Gagan Dhaliwal, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Alabama School of Medicine
• Child, Adult, and Forensic Psychiatry Private Practice

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry

Education

• M.D., Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
• Residency in Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, New York University

Highlights:

• Dr. Dhaliwal has participated in more than 50 professional conference presentations, including numerous board review courses, as well as lectures for groups such as the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law and the American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry.
• “Excellent & useful presentation.” – Attendee of Comprehensive Review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2009

Antonio Hardan, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• Director, Autism and Developmental Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• Adjunct Faculty, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Saint Joseph University School of Medicine and Dentistry, Beirut, Lebanon
• Residency in Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
• Residency in Child Psychiatry, University Health Center of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Hardan has been recognized as one of America’s Top Psychiatrists and honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award at Stanford University. He has written numerous journal articles and given many lectures on the subject of psychopharmacology treatment for children with autism and developmental disabilities. He recently participated in the International Meeting of Autism Research, the Stanford Autism Conference, and at the 1st Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk in Singapore.

Jack Krasuski, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Oak Brook, IL

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

• MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.

Jennifer Kurth, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Attending Physician, Loyola University Hospital Department of Psychiatry
• Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry Private Practice

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry

Education

• DO, Western University, Pomona, CA
• Residency in Psychiatry, University of California – Irvine Medical Center
• Fellowship, Children's Memorial/Northwestern University

Highlights:

• Dr. Kurth is also a Psychiatric Consultant for Threshold’s Young Adult Program and Threshold’s Mother’s Project Parenting Assessment Team in Chicago, IL.

Robert Marvin, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Medical Director, Psychosis Program, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Director, Psychiatry Residency Training, University of Illinois at Chicago

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Wisconsin
• Residency in Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago

Highlights:

Dr. Marvin is engaged in research projects involving patients with psychotic disorders, specifically prodromal and first episode psychosis. He is currently the chair of the Education Committee for the UIC Department of Psychiatry. He provides thorough and concise coverage of broad and complicated board review topics.

Simon Ovanessian, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, New York Medical College
• Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
• Medical Director, Intensive Outpatient Treatment program, Danbury Hospital
• Consulting Psychiatrist at Waterbury Youth Services
• Consulting Psychiatrist at Children with ADHD and related Disorders, Brookfield, CT
• Adult Psychiatrist at outpatient community clinic, Danbury Hospital
• Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Teaching Faculty Member, Danbury Hospital

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Education

• M.D., Baghdad College of Medicine and Surgery in Baghdad, Iraq
• ECFMG Certification
• Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College

Highlights:

• Dr. Ovanessian teaches many board review prep courses and is a returning faculty member for American Physician Institute.
• “I like how he differentiated high yield (hot) vs. low yield information. Excellent presentation & energetic.” – Attendee of Comprehensive Review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2009

Mark H. Pollack, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
• Residency in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Fellowship in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Highlights:

Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Addictions Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital Boston

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry

Education

• MD, Javeriana University Medical School, Bogota, Colombia
• Residency in Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Highlights:

• Dr. Sanchez-Samper has given several lectures and presentations for groups such as the American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry and the American Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse.
• She was also nominated “Member at Large” for the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse for 2009-2011.

Comprehensive Review of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Indended Audience: Psychiatrists and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists

Learning Objectives:Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

1.Demonstrate increased knowledge and understanding of Child & Adolescent
   Psychiatry in the areas of:

• Evaluate diagnosis and co-morbidities in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Discuss clinical neuroscience and etiology
• Review psychotherapeutic interventions
• Examine risk management
• Assess issues related to age, gender and culture

Comprehensive Review of Psychiatric Etiology, Psychopathology, Diagnosis and Treatment

1. Demonstrate ability to discuss and describe the following:
a.) Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis of the major psychiatric disorders
b.) Clinical neuroscience and etiology of psychiatric disorders
c.) Psychopharmacologic treatments of psychiatric disorders
d.) Psychotherapeutic interventions
e.) Suicide and homicide risk management
f.) Psychological issues related to age, gender, and culture

2. Provide improved patient care through having comprehensively reviewed current psychiatric knowledge.

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Clearview CME Institute and The American Physician Institute, LLC. Clearview CME Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Clearview CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 56 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.