Current Clinical Positions
1998 – present
Child and Family Psychiatry
San Diego, Del Mar, & Solana Beach, CA
In my current practice I see infant, children, adolescents, and adults in a family oriented practice where about half of the people have difficulties with development, relating, communicating, and learning, mainly Autism and related challenges, and the other half have more typical neurobehavioral or psychiatric difficulties such as Bipolar Disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and others. This includes conducting and supervising Intensive Behavioral Interventions for infants and young children through adolescents and adults with autism and other developmental disorders (1992 – present); treatment of chronically institutionalized children, adolescents and adults (1990 – present); and treatment of VIP patients and families in the mental health system (1986 – present).
Clinical Experience
2021 - present
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Palestinian Child Institute at An-Najah National University
2013 - present
Programmatic Lead, Executive Committee, International Network forPeace Building with Young Children. The Early Years, Belfast, NorthernI reland.
2000 – 2016
Assistant Clinical Professor, Voluntary, Department of Psychiatry University of California at San Diego School of Medicine
1999- 2012
ICDL DIR/Floortime Institute Faculty, including, Secretary/ Faculty, Southern California Regional Institute. Monthly conferences, distance leaning, parent and professional support and training groups, training the trainers.
1996 – 1998
Child and Adult Psychiatrist Psychiatric Centers at San Diego
1996 – 1997
Unit Psychiatrist Telecare Choices, San Diego, CA
1995 – 1996
Child and Family Psychiatry, private practice Gaithersberg, MD
1994 – 1996
Chief, Child Psychiatry National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland
1993 – 1996
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799
1995 – 1996
Co-Chair, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Subcommittee Child and Adolescent Implementation Team TRICARE Region One Mental Health Alliance
1995 – 1996
Co-Director, Child Psychiatry Training National Capital Area Triservice Graduate Medical Education Program
Psychiatry Residency Training Program
1993 – 1996
Bureau of Naval Personnel Headquarters Multidisciplinary Child Sexual Abuse Team
1995 – 1996
Private Practice: Child and Family Psychiatry All ages, infant to adult, multimodal treatment,
Specialty care for persons with developmental disorders
1994 – 1995
Consulting Psychiatrist, Children’s Team Prince Georges County Health Department
5408 Silver Hill Road, Suite 5300 Forestville, Maryland 20747
1992 – 1993
Assistant Head, Department of Mental Health Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Chair, Case Review Subcommittee on Child Abuse
Coordinator for Continuing Medical Education Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, Hawai
