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Positions:
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Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Chief, Mental Health, Long Beach VA Healthcare System
Acting Chief, Medical Research Service, Long Beach VA Healthcare System
Associate Director, VA Mental Illness Research, Education and
Clinical Center (Southern California)
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Degrees:
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B.S., Biology and Chemistry, Eastern Mennonite University
M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
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Distinctions:
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2003 Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2001 National Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1993, 1996 NARSAD Young Investigator Award
1988 Resident Research Award, Department of Psychiatry and
Human Behavior, UCI
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Keywords:
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Schizophrenia
Impulsivity
PTSD
Mood Disorders
Serotonin
Pharmacokinetics
Psychopharmacology
Signal
transduction
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Professional
Societies:
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Society of Biological Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
Society for Neuroscience
Pacific Rim Association for Clinical Pharmacogenetics
Psychiatry Research Society
West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry
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Office Address:
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VA Healthcare System
Bldg 128
5901 East 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90822
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Telephone:
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562-826-5758
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Fax:
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562-826-5969
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Email:
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creist@uci.edu
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