Education & Training

9/1972 – 6/1976

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Bachelor of Science, Nursing

9/1977 – 6/1978

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, pre-medical course work

8/1979 – 6/1983

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Doctor of Medicine(M.D.), College of Human Medicine

7/1983 – 6/1984

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, Internal Medicine, Transitional Internship

7/1984 – 6/1987

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Psychiatric Institute, Adult Psychiatry Residency

7/1987 – 6/1989

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Psychiatry Department, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

7/1989 – present

Solo Practice, Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychiatry

9/1991 – 6/1998

Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Adult Psychoanalyst Training Program, Graduate, Adult Psychoanalyst

9/1991 – 6/1998 ; 10/2013 – present

Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalyst Advanced Candidate

9/1999 – 4/2002

Washington, D.C. Psychoanalytic Institute and Foundation, Graduate, New Directions Writing Program

Licensures & Certifications

7/1976 – 6/2019

Registered Nurse, State of Michigan

6/1984 – present

Physician, State of Michigan, #47891

1/1989 – present

Board Certified, NBME, Adult Psychiatry, #30878

9/1989 – present

Board Certified, NBME, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, #2683

9/2014 – present

Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association, F.I.P.A.

Professional Positions

Academic Positions

4/2012 – present

Faculty Appointment, Associate Faculty, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan

2/2014 – present

Faculty Appointment, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry Department, Oakland University William Beaumont (OUWB) Medical School, Rochester, Michigan

Administrative Positions

9/1980 – 8/1981

Committee Member, Sophomore Delegate, Dean’s Student Advisory Committee, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

9/1980 – 8/1981

Medical School National Delegate, American Medical Student Association, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

9/1981 – 8/1982

Medical School Chapter President, American Medical Student Association, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

7/1986 – 6/1987

Chief Resident, Adult Psychiatric Residency, Detroit Psychiatric Institute, Wayne State University

7/2005 – 6/2007

Continuing Education Committee, Chairperson, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and Society, Farmington Hills, Michigan

7/2008 – 6/2019

Admissions Committee, Member, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan

7/2009 – 6/2015

Crisis Response Committee, Member, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan

9/2015 – present

Application Reviewer, OUWB Medical School, Rochester, Michigan

9/2016 – present

Applicant Interviewer, OUWB Medical School, Rochester, Michigan

1/2024 – present

Program Committee, Member, Michigan Psychoanalytic Society, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Clinical Positions

6/1976 – 12/1976

Registered Nurse, Staff, Pediatrics Department, Ingham Medical Hospital, Lansing, Michigan

1/1977 – 9/1977

Registered Nurse, Staff, Adult In-patient Psychiatry Department, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

6/1978 – 9/1979

Registered Nurse, Staff, Adult Crisis Clinic, Psychiatry Department, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

6/1980 – 9/1980

Registered Nurse, Staff, Emergency Room, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

7/1986 – 6/1987

Medication Reviewer, Staff, Martin Luther King Junior Clinic, Detroit, Michigan

7/1987 – 6/1989

Psychiatrist, Adult Solo Practice, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

7/1989 – 7/1996

Attending Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal, Michigan

7/1989 – Present

Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist; Adults, Children and Adolescents, Solo Private Practice, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

7/1996 – Present

Visiting Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Consulting

7/1989 – 6/1992

Psychiatric Consultant, District Wide, Birmingham Public School District, Birmingham, Michigan

7/1989 – 6/1994

Psychiatric Consultant, Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Northwestern Community Services, Livonia, Michigan

7/1995 – 6/2002

Editorial Board, Member, Offspring Magazine, Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools, Livonia, Michigan

5/2012 – 4/2013

Psychiatric Consultant, Staff, Walnut Lake Preschool, West Bloomfield, Michigan

9/2018 – 05/2019

Family Consultant, Allen Creek Preschool, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Professional Memberships

6/1986 – 6/1992

American Psychiatric Association

6/1988 – 6/1998, 9/2013 – present

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

9/1992 – Present

American Psychoanalytic Association

9/1992 – Present

Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute

9/2004 – Present

Michigan State Medical Society, Oakland County Medical Society

9/2004 – Present

International Psychoanalytic Association

9/2015 – Present

Association for Child Psychoanalysis

6/2020 – Present

Michigan Psychoanalytic Society

Presentations

10/1989

Grand Rounds, “Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies”, Pediatrics Department, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

7/2009

Internal Medicine Department, Intern Orientation, “Burn Out,” William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

7/2020 – 5/2021

Case Presentation, Monthly Child Seminar, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute

Awards

2019 & 2020

Anna Freud Altruistic Grant

Teaching

7/1986 – 6/1987

Lecturer, Psychiatric Topics, Third Year Medical Students, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

1/2011 – 3/2011

Lecturer, “Andy Warhol and Psychoanalysis, How do they Intersect?”, Series of Four Lectures, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan

3/2013 – 3/2021

Lecturer, Psychiatry Section, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, M-2 Medical Students, Oakland University William Beaumont School Of Medicine, Auburn Hills, Michigan

8/2013 – 3/2021

Clerkship Lecturer, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, M-3 Medical Students, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Research

12/2012 – 12/2014

Curricular Threads, Autism in Medical School Curriculum, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan

10/2013

Poster, “Does the Doctor Speak Autism?”, with Dr. Mary Dereski, AAMC Conference Presentation, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan

1/2015 – 1/2020

Research on the effects of Severe Repetitive Traumatic Loss on the Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents at Different Development Stages

12/2022 – 12/2023

Research on the effects of Severe Parental Psychopathology on Children and Adolescents in Psychoanalysis