-Present The Clinical Neuropsychologist
1989-Present Behavioural Neurology
1992-Present Neuropsychology
1998-Present International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

AWARDS

1966 CIBA Prize in Psychiatry (outstanding work in Psychiatry), University of British Columbia School of Medicine
1966 Horner Gold Prize and Medal (highest aggregate standing in the subject of Medicine), University of British Columbia School of Medicine
1966 Dean M.M. Weaver Medal (outstanding record in four year medical course), University of British Columbia School of Medicine
1966 Dr. Walter Stewart Baird Memorial Prize (best graduation dissertation), University of British Columbia School of Medicine
1966 Northern Building Maintenance Ltd. Prize (outstanding record in all years of medicine), University of British Columbia School of Medicine
1966 Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
1967 Outstanding Intern Prize, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1971 Award of Merit (Laughlin Award) for "Professional achievement, dedication, and scholarship in the graduate education program in psychiatry." University of Pennsylvania
1980-1981 Fellow, Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry at the Institute of Neurology, National Hospitals, Queen Square and Maida Vale, London, England
1987 H.B. Williams Traveling Professorship (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

June 23, 1967 Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
July 5, 1967 British Columbia Medical License
July 1, 1967 Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
May 13, 1970 California Medical License
November 1971 Diplomate, Fellowship Examination in Medicine (Psychiatry) Royal College of Physicians of Canada
November 1971 Specialist Certificate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
October 1972 Certified Specialist, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry)
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