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Richard S. Adler, M.D.
EDUCATION
1998 - 2000
Senior Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry
University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA
1986 - 1988
Fellow in Child Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital /Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02114
1984 - 1986
Resident in Adult Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478
Included rotations in Consult - liaison Psychiatry at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry at Bridgewater State Hospital, Adolescent and Family Treatment Unit at McLean Hospital
1983 - 1984
Internship year in Adult Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Six months medical internship at Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, two months of Neurology at MGH, two months of Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, two months of Substance Abuse Psychiatry
1978 - 1983
Albany Medical College of Union University (AMC)
Albany, NY 12208
Doctor of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Shaeffer Prize in Pathology
Honor Committee Member 1978 - 1980
1980 - 1981
Research in Gastrointestinal Pathology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Pathology, Ramzi Cotran, M.D., Chief
Boston, MA 02115
American Gastroenterological Association Award for Medical Student Research - Poster Presentation
1976 - 1982
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Troy, NY 12180
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Summa cum laude, RPI - AMC 6-year Biomedical Program
POSITIONS
2/97 - present
Staff Psychiatrist
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Bellevue Satellite Clinic
400 112th Street NE, Suite 110, Bellevue, WA 98004
(206) 454-4644 . Ann Uherek, Ph.D., lead psychologist
Patient evaluation and psychopharmacologic
Management, supervision of psychiatric ARNPs in an outpatient clinic with a special interest in Pervasive Developmental Disorders
2/97 - present
Private Practice
Forensic psychiatric practice, clinical consultation in child and adult psychiatry
3/00 - present
Speakers Bureau and National Advisory Board
Alza Pharmaceuticals (Concerta Brand of methylphenidate)
McNeil Consumer Health
7/00 - 12/00
Staff Psychiatrist
Western State Hospital
Program for Forensic Evaluations in Corrections and the Community
Tacoma, WA 98498
Carl Redick, Psy.D., Director
7/98 - 6/00
Acting Clinical Instructor *
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Lake City Way Satellite
Clinic, 12360 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125 (206) 368-4949
Individual and group supervision of Child Psychiatry Fellows,
Adult Psychiatry Residents, Psychology Interns at a University of Washington Medical School teaching site.
*During the Senior Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry (see Education), University of Washington regulations require that the instructorship be regarded as “acting”.
1/98 - 7/98
Clinical Instructor
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Lake City Way Satellite Clinic
8/96 - 6/98
Staff Psychiatrist
Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 East Olive Street, Seattle, WA 98122. (206) 324-2400
Provided staff consultation and treatment to adults, children and adolescents, including The Deaf Services unit, in a large CMHC with a wide continuum of care.
8/91 - 7/96
Medical Director & Founding President
Comprehensive Psychiatric Group, 120 East Main Street, Salisbury, MD 21801.
Region’s largest multi-disciplinary mental health practice with Addictions, Eating Disorders and extensive Group Psychotherapy Programs.
3/95 - 7/95
Consultant - Behavioral Health Services Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC)
100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801
Retained to design integrated and managed care- friendly inpatient, outpatient, consult-liaison and emergency mental health services.
1/94 -12/95
Community Affiliate, Peninsula Regional Medical Center
11/91-12/93
Attending Psychiatrist, Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Inpatient, emergency and consult - liaison services
7/88 - 6/92
Medical Director, Mental Health Clinic
Somerset County Health Department, Westover, MD 21871
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Placement.
Included consultation to Colbourne Substance Abuse Center, Crisfield, MD & Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, Public Schools, and Developmental Center.
7/88 - 6/91
Medical Director, Mental Health Clinics
Worcester County Health Department, Snow Hill, MD 21863.
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Placement
7/86 - 6/88
Part-time private practice
Boston, MA
10/86 - 6/88
Ciba-Geigy Clinical Trial of Clomipramine for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
02114 Co-investigator with Joseph Biederman, M.D.
1986 - 1990
Doctor-on-Call
Pembroke Hospital, Pembroke, MA
150 bed Private Psychiatric Hospital
1985 - 1990
Doctor-on-Call
Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA
21 bed locked psychiatric unit in a suburban community
General hospital with Emergency Room and Consult- liaison consultation services.
