Maria Baldwin, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Epilepsy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
• Medical Director, Neurophysiology Lab, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology and Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Advanced Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology

Education

• MD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Baldwin is also an ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. She has given numerous lectures, grand rounds, and seminars in epilepsy and EEG. She is an excellent board review lecturer who pinpoints high-yield information in a concise, yet dynamic way.

Praveen Dayalu, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Movement Disorders Fellowship Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
• Residency in Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Dayalu has authored three chapters for MedLink Neurology. He also serves on the Resident Education committee for the University of Michigan, Department of Neurology. He presents neurology lectures that are both easy to understand and high-yield.

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

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• 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.

Rimas Lukas, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Co-director, Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Director, Neurology Section of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Medical Student Course, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Director Neuro-Oncology Elective
• Director, Neurology Sub-internship

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Rush University Medical Center
• Chief Resident of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Neuro-oncology and Translational Neuroscience Fellowships, University of Chicago Medical Center

Dr. Lukas has contributed to the texts The Brain and Host Defense. Neuroimmune Biology Vol. 9, 2010: Immunologic Privilege and the Brain, Elsevier, and Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 6th edition, section II: General Neurosurgery, chapter 46, AIDS, 2011, and Emerging Cancer Therapeutics (Vol. 2, Issue 1): Renal Cancer, chapter on Management of Central Nervous System Metastases as well as several scholarly journal articles on the treatment of central nervous system tumors. He is also a medical reviewer for EBSCO Publishing. He provides exceptionally organized, high-yield board review lectures.

Robert Marvin, MD
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

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

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

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

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.

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

Dr. Pollack is the program leader for Traumatic Stress at CIMIT, and director of the Clinical and Research Programs in Traumatic Stress of the Home Base Program for Veterans and their Families at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has authored more than 300 articles, reviews, and chapters. He is editor-in-chief of the journal CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics and is a co-editor of several books including Challenges in Clinical Practice: Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Strategies, Panic Disorder and Its Treatment, and Social Phobia: Research and Practice. He also serves on the board of directors of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Institute of the Massachusetts General Hospital and is chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

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

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

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

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

Dr. Sanchez-Samper regularly presents to groups such as the American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry and the American Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA). She also serves as a member at large of AMERSA for 2009-2011. She is a well organized, dynamic speaker who provides clear concepts and high-yield pearls of information.

Comprehensive Review of Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders
Intended Audience: Psychiatrists.

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

• 1. Identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, anatomic, physiologic, and genetic aspects of the major psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
• 2. Recall the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of major disorders.
• 3. List the comorbidities and differential diagnoses.
• 4. Apply the appropriate diagnostic procedures based on clinical presentation and to interpret the results of the ordered procedures.
• 5. Develop comprehensive management and treatment plans for patients.
• 6. Identify the ethical and legal considerations that may arise when managing patients.