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ADULT SERVICES - GWU MFA

Dr. Afkhami, Amir A.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:      Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director of Psychiatry Residency Training; Assistant Professor of Global Health   
Degree:      BA, University of Virginia, 1995; MD, George Washington University School of Medicine, 2003; MA, Yale University, 2007;    MPhil, Yale University, 2008
Internship:      Yale-New Haven Hospital
Residency:      New York Hospital/Weill Cornell Campus

Dr. Akman, Jeffrey S.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:  
    Interim Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Vice Provost for Health Affairs, GWUMC
Degree:      BS, Duke University, 1977; MD, George Washington University, 1981
Residency:   The George Washington University Medical Center

Dr. Blanks, Richard C.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director, Forensic Psychiatry Service
Degree:   BA, University of North Carolina, 1980; JD, Campbell University, 1983; MD, George Washington University, 2002
Internship:   Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance
Residency:   Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance
Fellowship:   Harvard Medical School; University of Massachusetts Medical School

Dr. Catapano, Lisa    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Residency Director
Degree:   BA, Dartmouth College, 1992; PhD, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology, 2001; MD, Harvard School of Medicine, 2003
Internship:   George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency:   George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Dr. Compton, Michael T.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Professor and Director of Research Initiatives in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Prevention and Community Health
Degree:   BS, Mary Washington College, 1993; MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1997; MPH, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 2003
Internship:   Emory University School of Medicine
Residency:   Emory University School of Medicine (Fellowship in Community Psychiatry / Public Health)

Dr. Frank, Julia B.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
Degree:   BA, Harvard University, 1973; MD, Yale University, 1977
Internship:   Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago
Residency:   Yale University School of Medicine
Fellowship:    Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Goodwin, Frederick
Title:    Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:    BS, Georgetown University, 1958, MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1963
Internship:   State University of New York; Upstate Medical Center
Residency:   University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Dr. Griffith, James L.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Psychiatry Residency Training; Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:   BS, Mississippi College, 1972; MD, University of Mississippi, 1976; MS, University of Mississippi, 1979
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center (Neurology); Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Psychiatry)
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Medical Education: University of Mississippi
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center (Neurology), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Psychiatry)
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Board Certification: Psychiatry

Dr. Howe, George W. 
Title:  Professor of Psychology (Primary); Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Secondary)
Degree:   BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; MA, University of Connecticut, 1976; PhD, University of Connecticut, 1981
Fellowship:   Swedish Medical Research Council

Dr. Jenkins, Robert L.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chief Psychologist
Degree:   BA, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1972; MA, Loyola College, 1974; PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1979
Internship:   University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Fellowship:   Oklahoma State University

Dr. Khin Khin, Eindra    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:   BA, The George Washington University; MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency:   The George Washington University Medical Center
Fellowship:  Georgetown University Hospital (forensic psychiatry)

Dr. Lieberman, Daniel Z.    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Clinical Director, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:   BA, St. Johns College, 1985; MD, New York University, 1992
Internship:   New York University School of Medicine
Residency:   New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Massey, Suena H.   [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Degree:   BA, Yale University, 1998; MD, Cornell University, 2002
Internship:   Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Residency:   The George Washington University Medical Center
Fellowship:    The George Washington University Medical Center

Dr. Norris, Lorenzo    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Residency Director, Director, Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service
Degree:   BA, Case Western Reserve University, 1996; MD, Case Western Reserve University, 2001
Residency:   Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
Fellowship:   Yale New Haven Hospital

Dr. Post, Jerrold M.
Title:    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center; Director, Political Psychology Program and Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University.
Degree:    BA, Yale University, 1956; MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 1960

Dr. Reich, Walter
Title:   Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University
Degree:   MD, New York University, 1970

Dr. Samenow, Charles P    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:   BA, University of Chicago, 1995; MD, University of Chicago, 1999; MPH, University of Michigan, 2003
Internship:      Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University School of Medicine
Residency:       Vanderbilt University Medical Center   
Fellowship:       Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Trinidad, Antolin C.    [ view full bio » ]
Title:   Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Degree:   BS, University of the Philippines, 1979; MD, University of the East, Philippines, 1983
Internship:   University of Missouri
Fellowship:    Georgetown University and Fairfax Hospital; University of Pennsylvania

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Physicians/Practitioners


Faculty:
James L. Griffith, MD
Interim Chair

Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD
Jeffrey S. Akman, MD
Richard C. Blanks, JD, MD
Lisa Catapano, MD, PhD
Julia B. Frank, MD

Eindra Khin Khin, MD
Suena H. Massey, MD
Robert L. Jenkins, PhD
Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD
Lorenzo Norris, MD
Charles Samenow, MD
Antolin Trinidad, MD

Clinical Staff:
Barrie Seidman, LiCSW, BCD


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