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  • William O Faustman

    William O Faustman

    Clinical Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
    Staff, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Faustman received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi and completed his internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He has an active interest in training, administration, forensic practice, and clinical care in inpatient psychiatry. His research interests have focused on severe mental illness with an emphasis in areas such as cognition and clinical assessment.. He serves as a member of the Stanford IRB and coordinates the American Psychological Association accredited postdoctoral fellowship program at the VA Palo Alto. He holds Chartered Psychologist status with the British Psychological Society,

  • Carl Feinstein

    Carl Feinstein

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAutism and Asperger's Disorder.

    Genetically-based neurodevelopmental disorder, including Velocardiofacial Syndrome, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, and Fragile X Syndrome.

    Intellectual Disability (mental retardation) and psychiatric disorders.

    Developmental Language Disorder and Learning Disabilities.

    Sensory impairment in children, including visual and hearing impairment.

    Psychiatric aspects of medical illness and disability in children.

  • Howard H Fenn MD

    Howard H Fenn MD

    Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences

    BioCurrent CV available on request to
    hhfenn@aol.com

    CLINICAL:
    Inpatient psychiatry attending at VA HCS Palo Alto for over 30 years.
    Medical Director, Geriatric Psychiatry unit, VA HCSC Palo Alto/Menlo Park for 10 years
    Outpatient psychiatrist at Palo Alto Medical foundation/Sutter for 15 years

    CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:
    Lead Editor, Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, Springer, 2019

    LEGAL/FORENSIC:
    Consultation practice on legal issues and court testimony for >40 years
    Expert consultant/witness for Coleman vs. California Department of Corrections for 4 years
    Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for Division of Worker's Compensation for 15 years
    Compensation and Pension Unit, VA HCS Palo Alto for 5 years

    SEMINAR LEADER:
    Psychiatric Issues in Cognitive Impairment -- Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Center (SVAAC)
    Legal Aspects of Geriatric Psychiatry (Stanford/VA Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
    Didactic topics on inpatient psychiatry rotation for Stanford Geriatric Psychiatry fellows

    EDUCATIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE:
    Program Director, Stanford/VA Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, 3 years
    Site Director, Inpatient Psychiatry Rotation/Geriatric Medicine Fellowship --6 years

    SCHOLARSHIP:
    Lead Editor of textbook, Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, published by Springer in 2019.
    Slide presentations published by the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology (ASCP), editor Ira Glick, MD, entitled:
    --Pharmacological Treatment of PTSD
    --Behavioral and Psychological symptoms of Dementia
    Chapters, review articles on topics of Medication management for Major Neurocognitive Disorder with Behavioral Disturbance
    Chapter in Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, in On-Call Geriatric Psychiatry (2016), Springer.
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  • Emily Ferguson, PhD

    Emily Ferguson, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

    BioEmily Ferguson, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral academic researcher and clinician within Stanford University’s Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program (https://med.stanford.edu/autism.html) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of California Santa Barbara and completed her clinical internship at the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Ferguson's research focuses on advancing understanding of mechanisms of challenging behaviors in autistic youth and adults to inform treatment development. Her work takes a comprehensive perspective, integrating methods from implementation science to improve the accessibility and quality of clinical care for underserved autistic populations, especially those with higher support needs (or "profound autism"). She is also interested in developing methods to improve self-regulation in individuals with profound autism to effectively manage self-injurious behaviors and aggression. Dr. Ferguson is currently supporting research in the Preschool Autism Lab (https://med.stanford.edu/autismcenter/pre-school-autism-lab-program.html), and exploring profiles of challenging behaviors with the Program for Psychometrics and Measurement-Based Care (https://med.stanford.edu/sppmc.html) in a diverse range of autistic and non-autistic youth to inform treatment approaches.

  • Adina S. Fischer, MD, PhD

    Adina S. Fischer, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology)
    On Leave from 10/10/2022 To 03/09/2025

    BioDr. Fischer’s research focuses on characterizing risk and resilience factors in depression. She has been awarded an NIH Career Development Award (K23) and Klingenstein Foundation Fellowship in Adolescent Depression to build her program of clinical and translational research at Stanford. Dr. Fischer's program of clinical care focused on the delivery and teaching of evidence-based clinical interventions that enhance resilience, with a focus on addressing the unique stressors encountered in academia and academic medicine that may contribute to risk and resilience in mood and anxiety disorders.

