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 |
| 2002-Present |
Director, CNS HIV Anti-Retroviral Therapy Effects Research (CHARTER) |
| 2000-Present |
Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) |
| 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 |
| 2000-2003 |
Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Research, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare |
| 2000-2003 |
Member, NIDA Centers Review Committee, National Institutes of Health |
| 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 |
| 1972-2003 |
Staff Psychiatrist, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System |
| 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, 1985-2005, Distinguished Life Fellow, 2006 - present) |
| 1975-Present |
American Psychosomatic Society |
| 1975-Present |
International Neuropsychological Society
(Board of Governors, 1988-1995 & President Elect 2005- 2006, Incoming President 2006-2007, President 2007-2008) |
| 1976-Present |
Association for Behavioral Science and Medical Education (Board of Directors, 1978-1979 & 1984-1986) |
| 1980-Present |
Psychiatric Research Society |
| 1985-Present |
West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry (Emeritus, 2004 - present) |
| 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 |
| 1999-Present |
International Society for NeuroVirology |
| 1999-Present |
Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Neuropsychological Association |
| 2002-Present |
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology |
| 2002-Present |
Society for Neuroscience |
EDITORIAL BOARDS FOR SCHOLARLY JOURNALS |
| 1994-2004 |
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society |
| 1995-2004 |
Deputy Editor, AIDS and Behavior |
| 1980-2006 |
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |
| 1988- |
The Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| 1989- |
Behavioural Neurology |
| 1992- |
Neuropsychology |
| 1998- |
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology |
| 2007- |
The Open Aging Journal |
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) |
| 2005 |
Health Sciences Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of California, San Diego |
| 2007 |
Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Neuropsychology Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology |
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) |
