Richard S. Adler, M.D.

EDUCATION

 
1998-2000

Senior Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

1986-1988

Fellow in Child Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02114

1984-1986

Resident in Adult Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478
Included rotations in Consult-liaison
Psychiatry at Brigham & Women’s Hospital,
Forensic Psychiatry at Bridgewater State Hospital,
Adolescent and Family Treatment Unit at McLean Hospital

1983-1984

Internship year in Adult Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Six months medical internship at Mt. Auburn
Hospital, Cambridge, MA, two months of Neurology at MGH, two months of Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, two months of Substance Abuse Psychiatry

1978-1983

Albany Medical College of Union University (AMC)
Albany, NY 12208
Doctor of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Shaeffer Prize in Pathology
Honor Committee Member 1978-1980

1980-1981

Research in Gastrointestinal Pathology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Pathology, Ramzi Cotran, M.D., Chief
Boston, MA 02115
American Gastroenterological Association Award for Medical Student Research-Poster Presentation

1976-1982

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Troy, NY 12180
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Summa cum laude, RPI-AMC 6-year Biomedical Program

5/08-present
Medical Director
FASD Experts.com-Interdisciplinary collaborative forensic and clinical evaluation of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
2/97-presnt
Private Practice
Forensic and clinical psychiatric practice in child and adult psychiatry
2007-present
Clinical Instructor
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
2007-present
Clinical Instructor
Antioch University Seattle
2326 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
3/00-present

Speaker Bureau and National Advisory Board
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, makers of Concerta®

2006-2008
Psychiatric Consultant
Renton Academy
Employed by the Renton School District to provide on-site psychiatric services for a new specialty school informed by the Re-Education Approach pioneered by Nicholas Hobbs, Ph.D.
2006
National Advisory Panel
Cephalon, Inc., makers of Sparlon ® (modafanil)
New Drug Application (FDA) pending
2006

Clinical Instructor
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
University of Washington School of Medicine
(Formal appointment in process)
Bruce C. Gage, Training Director

2/97-10/06
Staff Psychiatrist
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Bellevue Satellite Clinic
1135 116th St. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
(206) 454-9003. Chris Cowles, Psy. D., Clinic Director
Patient evaluation and psychopharmacologic management, team consultation two days a week
2/97-present

Private Practice
Forensic and clinical psychiatric practice in child and adult psychiatry

3/00-present

Speakers Bureau and National Advisory Board
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, makers of Concerta ®

7/00-12/00

Staff Psychiatrist
Western State Hospital
Program for Forensic Evaluations in Corrections and the Community,
Tacoma, WA 98498
Carl Redick, Psy. D., Director

7/98-6/00

Acting Clinical Instructor (*)
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Lake City Way Satellite Clinic
12360 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 368-4949
Individual and group supervision of Child Psychiatry Fellows, Adult Psychiatry Residents, Psychology Interns at a University of Washington Medical School teaching site.

  (*) During the Senior Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry (see Education), University of Washington regulations require that the instructorship be regarded as “acting"
1/98-7/98

Clinical Instructor
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Lake City Way Satellite Clinic

8/96-6/98

Staff Psychiatrist
Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 East Olive Street,
Seattle, WA  98122. (206) 324-2400
Provided staff consultation and treatment to adults, children and adolescents, including The Deaf Services unit, in a large CMHC with a wide continuum of care.

8/91-7/96

Medical Director & Founding President
Comprehensive Psychiatric Group, 120 East Main Street,
Salisbury, MD 21801.
Region’s largest multi-disciplinary mental health practice with Addictions, Eating Disorders and extensive Group Psychotherapy Programs.

3/95-7/95

Consultant -Behavioral Health Services
Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC)
100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801
Retained to design integrated and managed care-friendly inpatient, outpatient, consult-liaison and emergency mental health services.

1/94-12/95

Community Affiliate, Peninsula Regional Medical Center

11/91-12/93

Attending Psychiatrist, Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Inpatient, emergency and consult-liaison services

7/88-6/92

Medical Director, Mental Health Clinic
Somerset County Health Department, Westover, MD 21871
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Placement.
Included consultation to Colbourne Substance Abuse
Center, Crisfield, MD & Somerset County Sheriff’s
Department, Public Schools, and Developmental Center.

7/88-6/91

Medical Director, Mental Health Clinics
Worcester County Health Department, Snow Hill, MD  21863.

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Placement
7/86-6/88

Part-time private practice
Boston, MA

10/86-6/88

Ciba-Geigy Clinical Trial of Clomipramine for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA  02114
Co-investigator with Joseph Biederman, M.D.