    Dr. Fischer’s translational program of research focuses on:
    (1) Improving our understanding of protective biomarkers of resilience to depression
    (2) Characterizing the effects of cannabis on neurobiological function and depressive symptoms
    (3) Developing neurobiologically-guided interventions for depressive disorders, particularly those that co-occur with cannabis and other substance use

    Dr. Fischer earned her BSc at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, where she conducted research in the Early Childhood Cognition Laboratory. She then completed the MD/PhD Program at Dartmouth, where she obtained her PhD in in Neuroscience. Dr. Fischer’s doctoral research focused on characterizing the acute effects of cannabis in patients with schizophrenia and co-occurring cannabis use disorder. She then completed the Stanford Psychiatry Residency Training Program as a member of the Research Track, and an NIH funded T-32 postdoctoral research fellowship within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

  • Daniel Owen Fishman

    Daniel Owen Fishman

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Medical Psychiatry

    BioAfter graduating from Vanderbilt Medical School, Dr. Fishman completed the Psychiatry Residency Program at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident and was lauded with the program’s sole Teaching Award. Thereafter, Dr. Fishman completed the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship also at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During his training, he also served as Chief Fellow was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, Honors Medical Society. In the subsequent years, Dr. Fishman practiced as a consultation and liaison psychiatrist, simultaneously serving both academic and community hospitals in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. In his outpatient clinic, he managed and treated patients with complex issues linking the domains of neurology and psychiatry, and specialized in nonepileptic episodes.

    Dr. Fishman joined the faculty of Stanford University School of Medicine in 2020 as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Since his appointment, Dr. Fishman has led medical psychiatry services on the medical/surgical units, intensive care units and in the emergency department at Stanford Hospital to provide psychiatric care for patients with acute diagnoses and provide graduate medical education to psychiatry, internal medicine, palliative care, oncology, and neurology trainees. His work on developing a framework for evidence-based best practice guidelines was recognized with a 2020 DLIN/Fischer finalist award.

    Dr. Fishman is the appointed Chief of the Inpatient Proactive Psycho-Oncology Service, a service designed to proactively identify patients with psychopathology or who will require psychiatric intervention during their hospitalization. The service helps prevent development and escalation of psychopathology in the inpatient blood and marrow transplant and other cancer populations. His outpatient work is primarily as a psychiatric oncologist at the Stanford Cancer Center where he provides psychiatric consultation services and collaborates closely with his oncology colleagues to deliver comprehensive cancer care.

    His clinical and scholarly interests include the interface of medicine and psychiatry, psycho-oncology, catatonia, neuropsychiatry, collaborative care models, psychotherapy for the medically ill, interdisciplinary and graduate medical education.

  • Caroline Fleck

    Caroline Fleck

    Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Caroline Fleck received her doctorate in Psychology & Neuroscience from Duke University, and went on to specialize in cognitive behavioral therapies including Exposure and Response Prevention, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Parent Management Training, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and Behavioral Activation. She is the founder and clinical director of Luma - a network of evidence-based clinicians in private practice. Dr. Fleck is also a trainer, educator, and public speaker on the topics of evidence-based approaches in psychology, mindfulness, and the use of technology in mental health care. Her lectures and courses at Stanford focus on training residents, post-docs, and faculty in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and risk management.

    More information can be found on her website: https://www.drcarolinefleck.com/

  • Lara Foland-Ross

    Lara Foland-Ross

    Senior Research Scholar, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator

    BioI am an Academic Research Scientist in Neuroscience and Precision Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. I use a variety of imaging modalities to examine the neural and behavioral mechanisms of mood and cognition. The primary aim of my work is to understand how individual brain patterns can be leveraged in treatment planning for depression. My primary projects include the ACE-D study ("Accelerating Cognition-guided signatures to Enhance translation in Depression") in the Stanford Center for Precision Mental Health and Wellness. I deeply value the process of acting on curiosity, learning from challenges, and applying creative solutions to both highlight and address gaps in our understanding of depression and other mental health conditions.

