Education and Training
- B.A., Allegheny College, Meadville PA, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa
- M.D. Case Western Reserve Unviersity School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
- Psychiatric Residency, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Training in psychoanalysis, Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Washington DC
Academic Positions
- Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, various faculty positions 1967-2005
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University, 2000-present
Professional History
- US Army psychiatrist, Viet Nam
- Clinical Director and other positions, Yale Psychiatric Institute (residential treatment center)
- Reviewer and Editorial Board, multiple journals and book series
- Founding group, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Committees setting standards for PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) , American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic Manuals (DSM III-R and IV)
- National Director, Vet Centers (Department of Veterans Affairs counseling centers for war veterans)
- Multiple publications, presentations, and media interviews, national and international, 1967-present
- Expert consultant and witness, civil and criminal legal cases involving PTSD
- Private practice, 1967-1982, 1994 to present.
- Committee organizing curriculum for Psychoanalytic Studies Program(PSP), Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
Teaching and Supervision
- Teaching and supervision of psychoanalytic psychotherapy to approx. 200 psychiatry, psychology, and social work trainees, 1967-1982
- Periodic supervision of psychiatry residents, George Washington University, 2000-present
- Courses in MPP(Modern Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy) program, and (PSP)Psychoanalytic Studies Program, at Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
Professional Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychoanalytic Association
- International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
- International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
- International Association for Traumatic Stress Studies
- International Society for the Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses.
Awards, Honors, Listings
- Award for Excellence in Teaching, MPP Program, Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, 2004 and 2009
- William C. Porter Award for Achievement in Psychiatry, , Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
- Meritorious Service Award, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Chief Medical Director’s Commendation(Undersecretary for Health), Department of Veterans Affairs