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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-322-7526
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt owen School of ManagementMMHC, Healthcare Management, 2013 - 2014
- Vanderbilt Owen School of ManagementM.A., Management in Healthcare, 2014
- Ontario Conservatory of Music (Voice)No Degree, Grade VIII (Practical), 1999
- Homewood Health Center/McMaster University, Guelph, ON, CanadaFellowship, 1993 - 1994
- Canadian Medical AssociationNo Degree, Physician Management Institutes I, II & III, 1987 - 1989
- University of TorontoNo Degree, Psychiatrist Executives Course, 1984
- Banff School of ManagementNo Degree, Health Executive Program, 1981
- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON CanadaResidency, 1973 - 1977
- University of Western OntarioClass of 1969, MD, Hippocratic Society Honour Award
- University of Western OntarioPreMed, Pre-medicine, 1963 - 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2000 - 2004
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
- American Board of Addiction Medicine
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dinstinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2009
- Fellow FASAM, 2009
- Homewood Excel Award Communications Team, 1998
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsEnduring neurological sequelae of benzodiazepine use: an Internet survey.Christy Huff, A J Reid Finlayson, D E Foster, Peter R Martin
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 2023-01-01 - Changing characteristics of physicians referred for fitness-for-duty evaluation.A J Reid Finlayson, Ahra Kim, April B Mallory, Simon Vandekar, Peter R Martin
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2022-05-24 - 15 citationsExperiences with benzodiazepine use, tapering, and discontinuation: an Internet survey.Alistair J Reid Finlayson, Jane Macoubrie, Christy Huff, Darren E Foster, Peter R Martin
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 2022-01-01
Journal Articles
- SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG PHYSICIANS REFERRED FOR FITNESS-FOR-DUTY EVALUATIONIannelli RJ, Finlayson AJR, et al., General Hospital Psychaitry, 6/30/2014
- Suicidal Behavior among Physicians referred for Fitness-for-Duty EvaluationIannelli RJ, Finlayson AJR, Brown KP, Neufeld R, Gray R, Dietrich MS, Martin PR, Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 6/1/2014
- Predictive Factors for Relapse in Patients on Buprenorphine MaintenanceFerri, M., Finlayson, Alistair J. Reid, Wang, L., Martin, P., American Journal on Addictions, Online, 6/10/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Using the Fitness for Duty Assessment in the Rehabilitation of Disruptive Behavior in Physicians.Finlayson, R., Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 11/16/2013
- Fitness for Duty Evaluations.Finlayson, R., Network Nashville Meeting, Nashville, TN, 5/17/2013
- Hearing Our Patient’s Love Stories.Finlayson, R., AAP Conference, Nashville, TN, 10/12/2012
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Lectures
- Medical Marijuana4/1/2014
- Restoring Professionalism: The Physician Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation.Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN - 12/17/2013
- Substance Use Disorders Update 2014Beaver Creek, CO - 1/29/2013
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Other
- Predictive Factors for Relapse in Patients on Buprenorphine MaintenanceFerri, M., Finlayson, Alistair J. Reid, Wang, L., Martin, P., American Journal on Addictions, Online
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12074.x/full
6/10/2013 - Restoring professionalism: the physician fitness-for-duty evaluation.Finlayson A.J.R., et al, Gen Hosp Psychiatry, Online
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.06.009
6/1/2013
Authored Content
- Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive DisordersMay 2018
- Unsolicited Patient Complaints Identify Physicians with Evidence of Neurocognitive DisordersMay 2018
Professional Memberships
- Distinguished Life Fellow
External Links
- Vanderbilt Comprehensive Assessment programhttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vcap
- Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatryhttps://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/psychiatry/faculty/primary/finlayaj
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