I am a board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. I received my medical degree from Hahnemann University and completed a residency at the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital.  I graduated from the Philadelphia Association of Psychoanalysis. I am currently a member of the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychoanalytic Association, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. I have been in private practice over twenty five years. Previously, I  have been an adjunct professor at Drexel University Department of Creative Arts and Therapy and have served as a sub-investigator  in numerous clinical drug trials.