McLeod Addictive Disease Center

Qualifications: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Member, American Board of Medical Specialists Professional Organizations: Active Member, AACAP and North Carolina Chapter of AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Professional Activities: Active patient care 90-95% of the time. Includes: Individual Psychotherapy, Pharmacological management, Play therapy Independent Medical Examinations Disability Examinations Forensic Evaluations and court cases depositions, expert witness testimony Plus: Educational activities, participate in Continuing Medical Education regularly. Professional speeches: regularly to Medical and Legal Community. Last board re-certification 2007 Next targeted of re-certification 2017 Scientific Presentations: Too numerous to shortly document. (Key recent presentations: Insanity defense, Civil and Criminal Competencies, Child Abuse, to name a few live presentations) History: Naturalized US Citizen Family of physicians, nurses and senior administrator (late father) Straight A school career, a national scholar in High School graduation. (1970) Medical Education in India: Graduated from BJ Medical School, Ahmedabad (1978) Two years Internal Medicine training (1979-1980) Medical Education in USA: Resident in Psychiatry (1981-1983) Fellow in Child Psychiatry (1983-1985) Faculty at Medical College of Georgia Department of Psychiatry (1986) Staff Psychiatrist Senior at Central State Hospital (Lousville, KY) (1987-1988) Child Psychiatry Consultant at Seven County Services (Lousville, KY) (1987-1988) Faculty ex-gratis, Psychiatry Department University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (1987-1988) Associate Medical Director, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC 28054 (1988 November - 1993) Staff Psychiatrist and Department secretary and chairman on rotating basis Gaston Memorial Hospital (as assigned) (1988 till 2006) Office based: Private practice in Psychiatry Gastonia (1988 November till current 2014 onwards)

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