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Lincoln Bickford, MD, Psychiatry, Torrance, CA

LincolnCharlesBickfordMDPhD

Psychiatry Torrance, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Community, Psychopharmacology, Integrative Psychiatry

Medical Director -- Head to Toe Integrative Care; Founder + Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist -- Future Forward Wellness

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  • Office

    23700 Camino del Sol
    Torrance, CA 90505
    Phone+1 310-530-1151
    Fax+1 424-400-7749

Summary

  • Dr. Lincoln Bickford is a bilingual, Board Certified child and adult psychiatrist and scientist deeply interested in providing exceptional mental health care as well as leadership in research and training. He spent his childhood in Puerto Rico, did his undergraduate education at Stanford University, and received MD and PhD degrees from the medical scientist training program at Cornell Medical College, the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Rockefeller University, with graduate research in biophysics and neuroscience.

    He completed his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell Universities and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and has been a professor on the psychiatry faculty of Columbia University. He also has a strong interest in psychodynamic and mindfulness-based therapies, and is the founding director of a meditation academy in Central America.

Clinical Expertise

  • General psychiatry, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Mental health, Dual-Diagnosis Psychiatry, Hispanic Populations, Mind-body medicine, Tai chi

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010 - 2012
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2009
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2006
  • Tri-Institutional (Weill Cornell Medical College / Rockefeller University / Sloan-Kettering Institute)
    Tri-Institutional (Weill Cornell Medical College / Rockefeller University / Sloan-Kettering Institute)Ph. D., Biochemistry and Structural Biology, 1998 - 2005
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB. S., Chemistry, With honors, with distinction, 1995 - 1998
  • Simon’s Rock College of Bard
    Simon’s Rock College of BardA. A., Liberal Arts, 1993 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2012 - 2022
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2013 - 2021
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Award American Crystallographic Association, 2004
  • DuVigneaud prize for outstanding student research Cornell University, 2002
  • Phi Beta Kappa Stanford University, 1998
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Extensive divergence and convergence in the thalamocortical projection to monkey somatosensory cortex  
    Rausell E, Bickford LC, Manger PR, Woods TM, and Jones EG, The Journal of Neuroscience, 1/1/1998

Press Mentions

  • Ecstasy for PTSD Treatment?
    Ecstasy for PTSD Treatment?December 1st, 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish