Professional Title or Affiliation:
Staff psychiatrist, Brockton VAMC
Staff psychiatrist, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Contact Information
Primary Office Address:
1600 Washington Street, Apt. 121
West Newton, Massachusetts 02465
Primary Office Phone:
617-244-5772
Primary Office Fax:
617-244-5727
Professional Title:
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, retired
Professional Training
Psychoanalytic Training FOR ADULTS:
Psychoanalytic Institute of New England, East
Graduate Training #1 Degree:
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine
Tufts Medical Center, 1971-1973
Internal Medicine
Boston City Hospital, 1973-1974
Medical Oncology
Tufts Medical Center, 1974-1976
Psychiatry
Tufts Medical Center, 1976-1979
Treatment Philosophy:
Special interest in psychoanalytic history mind/body relationships and holistic approach pioneered by Georg Groddeck combining psychoanalytic and medical treatment as individualized for each patient.
Brief Biography:
Board certified in Internal Medicine, trained in Medical Oncology and Psychoanalysis,
recertified in Geriatric Psychiatry. 35 years experience in private practice and providing care for US military veterans.
List Recent Publications (Up to Five):
- Ferenczi and Groddeck: Simpatico - Roots of a Paradigm Shift in Psychoanalysis, The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, (2009), 69: 195-206.
- "Maternal aspects in the clinical practice and writings of Georg Groddeck", in Mothering and Psychoanalysis: Clinical, Sociological & Feminist Perspectives, ed. Buskens, P., Demeter Press, Bradford, Ontario (in preparation with Hristeva, G.)