About the Doctor

Education

• Residency - Yale University
• MD with Honors - University of Illinois
• MBA - University of Chicago
• BA - Amherst College

Honors/Professional Recognition/Memberships

• "Top Doc/Psychiatry" - Atlanta Magazine, 12 consecutive years, 2007-2019
• "Top Doc/Psychiatry" - U.S. News & World Report 2012
• "Holiday Heroes" - AJC 2010
• "Exemplary Psychiatrist" - NAMI
  2010, 2009
• "Heroes in the Fight" - MHA
  2009
• AOA Medical Honor Society

Initiatives & Advocacy

• Founder & leader of FaithWorks
• Organizer & Host of Annual Mental Health Conference, "Faith, Family & Mental Health"
• AJC editorials:
  • “Speak Out About Mental Health Chaos”
  • “Privatization Will Worsen State Mental Health Care”

Psychiatric Consultant

• Lazarus Ministries, Inc.
• LifeGate Counseling at Peachtree
• Penfield Christian Homes

Professional Leadership (Past)

• Ridgeview Institute - Director/Partial Hospitalization, President/Medical Staff, Clinical Supervisor/Hospital Staff
• Skyland Trail - Professional Advisory Board
  Co-chair and Board Member
• GPPA Board of Trustees