1985 - 1986
Psychopharmacology Consultant
Cutler Counseling Center, Norwood, MA
Non-profit, community outpatient facility
LICENSES
1996 - Washington 33536 (3/12/96)
1988 - 1996 Maryland D36903 (6/18/88)
1984 - 1991 Massachusetts 54358 (6/l/84)
CERTIFICATIONS
1992 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, #2903
1990 - Adult Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, #33030
1984 - National Board of Medical Examiners, #262751
MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
1998
Managed Care Committee
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1995
Representative of The Maryland Psychiatric Society to The Rural Psychiatry Task Force
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
May, Miami Beach, FL
1992 - 1996
Board of Directors
Life Crisis Center, 216 East Main Street, Salisbury,
Chairman, Executive Director Search Committee (1994)
1993
Select Committee, Quality Council
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Empowered to re-engineer Emergency Room
Psychiatric Services. Developed satisfaction assessment tool
1992 - 1993
Utilization Review Committee
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
1991 - 1993
Founding President
Eastern Shore Psychiatrists’ Group
Established to provide networking opportunities
1991
Physicians’ Steering Committee
Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD
Providing input on design of new community General hospital
1988 - 1992
Utilization Review Committee
Peyton Psychogeriatric Unit
McCready Hospital, Crisfield, MD
Specialty in-patient locked unit for chronically mentally ill geriatric patients
MEMBERSHIPS
1996 - American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
1984 - American Psychiatric Association
1991 - 1996 Eastern Shore Psychiatrists’ Group
1988 - 1996 Maryland Psychiatric Society
1986 - 1988 Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2002
“Concerta: Extended Release Tablets for
Children with ADHD: Parent Treatment Preference and Satisfaction”
ADDA 2002 National Conference, Chicago, IL, May 4th
2002
“Red Flags for Pediatric Psychiatric Referral”
Washington State Chapter, National Association of Pediatric
Nurse Associates and Practitioners
Shoreline Conference Center, Shoreline, WA, March 6th
2002
“Behavioral Rigidity: Differential Diagnosis and Practical Management”
Children’s Spring Conference 2002
Richland, WA, March 15th
2002
“Child Abuse and Neglect”
Western State Hospital Forensic Seminar Series
Greg Gaggliardi, Ph.D., Seminar Director
2000
“Pediatric Psychopharmacology: The Cutting Edge”
Washington State and British Columbia Associations of School Psychologists Fall Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
1999
“Pediatric Psychopharmacology: The Cutting Edge”
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1998
“The Broad Bandwith of Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1997
“No Need to Panic: Anxiety Disorders Update for theClinician”.
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1991
“The Transition from Resident to Medical Director”, American Psychiatric Annual Meeting, Course: Administration in Austerity.
Paul Rodenhauser, M.D., Course Director.
1990
Adler RS, Jellinek MS. Special Article: “After Teen Suicide: Issues for Pediatricians Who Are Asked to Consult to Schools”. Pediatrics. 86:6, 982 - 7.
1990
Adler RS. Out-of-Control Behavior. The Massachusetts General Hospital: Psychiatric Aspects of General Hospital Pediatrics.
Jellinek MS, Herzog DB, eds. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, pp. 298-304.
1990
Adler RS, Jellinek M. Suicide. Ibid.
pp. 324 - 30.
1985
Adler RS, Nafradi J. Szabo S. “Cysteamine-induced Duodenal Ulcer is not Site-specific: Effect of Local Modulating Factors”.
J. Experimental Pathology 2:2, 111-22.
1983
Adler RS, Gallagher GT, Szabo S. “Duodenal Ulcerogens Cysteamine and Proprionitrile Decrease Duodenal Neutralization of Acid in the Rat”.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 28:8, 716-23.
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