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COLUMBIA CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY

DAVID J. FISCHER, M.D.
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PHONE: 202-686-0114
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ABOUT DAVID J. FISCHER, M.D.
CLINICAL CURRICULUM VITAE

LICENSED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS RECEIVED

CERTIFIED AS A DIPLOMATE IN SUBSPECIALITY OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, 1999 and 2009 - 2012
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Diplomate No. 965

BOARD CERTIFIED IN PSYCHIATRY, 1994 - 2012
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certificate No. 13308

CERTIFICATE IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1974
American Group Psychotherapy Association

CERTIFICATE IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1972
National Institutes of Mental Health

DIPLOMATE OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, 1969
The National Board of Medical Examiners Certificate No.101864

 

CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

PRIVATE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY, Washington, D.C., 1972-Present
• Individual Psychotherapy
• Group Psychotherapy
• Family Psychotherapy
• Psychopharmacology Management
• Hospital Psychiatry

COLUMBIA CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, Washington, D.C., 1994 - Present
• Medical Director

WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, Washington, D.C.
• Attending Physician, 1984 - 2012
• Associate Investigator, 1997 - 2003
• Medical Director of Psychiatric Information Systems, 2000 - 2002
• Clinical Director of the Partial Hospital Program, 1997 - 2003
• Clinical Director of Intensive Outpatient Program, 1997 - 1998
• Vice Chairman Department of Psychiatry, 1993 - 1998 and 2000 - 2003
• Clinical Director of Outpatient Psychiatry, 1994 - 1998
• Clinical Director of General Psychiatry, 1992 - 1993

POTOMAC RIDGE HOSPITAL, Rockville, MD
• Associate Investigator, 1998 - 2004
• Attending Physician, 1998 - 2004

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, Washington, D.C.
• Medical Director, 1992 - 1994
• Psychiatric Consultant, 1984 - 1992

PRINCE GEORGES GENERAL HOSPITAL, Cheverly, MD
• Attending Physician, 1983 - 1984
• Clinical Psychiatrist, Emergency Psychiatric Service, 1970 - 1975

SAINT ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL, Washington, D.C.
• Supervisory Psychiatrist, Group Training Department, 1972 - 1982
• Clinical Psychiatrist, 1982 - 1984

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, Washington, D.C.
• Clinical Psychiatrist - Emergency Psychiatric Service, 1971 - 1973

 

PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANT

NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, Washington, D.C., 1996 - 1998

COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, Washington, D.C., 1998 - 1999

 

DRUG RESEARCH: ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATOR

WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, Washington, D.C.
• UPJOHN Drug Protocol Study M2745004 - Schizophrenic inpatients

CHARTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, Rockville, MD
MERCK Drug Protocol Study - Schizophrenic inpatients
• AKZO NOBEL Drug Protocol Study 041-002 - Schizophrenic inpatients
ILOPERDONE Drug Protocol Study 3000 - Schizophrenic inpatients

 

ADVISORY PANEL AND SPEAKER PROGRAMS

      • JANSSEN PHARMACEUTIA
      • ELI LILLYAND COMPANY
      • NOVARTIS
      • ORANON
      • GLAXOSMITHKLINE
      • ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS
      • CEPHAON

 

SPEAKER

PRINCE GEORGE'S GENERAL HOSPITAL GRAND ROUNDS
• Dementia and Delirium

WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER GRAND ROUNDS
• Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome

WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER
• Competence in a Medical or Psychiatric Setting
• Existential Psychiatry
• Stress and Burnout

SIBLEY HOSPITAL
• Stress and Burnout

 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

ACADEMY OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW
• Forensic Psychiatry Training Course, 1998
• Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, 2007

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, CLINICAL CENTER, Bethesda, MD
• FELLOWSHIP: Vestermark Associate Psychiatry, 1971-1972

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL, Washington, D.C.
• Psychiatric Residency, 1969-1972

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL, Staten Island, NY
• Rotating Internship, 1968-1969

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE, New York, NY
• Medical Degree, 1968

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY
• Bachelor of Arts - Major: Psychology, 1964

 

FORENSIC AND OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

Psychiatric evaluation in civil litigation

Psychiatric assessment in personal injury and compensation cases

Corporate employee risk assessment-reliability and dangerousness

Workers Compensation

Psychiatric Disability

Executive Consultation

Organizational Consultation

Organizational Development

 

FORENSIC AND OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHIATRY EXPERIENCE

Independent Psychiatric Evaluations, 1975 - Present

Clients: Corporations, Government Agencies, Attorneys and Individuals

Expert Witness, 1975 - Present

Director of the Columbia Center for Forensic Psychiatry, 1999 - Present

Group for the Advanced Study of Forensic Psychiatry, 1998 - 2002

 

MILITARY SERVICE

UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, 1968 - 1972
• Rank: Surgeon
• Discharge: Honorable

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY



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