About
I am a specialist in the Evaluation and Treatment of Older Adults including the evaluation and treatment of depression, anxiety, stress disorders, relationship problems, insomnia, memory problems, dementia, delirium and other mental and emotional problems which occur in the second half of life.
I am available for legal and forensic consultations, assessments, and record reviews, concerning psychiatric issues in older individuals, including issues of competency, testamentary capacity, undue influence, and contested wills and trusts, as well as geriatric psychiatric issues occuring in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
I am Board Certified in General Psychiatry and in Geriatric Psychiatry. I have been in clinical practice of Geriatric Psychiatry for more than 45 years. I was Director of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (Jewish Home of San Francisco) 2010-2020, and previously in clinical practice of Geriatric Psychiatry in Miami Beach, Florida for 33 years.
I am a member of multiple professional organizations. I am a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. I am a Life Member of the International PsychoGeriatricc Association. I also belong to the American Medical Association, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Gerontological Society of America.
I was on the Board of Directors (1982 - 1985) and was elected President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (1985 - 1987); President of the Gerontologic Society of Florida (1989 -1990); Treasurer of the International PsychoGeriatric Association (1989 - 1993) and elected to their Board of Directors (1993 - 1997).
I have been a member of the Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence, for the International PsychoGeriatric Association (2007 – 2016).