Physicians

Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Department / Division
Psychiatry / Biological Psychiatry

Address
DUMC 3950
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-0603

Office Telephone
919-684-5616

Fax Telephone
919-681-5489

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1991

Residency

• Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1995

Fellowship

• Affective Disorders (Research), Columbia University (New York), 1995-1998

Other Training

• Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Board Certification, Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinical Interests
Treatment resistant depression (TRD), and other conditions when conventional treatments fail; brain stimulation, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), deep brain stimulation (DBS) and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS); advanced training in the delivery of device-based therapies, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (St. Jude Medical, Inc.)
• Brainsway
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Eli Lilly & Co.
• Johnson & Johnson
• Linecare Holdings
• Magstim
• Magventure
• Neosync
• Pfizer Inc.