1986-1990

Doctor-on-Call
Pembroke Hospital, Pembroke, MA
150 bed Private Psychiatric Hospital

1985-1990

Doctor-on-Call
Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA
21 bed locked psychiatric unit in a suburban community
General hospital with Emergency Room and Consult-liaison consultation services.

1985-1986

Psychopharmacology Consultant
Cutler Counseling Center, Norwood, MA
Non-profit, community outpatient facility

   

LICENSES

 
1996
1988-1996
1984-1991
Washington 33536

(3/12/96)

Maryland D36903

(6/18/88)

Massachusetts 54358

(6/1/84)

   

CERTIFICATIONS

 
1992

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, #2903
1990

Adult Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, #33030

1984

National Board of Medical Examiners, #262751

   

MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

2005-

Chairman, Ethics Committee
Washington State Psychiatric Association

1998

Managed Care Committee
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

1995

Representative of the Maryland Psychiatric Society to the Rural Psychiatry Task Force
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
May, Miami Beach, FL

1992-1996

Board of Directors
Life Crisis Center, 216 East Main Street, Salisbury,
Chairman, Executive Director Search Committee (1994)

1993

Select Committee, Quality Council
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Empowered to re-engineer Emergency Room
Psychiatric Services. Developed satisfaction assessment tool

1992-1993

Utilization Review Committee
Peninsula Regional Medical Center

1991-1993

Founding President
Eastern Shore Psychiatrists’ Group
Established to provide networking opportunities

1991

Physicians’ Steering Committee
Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD
Providing input on design of new community General hospital

1988-1992

Utilization Review Committee
Peyton Psychogeriatric Unit
McCready Hospital, Crisfield, MD
Specialty in-patient locked unit for chronically mentally ill geriatric patients

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 
1996-
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
1984-
American Psychiatric Association
1991-1996
Eastern Shore Psychiatrists’ Group
1988-1996
Maryland Psychiatric Society
1986-1988
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
 

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

2009
"Vetting the Expert-Why, How and When"
American College of Forensic Psychiatry
The Westgate Hotel, San Diego, CA, March 20, 2009
2009
"FASD in the Legal System: A multidisciplinary Assessment Model for Adults an Adolescents"
FASD-The 3rd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
March 11, 2009
2009
Forensic Series-"Child Custody, Termination of Parental Rights, Miscellaneous Child/Family Civil Issues"
Psychiatry Residency Didactic Lecture
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, February 26, 2009
2008
"Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Educational Context"
Lake Washington School District-In Service
Redmond, WA, October 24, 2008
2008
"Collaboration on Between Attorneys and Mental Health Experts: Beyond the Basics"
Teamchild-Continuing Legal Education
One Union Square, Board room, Seattle, WA, October 3, 2008
www.teamchild.org
2007

"Parenting Evaluations-A Critical Review and Practice Skills"
Washington State Bar Association-Continuing Legal Education
Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
August 8, 2007
Doubletree Inn, Suite B, Spokane, WA, August 21, 2007
www.wsbacle.org

2004 & 2006

“How to Help Your Client Survive a Parenting Evaluation in Washington”
National Business Institute Seminar, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.  November 5, 2004, November 10, 2006.
http://www.nbi-sems.com

2002

“Child Abuse and Neglect”
Western State Hospital Forensic Seminar Series
Greg Gaggliardi, Ph.D., Seminar Director

2000

“Pediatric Psychopharmacology: The Cutting Edge”
Washington State and British Columbia Associations of School Psychologists Fall Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

1999

“Pediatric Psychopharmacology: The Cutting Edge”
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

1998

“The Broad Bandwidth of Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

1997

“No Need to Panic: Anxiety Disorders Update for the
Clinician." Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Conference, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

1991

“The Transition from Resident to Medical Director”, American Psychiatric Annual Meeting, Course: Administration in Austerity. Paul Rodenhauser, M.D., Course Director.

1990
Adler RS, Jellinek MS.  Special Article: “After Teen Suicide: Issues for Pediatricians Who Are Asked to Consult to Schools”. Pediatrics. 86:6, 982-7.
1990

Adler RS.  Out-of-Control Behavior.  The Massachusetts General Hospital: Psychiatric.  Aspects of General Hospital Pediatrics.
Jellinek MS, Herzog DB, Eds.  Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, pp. 298-304

1990
Adler RS, Jellinek M.  Suicide.  Ibid. pp. 324-30.
1985
Adler RS, Nafradi J, Szabo S. “Cysteamine-induced Duodenal Ulcer is not Site-specific: Effect of Local Modulating Factors”. J. Experimental Pathology 2:2, 111-22.
1983

Adler RS, Gallagher GT, Szabo S. “Duodenal Ulcerogens Cysteamine and Proprionitrile Decrease Duodenal Neutralization of Acid in the Rat”. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 28:8, 716-23.