  • Sai Folmsbee, MD, PhD

    Sai Folmsbee, MD, PhD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy current research interest is the intersection of psychiatry and neuroimmunology. I am currently collaborating with Stanford Neuroimmunology in a retrospective analysis of patient data to determine the relationship between psychaitric medications and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with mutliple sclerosis, autoimmune encephalitis, and neuromyelitis optica.

  • Judith Ford

    Judith Ford

    Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe are using functional brain imaging methods (electrophysiology and magnetic resonance imaging) to study symptoms of schizophrenia such as auditory hallucinations, self-monitoring failures, emotional blunting, and cognitive deficits.

  • Katie Fracalanza, PhD

    Katie Fracalanza, PhD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Fracalanza is interested in factors underlying the development and maintenance of mood and anxiety disorders. She has conducted research on cognitive factors thought to maintain anxiety, such as intolerance of uncertainty and perfectionism. She is interested in the patient perspective, and conducting research from a qualitative lens to better understand this.

  • George Mark Freeman MD PhD

    George Mark Freeman MD PhD

    Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)
    Staff, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Freeman serves as the Site Director for Stanford Psychiatry Residency Training at VA Palo Alto Hospital. His interests include caring for patients with complex mental health conditions, providing medical education to Stanford trainees, and remaining up to date on the latest in neuroscience advances.

    EDUCATION
    B.S. Biology (Neuroscience), Duke University
    M.D. Medical Scientist Training Program, Washington University in St Louis
    Ph.D. In Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Neuroscience), Washington University in St Louis

    RESIDENCY TRAINING
    Psychiatry Residency (Research Track), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

    LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
    Diplomate, General Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    Physician and Surgeon Medical License, California

    SELECTED SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outstanding Resident Award
    James L. O’Leary Prize for Research in Neuroscience Finalist
    Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Service Award
    United States Fulbright Scholar

  • Becky Fullmer

    Becky Fullmer

    Administrative Associate 3, Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences

    Current Role at StanfordBecky provides administrative support to Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez and the Rodriguez Lab within the School of Medicine's Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department.

  • Lawrence Fung MD PhD

    Lawrence Fung MD PhD

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories & Clinical Translational Neurosciences Incubator)
    On Partial Leave from 02/16/2025 To 06/15/2025

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Lawrence Fung an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is the director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, director of the Neurodiversity Clinic, and principal investigator at the Fung Lab. His work, which focuses on autism and neurodiversity, traverses from multi-modal neuroimaging studies to new conceptualization of neurodiversity and its application to clinical, education, and employment settings. His lab advances the understanding of neural bases of human socio-communicative and cognitive functions by using novel neuroimaging and bioanalytical technologies. Using community-based participatory research approach, his team devises and implements novel interventions to improve the lives of neurodiverse individuals by maximizing their potential and productivity. His work has been supported by various agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Autism Speaks, California Department of Developmental Services, California Department of Rehabilitation, as well as philanthropy. He received his PhD in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and MD from George Washington University. He completed his general psychiatry residency, child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, and postdoctoral research fellowship at Stanford.

  • Ansgar Furst

    Ansgar Furst

    Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
    Staff, Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences

    BioDr. Furst is a Clinical Associate Professor (affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a Principal Investigator and Director of the California War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Advanced Fellowship Post-Doctoral program and Associate Director of Neuroimaging. He is also a Senior Research Scientist at the Polytrauma System of Care (PSC) at VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Furst serves as Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Neurology and is a member of the editorial board of NEUROLOGY. His research focuses on chronic multisymptom illness, traumatic brain injury, sleep, pain and neurodegenerative diseases.

    For more information please visit:
    https://med.stanford.edu/furstlab.html

    Member of:
    Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences
    https://med.stanford.edu/cscs.html

    Faculty Affiliate:
    Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
    https://humanperformance.stanford.edu